Overview

• The Buckeyes have allowed 25 points through five games, leading the nation at 5.0 points per game and stretching their streak to nine quarters without a touchdown allowed.
• First-year starter Julian Sayin went 23-for-27 for 326 yards and three touchdowns, continuing an emerging vertical trend highlighted by elite efficiency on throws of 20-plus yards.
• Carnell Tate delivered a career night with nine receptions for 183 yards and a 44-yard score, and Jeremiah Smith added two touchdowns as the passing game set the tone.
• The run game remained inconsistent despite a committee approach, with freshman Bo Jackson earning his first start and posting 63 yards and a short touchdown.
• Senior defensive end Kenyatta Jackson Jr. left in the first half with an unspecified injury with no postgame update, as Ohio State turns to road tests at Illinois and Wisconsin.