Three Key Stats: Twelve Different Ohio State Players Catch A Pass, Buckeye Defense Dominant and Rutgers Hardly a Threat

It didn't really matter what Rutgers tried to do, it wasn't going to beat Ohio State on Saturday.

The Scarlet Knights only ran three plays in Ohio State territory in what turned into a 58-0 bloodbath at Ohio Stadium. J.T. Barrett broke Bobby Hoying's career touchdown passes record (58) with four scoring tosses, the Buckeyes held Rutgers under 125 total yards of offense and Chris Ash is now 0-2 in his first two Big Ten affairs as a head coach.

Rutgers put together a solid opening drive but spoiled its chance at points with a botched double reverse toss-back to quarterback Chris Laviano by putting the ball on the turf twice before going down. That drive lasted 32 yards, far and away the team's best of the day. From there on out, the Buckeyes did whatever they wanted in the rout.

Here are three key stats in Ohio State's first Big Ten win of the 2016 season.

12 Different Ohio State Players Catch Passes

Following a sluggish first quarter by Ohio State and Barrett's standards—he threw one interception trying to hit James Clark over the middle—the Buckeye offense began to click and put up gaudy numbers. Barrett and later Joe Burrow distributed the ball through the air to 12 different receivers.

Austin Mack, Alex Stump and Binjimen Victor all recorded their first career catches and four different players—Marcus Baugh, Curtis Samuel, Dontre Wilson and Terry McLaurin—caught touchdown passes.

Additionally, three players scored their first career collegiate touchdowns. Terry McLaurin fought through a pass interference call to snag one in the second quarter, Parris Campbell raced into the end zone from five yards out on an end-around in the third and Johnnie Dixon rushed in from five yards out early in the fourth.

Three Rutgers Pass Completions

This one pretty much speaks for itself. The Scarlet Knights had three completions on their first drive and did not have another the rest of the game.

Laviano finished his day just 3-of-12 for 33 yards before yielding to true freshman Tylin Oden in the third quarter. Oden did not complete any of his four attempts. They combined to get sacked three times.

Jawuan Harris caught all three passes and finished with 33 receiving yards, 21 of which came on one play. Ash said Harris figured to get more chances with star wide receiver Janarion Grant lost for the season with an ankle injury but Ohio State didn't exactly make that easy.

Rutgers 116 Total Yards

The Scarlet Knights did not break the 100-yard barrier until more than 13 minutes remained in the game and Ohio State led 51-0. The Buckeyes crossed the 100-yard threshold late in the first quarter, which statistically was there worst stanza on the afternoon other than the fourth quarter when backups and third-stringers lined the field.

Tyler Durbin missed an extra point and Ohio State finished with 163 yards after 15 minutes. It gained 197 yards in the second quarter, 202 in the third and 107 in the fourth.

Ohio State's defense held Rutgers to nine first downs and 83 yards rushing on 38 carries. The Scarlet Knights averaged 2.1 yards per play while Ohio State worked at a 7.5 clip. Rutgers punted 10 times. Ohio State never did.

The Buckeye defense dominanted in all phases all afternoon.