Ohio State's Ryan Day watches son RJ's DeSales career end in 48-0 loss to Massillon

Ryan Day spent Friday night in Massillon watching the high school career of his son, RJ, come to an end. Columbus DeSales lost 48-0 to Massillon in the Ohio playoffs at Paul Brown Tiger Stadium. Less than a day later, Day was due to coach Ohio State at home against Oregon.

The game was over early, HEAVY reported. The Tigers' defense held DeSales to minus-13 rushing yards, 5 total yards and two first downs. Savior Owens ran for Massillon's first three touchdowns. Rasmus Haines then threw touchdown passes to Dashun Williams and Deontay Malone, and Massillon led 35-0. Gary Yeager added a rushing score after halftime, and Donnie McMullen found Van Hawkins for the last touchdown. Massillon advances to face Big Walnut, the third straight season the two have met in the playoffs. HEAVY also noted that the Tigers have Brayton and Brydon Feister available after the Supreme Court of Ohio ruled the brothers eligible for the postseason following a transfer dispute.

The loss doesn't end RJ Day's football career. The quarterback leaves DeSales holding the school records for passing yards and passing touchdowns, and he is headed to Northwestern, where Chip Kelly is offensive coordinator. That puts father and son in the same conference, and the Buckeyes and Wildcats could eventually meet with both of them on the field.

What it means for Oregon at Ohio State

Day's Friday night trip came right before a key game for his own team. Ohio State is 6-2 and hosts No. 23 Oregon on Saturday on CBS. The Buckeyes lost 30-18 at USC last time out. A week earlier they won 19-15 at No. 5 Indiana, which was probably the best result of their season. Both losses came on the road, and the 24-23 defeat at No. 4 Texas came down to a single point. At home they have been dominant, beating Ball State, Kent State, Illinois and Maryland by a combined 202-41.

The concern is the offense away from Columbus. Ohio State scored 19 points at Indiana and 18 at USC in its last two games, both on the road. The defense has allowed 124 points in eight games, about 15.5 per game, so the Buckeyes have usually won when they score even a modest amount.

The market has Ohio State as the clear favorite. Across the 12 venues on this site's board, the Buckeyes are favored at -270 on the moneyline at Novig. Oregon is +264 there, and the best Oregon price anywhere is +265 at BetRivers, so the venues are almost level on who wins. The spread shows a little more variation. Novig has Ohio State -7.5 at -104 and Oregon +7.5 at +102. BetMGM offers Oregon at +8, priced at -110. The total sits at 44.5 on Novig, while Hard Rock Bet has the under at 45.5. That total fits Ohio State's recent run of lower-scoring games. Sportsbook hold on the moneyline ranges from 3.5% to 6.2%.

The Buckeyes have had a week to fix what went wrong in Los Angeles. On Friday night, though, Day's attention was on Massillon and on his son's last game for DeSales.