Fans were quick to ridicule Ohio State on social media following their embarrassing 14-3 loss to Missouri at AT&T Stadium in Arlington, Texas on Friday night.
Ohio State scored the Cotton Bowl’s opening points via a field goal on their third drive of the contest to take a 3-0 lead. The rest of the Buckeyes’ drives consisted of eight punts, one missed field goal, and a fumble on their final possession.
Missouri deserves credit for eventually coming alive in the fourth quarter to score two touchdowns. But fans on X joked that another aspect might have played a factor in Mizzou beating Ohio State — the yellow block “M” logo on the Tigers players’ helmets.
MISSOURI AGAINST THE WORLD.#MIZ | #STP pic.twitter.com/8lYQCFEANp
— Mizzou Football (@MizzouFootball) December 30, 2023
Spectators on the social media platform clowned Ohio State and head coach Ryan Day for losing to another team with a yellow “M” logo like their rivals Michigan. The Wolverines dealt the Buckeyes their only loss of the regular season last month in a 30-24 affair in Ann Arbor.
Ohio State when they have to play a school whose logo features a block M pic.twitter.com/k98ZMnIw1o
— Poku's Burner (@pokuisthegoat) December 30, 2023
Michigan Block M 🤝 Missouri Block M
Owning Ryan Day & Ohio State pic.twitter.com/nncfk2BVq4
— College Football Report (@CFBRep) December 30, 2023
Ohio State seeing the block M on Missouri's helmets: pic.twitter.com/Nx9I8X4ABW
— Terrence ✨️ (@KingTerrbear) December 30, 2023
Ohio State when they see Mizzou’s block M logo is the same as Michigan’s: pic.twitter.com/nMBPYlbpnE
— Carson 🎞️ (@cburkio) December 30, 2023
Ohio State has lost its last three matchups against their Michigan. Even in a Buckeyes’ loss against a different opponent, the specter of their rivalry game futility still haunts them.
