There have never been any doubts about Quinshon Judkins' talent, but his performance against Western Michigan Saturday announced his true on-field arrival at Ohio State.
Jeremiah Smith and James Peoples scored touchdowns in a second straight game to start their Ohio State careers while Julian Sayin throws a touchdown pass in his debut.
Ohio State stands pat at No. 2 in the Coaches Poll but fell to No. 3 in the AP Poll as Texas leaped the Buckeyes after its 31-12 win over Michigan at the Big House.
Quinshon Judkins, Jeremiah Smith and Jack Sawyer are the Eleven Warriors Three Stars of the Game for their performances in Ohio State's win over Western Michigan.
Ohio State rode a strong rushing attack, another big outing from Jeremiah Smith and lockdown defense in a 56-0 throttling of Western Michigan in Ohio Stadium.
Donovan Jackson is expected to return against Marshall, Denzel Burke gets ejected for targeting and Arvell Reese plays over C.J. Hicks in Ohio State’s three-linebacker package.
Ohio State shut out an opponent for the first time in exactly five years and held a foe under 100 yards for the first time since 2017 in its dismantling of Western Michigan.
Ohio State looked like a championship-caliber team with its dominance against Western Michigan, but the Buckeyes look to keep improving during the week ahead.
After his team was held to less than 100 yards in a 56-0 loss to Ohio State, Western Michigan head coach Lance Taylor had high praise for the Buckeyes.
Ohio State dominated Western Michigan thoroughly on offense and defense, showing massive improvement running the football and leaving little to nitpick.
