Chip Trayanum and Gee Scott Jr. played expanded roles as JT Tuimoloau, Tyleik Williams and Jordan Hancock also played career-high snap counts for Ohio State against Maryland.
Ohio State’s Oct. 21 home game against Penn State will kick off at noon and will be televised by FOX with Big Noon Kickoff in attendance for the second time in three weeks.
Purdue shouldn't threaten Ohio State given its up-and-down season under first-year head coach Ryan Walters, but things often don't go according to plan in West Lafayette.
Marvin Harrison Jr. is marvelous and so is Josh Proctor, Denzel Burke hurt Gus Johnson's feelings and Avery Henry returns to Ohio Stadium for the first time in 10 months.
Only four freshmen – Carnell Tate, Malik Hartford, Brandon Inniss and Jermaine Mathews Jr. – saw playing time in Ohio State's 20-point victory over Maryland in Ohio Stadium.
Ohio State's run game and special teams struggles continued but the passing game eventually got going and the defense shined once more in a 20-point win over Maryland.
It's hard to tell who the best team in the country is right now, but Ohio State has some things to figure out if it wants to be included in that conversation.
No. 10-ranked Notre Dame suffered an upset loss at No. 24 Louisville, 33-20, Saturday night to fall to 5-2 this season while the Cardinals improved to 6-0.
Marvin Harrison Jr. shined despite his injured ankle, TreVeyon Henderson is expected to return next week and Emeka Egbuka's injury “doesn't seem like anything major.”