A week after handling then-No. 1 ranked Texas to open the 2025 season in style, the Buckeyes faced FCS foe Grambling State yesterday and as expected, the contest turned into a crime scene minutes after the opening kick off.
With Ohio State's defense in full control last week against the Longhorns, Ryan Day was able to ease his first-year starting quarterback, Julian Sayin, into his first real game action in conservative fashion.
Yesterday against the overmatched Tigers however, Day and offensive coordinator Brian Hartline opened up the playbook and let Sayin sling it around the yard with the type of results you'd expect from a squad littered with NFL talent playing a program littered with FCS talent.
Even the backups had a day with a host of future stars showing out including running back Bo Jackson and linebacker Riley Pettijohn to name a few.
Turns out, 70-0 spankings don't generate as many sarcastic tweets clowning on the opponent but alas, social reactions remained plentiful.
Let's get crackin..
CAN WE GET CORSO BACK?
Saturday mornings are rough pic.twitter.com/WxttYGa05E
— Eleven Warriors (@11W) September 6, 2025
WE SHOULD ALL BE BETTER DADS, LIKE THIS GUY
Got my son a recliner for football season pic.twitter.com/tEVaLz2fIp
— Chuck Naso (@ChuckNaso) September 6, 2025
IF FINEBAUM HAD A SIDE PIECE, THIS WOULD BE HER
Alabama woman says if she wins Powerball shell use $70 million to buy out Tide coach Kalen DeBoer
— Joe Schad (@schadjoe) September 6, 2025
VIDEO
pic.twitter.com/NIb282ugwb
PANERA ON LANE AVE. FELT THE BEATDOWN COMING
Panera on Lane has got jokes pic.twitter.com/IMwemdbUsm
— Eleven Warriors (@11W) September 6, 2025
STROLLING ACROSS THE NATIONAL CFB LANDSCAPE
How bad is Kent State? Well... pic.twitter.com/WUGHLvrKJv
— Bryan Fischer (@BryanDFischer) September 6, 2025
THICC SIX
— Texas Tech Football (@TexasTechFB) September 6, 2025
TNT & MAX https://t.co/mpiBdG51va pic.twitter.com/82IX3dbLnl
JUST HOW THEY DREW IT UP
— FOX College Football (@CFBONFOX) September 6, 2025
First down @CycloneFB pic.twitter.com/r2EjkURccU
You can tell Fran Brown is not happy after that game. Hes making the entire team run sprints post game right now.@NunesMagician pic.twitter.com/lnNl0U6ULy
— Christian De Guzman (@CTDeGuz) September 6, 2025
Iowa quarterback Mark Gronowski has broken the record for fewest passing yards (127) by a Big Ten QB through the first two games of a season (minimum 35 attempts, since 1995). Kain Colter previously held the record with 177 yards through two games in 2012.
— Arbitrary Analytics (@arbitanalytics) September 6, 2025
NICO GRAMATICA WITH THE GAME-WINNER IN THE SWAMP
— ESPN (@espn) September 7, 2025
SOUTH FLORIDA STUNS NO. 13 FLORIDA pic.twitter.com/heS0B24tv0
MINNESOTA EARNED THEIR FANS FREE CHEESE CURDS (OHIO CULVER'S, YOU'RE ON THE CLOCK) BUT RAN OUT OF FIREWORKS IN THE PROCESS
You see, Minnesota has to score there to go up 66-0 with 27 minutes left, if they didnt their fans would be deprived of cheese curds. https://t.co/IsoukFhqal
— RedditCFB (@RedditCFB) September 6, 2025
Minnesota is out of fireworks. pic.twitter.com/nh3HiY4vqT
— Sickos Committee (@SickosCommittee) September 6, 2025
KEENAN BAILEY MAKES HIS BAND ALLEGIANCE CLEAR AND STEALS THE SEC CATCHPHRASE
Ryan Day at todays Skull Session: Lets make sure everyone understands one thing: The Best Damn Band in the Land resides here in Columbus, Ohio.
— Dan Hope (@Dan_Hope) September 6, 2025
Keenan Bailey: All week when I hear about our opponent, I keep hearing about one thing and thats their band, and everybody says
College football in Ohio just means more.https://t.co/gQA0dYMsOF pic.twitter.com/44MklwTDOI
— Eleven Warriors (@11W) September 6, 2025
MATT PATRICIA MAY OR MAY NOT HAVE DRESSED IN THE DARK (NAH, WE LOVE HIS PROFESSOR CAP AND JOUSTING VEST COMBO)
The man with a plan pic.twitter.com/g403NFQ3ym
— Ohio State Football (@OhioStateFB) September 6, 2025
COOP IN THE HOUSE
Your second official Victory Bell ringer for the #Buckeyes the one and only John Cooper!! pic.twitter.com/vYrs3ATE3d
— Nicole Shearin (@NicoleShearintv) September 6, 2025
Coop ringing the bell. I kinda love this new tradition. The bell is awesome as unique and we will see some old familiar faces in there. pic.twitter.com/0zyqvEOkTG
— Juck (@JuckOnBucks) September 6, 2025
LET'S ROLL SOME GAME HIGHLIGHTS
SAYIN WITH A DART TO KACMAREK @OhioStatefb wasted no time to find the end zone pic.twitter.com/D0QJogMzTq
— FOX College Football (@CFBONFOX) September 6, 2025
Jeremiah Smith was open
— Big Ten Network (@BigTenNetwork) September 6, 2025
No. 1 @OhioStateFB doubles its lead vs. Grambling State.
: BTN pic.twitter.com/4SqjFxnDCE
The 87-yard bomb from Sayin to Jeremiah Smith is the second longest pass play in OSU history, trailing Kenny Guiton to Devin Smith 90 yards vs. Cal in 2013 ... also tied for third longest play in OSU history ... OSU up 14-0 8:54 left 1st qtr
— Steve Helwagen (@SteveHelwagen) September 6, 2025
Rewriting the record books @Jermiah_Smith1 | #GoBucks pic.twitter.com/tp0DYXQaUC
— Ohio State Football (@OhioStateFB) September 6, 2025
Carnell makes it look so easy man. pic.twitter.com/KG3NsV1gMv
— Ohio State Football (@OhioStateFB) September 6, 2025
Sheesh. pic.twitter.com/kgrXugPOEI
— Eleven Warriors (@11W) September 6, 2025
Caleb Downs first interception of the 2025 season pic.twitter.com/rjutSevG1d
— Big Ten Football (@B1Gfootball) September 6, 2025
CJ Donaldson showing his power pic.twitter.com/C7oO49tzFH
— The Silver Bulletin (@tSilverBulletin) September 6, 2025
Two games, two touchdowns with four tight ends on the field.
— Josh Poloha (@JorshP) September 6, 2025
Its beautiful. pic.twitter.com/2B0kxMemEO
Four i-dots for the price of one pic.twitter.com/sMIMF3Gq6v
— Andy Anders (@AndyAnders55) September 6, 2025
Grambling band will get their full 10 minutes. Game clock was stopped for a bit at 8:42. Now resumed & this Buckeye crowd enjoying the presentation from the GSU Tiger Marching band. Nicely done but the Sonic Boom of the South at JSU with the Prancing J-Settes still reigns. pic.twitter.com/YgveVGZyKF
— Clay Hall (@NewDayForClay) September 6, 2025
Kayden McDonald knocks it loose, Riley Pettijohn scoops and scores pic.twitter.com/63rmuYqfMa
— Eleven Warriors (@11W) September 6, 2025
The first career TD for Bo Jackson @ohiostatefb pic.twitter.com/wT3tMMFi5f
— FOX College Football (@CFBONFOX) September 6, 2025
That first touchdown feeling @BoJackson2025 | #GoBucks pic.twitter.com/oeOsXmYDPk
— Ohio State Football (@OhioStateFB) September 6, 2025
— Chase Brown (@chaseabrown__) September 6, 2025
It's fun watching Bo Jackson score again
— Jonathan Smith (@DegenerateTBone) September 6, 2025
Jeremiah Smith on Ohio State freshman running back Bo Jackson: Thats the guy right there. Ive been saying it since spring. Bo Jackson is next up, for sure Hes a tough, tough running back, fast, I mean, he can do it all. Me and him was working out together in the offseason,
— Dan Hope (@Dan_Hope) September 7, 2025
#32 Isaiah West TD pic.twitter.com/8OdAIQs1eY
— Adam Vonderhaar (@Sof70Farmer) September 6, 2025
Lincoln Kienholz connects with Jelani Thurman for Ohio State's ninth touchdown of the gamepic.twitter.com/Myz6UBQFd4
— Eleven Warriors (@11W) September 6, 2025
Ryan Day up 63-0 in the final minutes, not done coaching.
— Adam King (@AdamKing10TV) September 6, 2025
Unhappy with too many men in the backfield penalty
Talking with Bo Jackson after he lost the ball reaching over the goal line.
Then he was frustrated with the tipped extra point. pic.twitter.com/0DuZJOfGRt
Sam Dixon punched in his first career TD in @OhioStateFBs 70-0 victory over Grambling State pic.twitter.com/n6R28RkNqP
— Big Ten Football (@B1Gfootball) September 6, 2025
We have a scorigami. This is the first time in Ohio State history for the Buckeyes to win a game by the score of 70-0.
— Matt Gutridge (@RemyBuckeye) September 6, 2025
It's only the third time Ohio State has ever scored exactly 70 points. pic.twitter.com/BbJX8df43N
Julian. Sayin. pic.twitter.com/44DsJ1rzr6
— FOX College Football (@CFBONFOX) September 6, 2025
AAAAAND..
OKLAHOMA DEFEATS MICHIGAN IN THIS TOP-20 MATCHUP
— ESPN (@espn) September 7, 2025
JOHN MATEER WITH 3 TOTAL TDS pic.twitter.com/M2JidrIMVb
fin.
- #1 Ohio State 70, Grambling State 0
- • Buckeyes Blow Out Grambling State 70-0
- • Sayin Takes Another Step
- • Freshmen Make Big First Impressions
- • After Carmen: Sayin, Pettijohn, Bo Shine
- • Ohio State Postgame • Grambling State Postgame • TBDBITL
- • Five Things • Social Reax • Proof Points
