The No. 1 Ducks were pummeled 41-21 by No. 8 Ohio State on Wednesday at the Rose Bowl, eliminating them from the College Football Playoff in the quarterfinal round. Oregon went down by as much as 34-0 in the second quarter, amassing just 139 yards to Ohio State’s 390 in the first half alone.

Oregon gave up scores on six of Ohio State's first seven drives. Offensively, the Ducks got into the Buckeyes' territory only once on its first six drives, and had four three-and-outs before reaching the end zone the seventh time they had the ball.

The Ohio State Buckeyes put on an impressive show in Pasadena Wednesday night, dominating the Oregon Ducks 41-21 in the Rose Bowl, a quarterfinal matchup in the College Football Playoff. Ohio State now heads to the Cotton Bowl,