Despite a slow offensive start, Ohio State's 54 points were the most against a Kirk Ferentz-led Iowa team and Jim Knowles' defense dominated an embarrassing Iowa attack.
Iowa's offense lived up to its billing, but Ohio State had little problem lighting up the vaunted Hawkeye defense, winning 54-10. Here are three key stats from the game.
OSU had some rust to shake off, Tanner McCalister is "like a son" to Jim Knowles and Ryan Day thought "we ain't getting Zach (Harrison)" at one point in his recruitment.
Zach Harrison makes four drive-ending plays, Bradley Robinson and Jayden Ballard suffer injuries, Jordan Hancock makes his season debut and Chip Trayanum plays running back.
The OSU defense had its most turnovers in six years and its most sacks of the season in a near-perfect performance highlighted by one big play after the next.
Ohio State scored only one touchdown on its first 10 possessions against Iowa yet still scored only five fewer points than the Hawkeyes had allowed all season.
Jaxon Smith-Njigba left the Iowa game after appearing to tweak his leg on a downfield route. Still, Ryan Day said the star receiver only exited the contest because of a pitch...
Ryan Day and C.J. Stroud discuss overcoming early offensive struggles against Iowa and Jim Knowles says "we expect these good things to happen" on defense.
TBDBITL, for the first time in school history, performed a full joint halftime show with another school's marching band in a halftime performance celebrating Elton John.
