8/6/2023 0 Comments Touchdown edge control![]() ![]() Steele Chambers and Mike Hall sacked Blackman, and OSU cornerback Denzel Burke broke up a pair of passes. Ohio State’s defense was solid, bending on a few occasions against former Florida State quarterback James Blackman but allowing only field goals. OSU then took a 45-12 advantage to the fourth quarter. ![]() The next Buckeyes drive took just 2 plays, with a Stroud to Egbuka 51-yard touchdown extending the edge to 38-9 Buckeyes with 10:30 left in the third quarter.Īfter another Arkansas State field goal, OSU struck again with a 7-play, 75-yard drive that finished with just 4 seconds left in the third quarter on a 30-yard connection between Stroud and Harrison. After holding a 24-9 edge at intermission, Ohio State extended the lead with a 3-play, 75-yard drive to open the second half, capped by a 23-yard scoring run for Henderson. It took Ohio State just 58 seconds to answer, with Stroud and Harrison connecting for their second 42-yard score. While holding Ohio State to a 24-yard Noah Ruggles field goal, Arkansas State tacked on a pair of its own field goals to draw within 17-9 with 5:22 to go in the second quarter. Stroud connected with Harrison on a 42-yard scoring strike with 10:04 left in the opening quarter.Īfter an Arkansas State field goal, Henderson stretched the Buckeyes’ advantage to 14-3 with an 8-yard scoring run with 4:23 left in the first quarter. After forcing a 3-and-out from Arkansas State on the game’s opening possession, the Buckeyes rolled 96 yards in 8 plays to gain a quick lead they would not relinquish. OSU was in control throughout Saturday’s game. On the ground, TreVeyon Henderson had another workmanlike game, picking up 87 yards and a pair of touchdowns on just 10 carries. The other passing touchdown for Stroud went to Egbuka, who also topped 100 receiving yards and is emerging as perhaps the most consistent option for OSU in the passing game. His 7-catch, 184-yard effort against Arkansas State included a pair of 42-yard scoring receptions from Stroud as well as a 30-yard scoring connection in the third quarter. Sophomore receiver Harrison had a big game, after snagging just 5 receptions from 11 targets in Week 1. and Emeka Egbuka took up the receiving slack, and a balanced Buckeyes attack had the right emotional pitch for a solid win.īuckeyes QB CJ Stroud did nothing to hamper his solid Heisman odds, passing for 351 yards and a 4 touchdowns in the rout. 5 Notre Dame.īut in Saturday’s easy 45-12 victory over Arkansas State, Marvin Harrison Jr. Ohio State figured to battle both injury attrition (particularly the loss of standout receiver Jaxon Smith-Njigba and fellow wideout Julian Fleming) and emotional hangover a week after a 21-10 victory over No.
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