The Big Ten will keep its current divisions in place for one more year, per The Athletic’s Scott Dochterman, and will reportedly release the 2023 schedule this week.
Penn State will be the only currently-ranked opponent OSU has played so far, but got blown out in its only matchup with a top-25 opponent and has lost five straight to the Bucks.
28 players on offense, 24 players on defense and five specialists were among a total of 60 Buckeyes who saw action in Ohio State’s 54-10 win over Iowa.
Ohio State's defense forced six takeaways against Iowa, Zach Harrison played his best game as a Buckeye and C.J. Stroud showed resilience in an up-and-down performance.
C.J. Stroud completed 20 of 30 passes for 286 yards and four TDs, and Zach Harrison collected one sack, two TFLs, a forced fumble and deflected a pass against Iowa.
Caden Curry snuffs out Iowa’s trickery, Kye Stokes forces a fumble and Kaleb Brown records his first catch as 10 true freshmen play in Ohio State's 44-point victory.
Ohio State opened as a 15-point favorite over Penn State as the two prepare for battle next Saturday at noon in Happy Valley. The over/under was set at 61.5 points.
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.
