The biggest game of the season is upon us. Saturday night's Oregon vs. Ohio State game will be one of the best of the week and it will draw the eyes of the nation.
Everyone will be tuned in to see if Oregon can hang with the preseason Big Ten favorite or if the Buckeyes can on the road to beat the top newcomer in the conference. This is going to be one of the best battles of the season and it could show the rest of the country that the Big Ten is not to be messed with -- yes, it's still weird to say Oregon is a Big Ten team.
As has become weekly tradition, I've decided to run an EA Sports College Football 25 simulation for the game and the results were interesting.
EA Sports CFB 25 simulation results for Oregon vs. Ohio State
Ohio State unfortunately got the best of Oregon in this one, according to CFB 25, as the Buckeyes won 21-14 in Eugene despite being out-gained by the Ducks 398-310.
Ohio State held a 14-0 lead at the half and Oregon came back to tie it up before the Buckeyes scored on a 16-yard Quinshon Judkins touchdown run with 31 seconds left to win.
Here are the key performers from the simulation:
Player | Stats |
|---|---|
Dillon Gabriel | 20-for-29, 245 yards, 2 INTs; 49 rushing yards |
Jordan James | 17 carries, 71 yards, TD |
Noah Whittington | 11 carries, 33 yards, TD; 2 catches, 7 yards |
Tez Johnson | 5 catches for 55 yards |
Terrance Ferguson | 5 catches for 63 yards |
Traeshon Holden | 4 catches for 69 yards |
Evan Stewart | 3 catches for 32 yards |
Matayo Uiagalelei | 4 tackles, 2 tackles for loss |
Jordan Burch | 4 tackles, 1 sack |
Derrick Harmon | 2 tackles, 1 sack |
Jeffrey Bassa | 3 tackles, 1 pass breakup |
College Football 25 is predicting another two-interception game from Gabriel which would almost certainly crush all Heisman hopes that he had but it predicts a solid game from Jordan Hames, Tez Johnson, Terrance Ferguson, and Traeshon Holden.
Defensively, Jordan Burch adds another sack and Matayo Uiagalelei continues to dominate.
Will any of this come true?