Ohio State is out of the AP's top 10 for the first time in more than five years, dropping to No. 11 following Saturday's loss to USC.

Ohio State shows little discipline with costly penalties, the Buckeyes' defense struggles with explosive plays and OSU leans on its rushing attack in loss at USC on Saturday night.

Ohio State’s defense got exposed again vs. USC as the Buckeyes continued to lack the pass rush and star power needed to reach their standard of the past two seasons.

Ohio State didn’t do enough against USC to support freshman quarterback Luke Fahey in his first collegiate start.