Overview
- No. 1 Ohio State beat Purdue 34-10 to move to 9-0 (6-0 Big Ten) and extend the nation’s longest active winning streak to 13.
- Freshman quarterback Julian Sayin went 27-of-33 for 303 yards with one touchdown and one interception, maintaining an FBS-best 80.9% completion rate with 2,491 yards, 24 TDs and four INTs through nine games.
- Sophomore receiver Jeremiah Smith caught 10 passes for 137 yards and a 35-yard score, marking his 10th touchdown of the season and tying Santonio Holmes for sixth on Ohio State’s career receiving TD list (25).
- Each star publicly named the other as his Heisman pick in comments captured by 10TV’s Adam King, reinforcing a team-first message highlighted by coach Ryan Day’s praise of their business-like approach.
- Pro Football Focus graded Sayin at 89.2 and Smith at 87.2 for the Purdue game, and Ohio State next hosts UCLA in Columbus on Saturday.