WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. (AP) — Julian Sayin threw for 303 yards and one landing Saturday and No. 1 Ohio State used 4 directly scoring drives in the second one quarter to tug clear of Purdue 34-10.
Jeremiah Smith completed with a season-high 10 catches for 137 yards and stuck a 35-yard TD go to damage open the sport. It used to be his tenth scoring catch of the season and the twenty fifth of his occupation, tying him with Santonio Holmes for 6th at the Buckeyes all-time checklist.
Sayin used to be 27 of 33 with one interception. C.J. Donaldson Jr. scored the primary and ultimate touchdowns of the sport for Ohio State – each on 1-yard plunges – because the Buckeyes (9-0, 6-0 Giant Ten) prolonged the country’s longest energetic successful streak to 13. In addition they remained on tempo for a possible Giant Ten championship recreation showdown in opposition to No. 2 Indiana, which rallied within the ultimate minute for its first ever win at Penn State, conserving its unbeaten document intact.
Ryan Browne used to be 10 of nineteen with 76 yards and one interception for Purdue (2-7, 0-7), which has misplaced seven directly general and a faculty document 16 in a row in opposition to convention foes. The Boilermakers won simply 186 yards on an afternoon Ohio State had the ball greater than two times so long as Purdue.
The Boilermakers took a 3-0 lead with a 40-yard box objective overdue within the first quarter however couldn’t reply after Ohio State’s second-quarter onslaught.
Donaldson’s first scoring run made it 7-3 not up to a minute into the second one quarter. Smith’s TD catch gave the Buckeyes a 14-3 lead. Ohio State then closed the part with a 3-yard landing run from Lincoln Kienholz and a occupation lengthy 49-yard box objective from Jayden Fielding within the ultimate 72 seconds of the part to make it 24-3.
Ohio State performed with out beginning receiver Carnell Tate.
At halftime, trainer Ryan Day said Tate felt one thing all over pregame warmups with out offering main points of the damage, and the Buckeyes opted to carry him out for precautionary causes.
“We didn’t really feel at ease striking him in the market,” Day stated.
In a while, Day stated he’s hopeful Tate will go back subsequent week.
Ohio State: Heads house to tackle UCLA subsequent Saturday.
Purdue: Visits No. 24 Washington subsequent Saturday.
