Ohio State Rolls Maryland Behind Sayin's Four Touchdown Passes
Maryland's offense finished with 146 total yards, 64 of them through the air. It scored 10 points. The other six came from Daniel Wingate, who took an interception 52 yards the other way. Ohio State won 45-16 and never trailed.
The Buckeyes did it in a hurry. Julian Sayin found Jeremiah Smith from 33 yards out in the first quarter, then hit Nate Roberts for 68 yards a few minutes later, and it was 14-3. Maryland answered with a Malik Washington run to make it 14-10, but Smith caught a 40-yarder, Connor Hawkins kicked a field goal, and Mason Williams caught a 1-yard pass with 24 seconds left in the half. That was 31-10 at the break, and there was not much suspense after it.
The Wingate pick-six was the only real dent, cutting it to 31-16 when the two-point try failed. Ohio State answered 2 minutes and 34 seconds of clock later with a 25-yard Bo Jackson touchdown run and added his 2-yard score in the fourth. Take away the pick-six and this is a 45-10 final. Sayin's afternoon was 13 of 21 for 242 yards and four touchdowns, with that one interception and a lost fumble to go with it.
The ground game did the rest of the work: 48 carries for 207 yards, with Jackson alone going for 107 on 23 attempts. Maryland dropped to 2-4. Ohio State is 5-1.
Fantasy owners got their usual from the Ohio State passing game, but the surprise was Jackson, who posted his best game of the season.