Kent State vs Ohio State
Recap
Ohio State absolutely steamrolled Kent State 59-3 at Ohio Stadium, dominating from start to finish in a statement win. The Buckeyes' offense was firing on all cylinders while their defense suffocated the Golden Flashes, holding them to just a field goal all afternoon. With 177 total plays in this Big Ten versus Mid-American showdown, Columbus witnessed a masterclass in execution. The Golden Flashes had no answers for Ohio State's relentless attack, as the Buckeyes piled up points and controlled every phase of the game. This was exactly the kind of tune-up performance Ohio State needed — total dominance that sends a message to the rest of college football.
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Final Stats
- 63 Pass Yards 382
- 71 Rush Yards 145
- 134 Total Yards 527
- 6 First Downs 25
- 25% 3rd Down Conv. 12.5%
- 3 Turnovers 2
- 100 Penalty Yards 19
- 29:39 Time of Possession 30:21
Play Breakdown
- Run plays 37 of 66 snaps 56%
- Pass plays 29 of 66 snaps 44%
Drive Chart
Play by play
Rush
Favour Akih rush to the middle for 5 yards to the OhioSt36. Tackled by Bryce Griffin.
Rush
Favour Akih rush to the middle for 5 yards to the OhioSt31. Tackled by Clinton Robinson.
Rush
Favour Akih rush to the middle for 1 yard to the OhioSt26. Tackled by Bryce Griffin.
Kickoff
Sean Leonard kicks off to the OhioSt4. No return.
PRIOR DRIVES
KentSt · 4th Quarter FGM
Made Field Goal
Sean Leonard 30 yard field goal attempt is GOOD.
Rush
Deante Ruffin rush to the middle for 3 yards to the OhioSt3. Tackled by Terry Moore.
Incomplete Pass
Deante Ruffin incomplete pass to the left intended for Teaunn Hunter.
Penalty
Penalty: False Start on Golden Flashes (Hudson Chasko) -5 yards.
Rush
Deante Ruffin rush to the left for 4 yards to the OhioSt1. Tackled by Terry Moore.
OhioSt · 4th Quarter TO
Interception
Tavien St. Clair pass intended for De'Zie Jones INTERCEPTED by Tanner Mintz and returned for 48 yards. Tackled by Stanley Jackson Jr..
Rush
Favour Akih rush to the left for a loss of 4 yards to the OhioSt36. Tackled by Quan Rhodes-McKee.
Rush
Favour Akih rush to the middle for 2 yards to the OhioSt40. Tackled by Martell Buchanan.
KentSt · 4th Quarter Punt
Punt
Jake Stoeckel punts for 48 yards to OhioSt29. De'Zie Jones return for 9 yards to OhioSt38. Tackled by Cade Romanini and Lionel Burns III.
Rush
Ayden Harris rush to the left for 5 yards to the KentSt23. Tackled by Blaine Bradford.
Rush
Ayden Harris rush to the middle for 1 yard to the KentSt18. Tackled by Jamir Perez and Dre Quinn.
Penalty
Penalty: Holding on Golden Flashes (Rico Steele) -10 yards.
Rush
Ayden Harris rush to the middle for 2 yards to the KentSt27. Tackled by Cincere Johnson and Darryus McKinley.
Kickoff
Cooper Peterson kicks off to the KentSt9. Brendyn Smith return for 16 yards to KentSt25. Tackled by Deshawn Stewart.
OhioSt · 4th Quarter FGM
Made Field Goal
Connor Hawkins 31 yard field goal attempt is GOOD.
Rush
Stanley Jackson Jr. rush to the middle for 5 yards to the KentSt13. Tackled by Ezekiel Castex.
Rush
Favour Akih rush to the left for a loss of 3 yards to the KentSt18. Tackled by Rafael Terrero Jr..
Rush
Stanley Jackson Jr. rush to the right for 3 yards to the KentSt15. Tackled by Martell Buchanan and Quan Rhodes-McKee.
Pass
Luke Fahey pass to the left to Brock Boyd for 39 yards to the KentSt18.
Rush
Favour Akih rush to the middle for 4 yards to the OhioSt43. Tackled by Aiden Burgess and Quan Rhodes-McKee.
KentSt · 4th Quarter Punt
Punt
Jake Stoeckel punts for 44 yards to OhioSt39. De'Zie Jones return for 0 yards to OhioSt39. Tackled by Davion Pritchard.
Incomplete Pass
Deante Ruffin incomplete pass to the middle defensed by Blaine Bradford.
Pass
Deante Ruffin pass to the left to Matthew Maxey for a loss of 1 yard to the KentSt17. Tackled by Braxton Rembert.
Rush
Donovan Delaney Jr. rush to the right for 1 yard to the KentSt18. Tackled by Cincere Johnson.
Rush
Donovan Delaney Jr. rush to the middle for 2 yards to the KentSt17. Tackled by Damari Simeon.
Rush
Donovan Delaney Jr. rush to the left for 9 yards to the KentSt15. Tackled by Terry Moore.
Rush
Donovan Delaney Jr. rush to the middle for 0 yards to the KentSt6. Tackled by Jamir Perez and Damari Simeon.
Penalty
Penalty: Illegal Block on Golden Flashes (Wyatt Januska) -5 yards.
Kickoff
Cooper Peterson kicks off to the KentSt0. Brendyn Smith return for 11 yards to KentSt11. Tackled by Ryan Rudzinski.
OhioSt · 4th Quarter Def TD
Made Extra Point
Connor Hawkins extra point is GOOD.
TOUCHDOWN Fumble
Ethan Thanthanavong rush to the middle for a loss of 14 yards to the KentSt11. FUMBLE, recovered by OhioSt (Jamir Perez) and returned for 11 yards for a TOUCHDOWN.
KentSt · 4th Quarter TO
Kickoff
Marcello Diomede kicks off to the endzone. Touchback.
OhioSt · 4th Quarter TD
Made Extra Point
Connor Hawkins extra point is GOOD.
TOUCHDOWN Pass
Luke Fahey pass to the right to Chris Henry Jr. for 75 yards for a TOUCHDOWN.
KentSt · 3rd Quarter Punt
Punt
Jake Stoeckel punts for 49 yards to OhioSt23. Phillip Bell return for 2 yards to OhioSt25. Tackled by Lionel Burns III.
Incomplete Pass
Ethan Thanthanavong incomplete pass to the middle intended for Zy'aire Fletcher defensed by Jamir Perez.
Rush
Brandon White rush to the middle for 7 yards to the KentSt28. Tackled by Leroy Roker III.
Rush
Brandon White rush to the middle for 1 yard to the KentSt21. Tackled by Cincere Johnson.
OhioSt · 3rd Quarter TO
Interception
Luke Fahey pass intended for Brock Boyd INTERCEPTED by Norey Johnson. No return. Touchback.
Rush
Favour Akih rush to the middle for 3 yards to the KentSt45. Tackled by Quan Rhodes-McKee and Davion Pritchard.
Pass
Luke Fahey pass to the left to Phillip Bell for 20 yards to the KentSt48. Tackled by Martell Buchanan.
KentSt · 3rd Quarter Punt
Punt
Jake Stoeckel punts for 33 yards to OhioSt32. No return.
Rush
Nolan Good rush to the middle for 9 yards to the KentSt35.
Offense Time Out
Golden Flashes timeout.
Rush
Donovan Delaney Jr. rush to the right for a loss of 1 yard to the KentSt26. Tackled by Epi Sitanilei.
Sack
Nolan Good sacked at KentSt27 for a loss of 3 yards by Will Smith Jr. and Jason Moore.
Rush
Hunter Hopperton rush to the middle for 2 yards to the KentSt30. Tackled by Jordan Thomas.
Offense Time Out
Golden Flashes timeout.
Rush
Donovan Delaney Jr. rush to the middle for 2 yards to the KentSt28. Tackled by Qua Russaw and James Smith.
Rush
Donovan Delaney Jr. rush to the middle for 6 yards to the KentSt26. Tackled by Riley Pettijohn.
OhioSt · 3rd Quarter Punt
Punt
Joe McGuire punts for 47 yards to KentSt0. Touchback.
Rush
Isaiah West rush to the middle for a loss of 2 yards to the KentSt47. Tackled by Darian Blachewicz.
Pass
Luke Fahey pass to the right to Phillip Bell for 7 yards to the KentSt45. Tackled by Trey Rubinstein.
Rush
Isaiah West rush to the middle for 0 yards to the OhioSt48. Tackled by Rocco Nicholl.
KentSt · 3rd Quarter Punt
Punt
Jake Stoeckel punts for 40 yards to OhioSt39. Phillip Bell return for 9 yards to OhioSt48. Tackled by Davion Pritchard.
Incomplete Pass
Nolan Good incomplete pass to the middle intended for Zy'aire Fletcher.
Penalty
Penalty: False Start on Golden Flashes (Hudson Chasko) -5 yards.
Rush
Donovan Delaney Jr. rush to the right for 0 yards to the KentSt26. Tackled by Christian Alliegro and Will Smith Jr..
Rush
Donovan Delaney Jr. rush to the middle for 1 yard to the KentSt26. Tackled by Jason Moore.
Kickoff
Marcello Diomede kicks off to the endzone. Touchback.
OhioSt · 3rd Quarter TD
Made Extra Point
Connor Hawkins extra point is GOOD.
TOUCHDOWN Rush
Ja'Kobi Jackson rush to the middle for 1 yard for a TOUCHDOWN.
Rush
Ja'Kobi Jackson rush to the middle for 1 yard to the KentSt1. Tackled by Sayed Abuhamdeh.
Rush
Ja'Kobi Jackson rush to the middle for 3 yards to the KentSt2. Tackled by Derrick Jackson III and Camdon Wilborn.
Rush
Ja'Kobi Jackson rush to the middle for 3 yards to the KentSt5. Tackled by Quan Rhodes-McKee and Matthew Sollberger.
Pass
Julian Sayin pass to the left to Brock Boyd for 12 yards to the KentSt8. Tackled by Joel Cordoba.
Rush
Ja'Kobi Jackson rush to the left for 14 yards to the KentSt20. Tackled by Sayed Abuhamdeh.
Rush
Ja'Kobi Jackson rush to the middle for 9 yards to the KentSt34. Tackled by Joel Cordoba.
KentSt · 3rd Quarter TO
Fumble
Nolan Good rush to the middle for a loss of 1 yard to the KentSt43. FUMBLE, recovered by OhioSt (Payton Pierce).
Rush
Brandon White rush to the middle for 4 yards to the KentSt44. Tackled by Jason Moore and John Walker.
Penalty
Penalty: Offside on Buckeyes (James Smith) 5 yards.
Kickoff
Marcello Diomede kicks off to the KentSt42. No return.
OhioSt · 2nd Quarter TD
Made Extra Point
Connor Hawkins extra point is GOOD.
TOUCHDOWN Pass
Julian Sayin pass to the right to Brandon Inniss for 49 yards for a TOUCHDOWN.
Defensive Time Out
Golden Flashes timeout.
Pass
Julian Sayin pass to the left to Jeremiah Smith for 15 yards to the KentSt49. Tackled by A'tiq Muhammad.
Incomplete Pass
Julian Sayin incomplete pass to the left intended for Brock Boyd.
Penalty
Penalty: Roughing Passer on Golden Flashes (Joel Cordoba) 15 yards.
Pass
Julian Sayin pass to the left to Nate Roberts for 6 yards to the OhioSt21.
KentSt · 2nd Quarter Downs
Incomplete Pass
Dru DeShields incomplete pass to the right intended for Wayne Harris defensed by Jermaine Mathews Jr..
Incomplete Pass
Dru DeShields incomplete pass to the left intended for Wayne Harris.
Offense Time Out
Golden Flashes timeout.
Rush
Dru DeShields rush to the middle for 4 yards to the OhioSt15. Tackled by Beau Atkinson.
Rush
Mason King rush to the middle for 2 yards to the OhioSt19. Tackled by Will Smith Jr..
Pass
Da'Realyst Clark pass to the right to Wayne Harris for 29 yards to the OhioSt21.
Defensive Time Out
Buckeyes timeout.
Rush
Mason King rush to the middle for 0 yards to the KentSt50. Tackled by Will Smith Jr..
OhioSt · 2nd Quarter Downs
Incomplete Pass
Julian Sayin incomplete pass to the right intended for Jeremiah Smith.
Defensive Time Out
Golden Flashes timeout.
Rush
Isaiah West rush to the middle for a loss of 1 yard to the KentSt49. Tackled by Quan Rhodes-McKee.
Pass
Julian Sayin pass to the right to Bo Jackson for 0 yards to the KentSt48. Tackled by Rocco Nicholl and Derrick Jackson III.
Pass
Julian Sayin pass to the left to Brock Boyd for 9 yards to the KentSt48. Tackled by Joel Cordoba and A'tiq Muhammad.
Pass
Julian Sayin pass to the left to Phillip Bell for 10 yards to the OhioSt43. Tackled by A'tiq Muhammad and Rafael Terrero Jr..
Rush
Isaiah West rush to the middle for 1 yard to the OhioSt33. Tackled by Garrett Long.
Penalty
Penalty: Illegal Block on Buckeyes (Chris Henry Jr.) -10 yards.
KentSt · 2nd Quarter Punt
Punt
Kolten Ford punts for 35 yards to OhioSt48. Phillip Bell return for a loss of 6 yards to OhioSt42.
Penalty
Penalty: False Start on Golden Flashes (Brodyn Bishop) -5 yards.
Pass
Dru DeShields pass to the right to Wayne Harris for 0 yards to the KentSt22. Tackled by Jermaine Mathews Jr..
Rush
Brandon White rush to the left for 3 yards to the KentSt22. Tackled by Earl Little Jr. and Riley Pettijohn.
Penalty
Penalty: Delay of Game on Golden Flashes -5 yards.
Rush
Jakorion Caffey rush to the right for a loss of 4 yards to the KentSt24. Tackled by Qua Russaw.
Penalty
Penalty: False Start on Golden Flashes (Moustafa Daoud) -5 yards.
Pass
Dru DeShields pass to the left to Da'Realyst Clark for 14 yards to the KentSt33. Tackled by Jermaine Mathews Jr. and Jaylen McClain.
Incomplete Pass
Dru DeShields incomplete pass to the left intended for Jakorion Caffey defensed by Tarvos Alford.
Incomplete Pass
Dru DeShields incomplete pass to the right intended for Hunter Hopperton defensed by Earl Little Jr..
Penalty
Penalty: Pass Interference on Buckeyes (Payton Pierce) 4 yards.
OhioSt · 2nd Quarter Downs
Sack
Julian Sayin sacked at KentSt15 for a loss of 7 yards by Aiden Burgess.
Incomplete Pass
Julian Sayin incomplete pass to the left intended for Brock Boyd.
Rush
Ja'Kobi Jackson rush to the middle for 5 yards to the KentSt8. Tackled by Quan Rhodes-McKee and Trey Rubinstein.
Incomplete Pass
Julian Sayin incomplete pass to the right intended for Bennett Christian.
KentSt · 2nd Quarter TO
Interception
Dru DeShields pass intended for Matthew Maxey INTERCEPTED by Riley Pettijohn and returned for 8 yards. Tackled by Jared Kelley.
Pass
Dru DeShields pass to the left to Terik Mulder for 3 yards to the KentSt12. Tackled by Jay Timmons.
Penalty
Penalty: False Start on Golden Flashes (Cecil Wilson) -5 yards.
Incomplete Pass
Dru DeShields incomplete pass to the right intended for Jared Kelley defensed by Christian Alliegro.
Kickoff
Marcello Diomede kicks off to the KentSt9. Da'Realyst Clark return for 5 yards to KentSt14. Tackled by Braxton Rembert.
OhioSt · 3rd Quarter
Penalty
Penalty: Unsports. Conduct on Golden Flashes (Josue Cordoba) 15 yards.
OhioSt · 2nd Quarter TD
Made Extra Point
Connor Hawkins extra point is GOOD.
TOUCHDOWN Rush
Bo Jackson rush to the middle for 1 yard for a TOUCHDOWN.
Rush
Bo Jackson rush to the middle for 2 yards to the KentSt1. Tackled by Josue Cordoba.
Rush
Bo Jackson rush to the middle for 3 yards to the KentSt3. Tackled by Josue Cordoba and Norey Johnson.
Rush
Julian Sayin rush to the right for 1 yard to the KentSt6. Tackled by Garrett Long.
Pass
Julian Sayin pass to the right to Brock Boyd for 6 yards to the KentSt7. Tackled by Lionel Burns III.
Rush
Bo Jackson rush to the middle for 8 yards to the KentSt13. Tackled by Sayed Abuhamdeh.
Rush
Bo Jackson rush to the middle for 17 yards to the KentSt21. Tackled by Rocco Nicholl and Joel Cordoba.
Pass
Julian Sayin pass to the left to Brandon Inniss for 12 yards to the KentSt38. Tackled by Sayed Abuhamdeh.
Rush
Legend Bey rush to the middle for 0 yards to the OhioSt50. Tackled by Trey Rubinstein.
Pass
Julian Sayin pass to the right to Jeremiah Smith for 14 yards to the OhioSt50. Tackled by Joel Cordoba.
Penalty
Penalty: Unnecessary Roughness on Golden Flashes (Holtz Maine) 15 yards.
KentSt · 1st Quarter Punt
Punt
Kolten Ford punts for 48 yards to OhioSt21. No return.
Rush
Brandon White rush to the right for 6 yards to the KentSt31. Tackled by Payton Pierce.
Incomplete Pass
Dru DeShields incomplete pass to the right intended for Wayne Harris.
Incomplete Pass
Dru DeShields incomplete pass to the right.
Kickoff
Marcello Diomede kicks off to the endzone. Touchback.
OhioSt · 1st Quarter TD
Made Extra Point
Connor Hawkins extra point is GOOD.
TOUCHDOWN Rush
Isaiah West rush to the middle for 4 yards for a TOUCHDOWN.
Rush
Isaiah West rush to the right for 8 yards to the KentSt4. Tackled by Norey Johnson.
Pass
Julian Sayin pass to the right to Jeremiah Smith for 20 yards to the KentSt12. Tackled by Norey Johnson.
Rush
Bo Jackson rush to the middle for 6 yards to the KentSt32. Tackled by Sayed Abuhamdeh and Darian Blachewicz.
Rush
Bo Jackson rush to the middle for 8 yards to the KentSt38. Tackled by Thomas Aden.
KentSt · 1st Quarter Downs
Rush
Hunter Hopperton rush to the middle for 0 yards to the KentSt46. Tackled by Kenyatta Jackson Jr. and Riley Pettijohn.
Rush
Hunter Hopperton rush to the middle for 0 yards to the KentSt46. Tackled by Will Smith Jr. and Jason Moore.
Rush
Jakorion Caffey rush to the middle for 9 yards to the KentSt46. Tackled by Christian Alliegro and Earl Little Jr..
Incomplete Pass
Dru DeShields incomplete pass to the left intended for Ardell Banks.
Pass
Dru DeShields pass to the left to Ardell Banks for 13 yards to the KentSt37. Tackled by Simeon Caldwell.
Penalty
Penalty: False Start on Golden Flashes (Cecil Wilson) -5 yards.
Pass
Dru DeShields pass to the left to Jakorion Caffey for 4 yards to the KentSt29. Tackled by Jaylen McClain.
Rush
Jakorion Caffey rush to the middle for 0 yards to the KentSt25. Tackled by Jason Moore.
Kickoff
Marcello Diomede kicks off to the endzone. Touchback.
OhioSt · 1st Quarter TD
Made Extra Point
Connor Hawkins extra point is GOOD.
TOUCHDOWN Pass
Julian Sayin pass to the left to Nate Roberts for 6 yards for a TOUCHDOWN.
Rush
Bo Jackson rush to the middle for 4 yards to the KentSt6. Tackled by Joel Cordoba and Josue Cordoba.
Pass
Julian Sayin pass to the right to Jeremiah Smith for 23 yards to the KentSt10. Tackled by Derrick Jackson III.
Pass
Julian Sayin pass to the right to Devin McCuin for 22 yards to the KentSt33. Tackled by Joel Cordoba.
Pass
Julian Sayin pass to the right to Devin McCuin for 7 yards to the OhioSt45. Tackled by Derrick Jackson III.
KentSt · 1st Quarter Punt
Punt
Kolten Ford punts for 30 yards to OhioSt38. No return.
Rush
Mason King rush to the middle for 9 yards to the KentSt32. Tackled by Payton Pierce and Jaylen McClain.
Pass
Dru DeShields pass to the right to Mason King for 1 yard to the KentSt23. Tackled by Christian Alliegro.
Penalty
Penalty: Illegal Formation on Golden Flashes -5 yards.
Rush
Dru DeShields rush to the right for 2 yards to the KentSt27.
Kickoff
Marcello Diomede kicks off to the endzone. Touchback.
OhioSt · 1st Quarter TD
Made Extra Point
Connor Hawkins extra point is GOOD.
TOUCHDOWN Rush
Ja'Kobi Jackson rush to the middle for 11 yards for a TOUCHDOWN.
Rush
Bo Jackson rush to the middle for 6 yards to the KentSt11. Tackled by A'tiq Muhammad.
Pass
Julian Sayin pass to the right to Jeremiah Smith for 13 yards to the KentSt17. Tackled by Clinton Robinson.
Rush
Bo Jackson rush to the middle for 8 yards to the KentSt30. Tackled by Antonio Bottiggi.
Pass
Julian Sayin pass to the left to Brandon Inniss for 8 yards to the KentSt38. Tackled by Angelo Stockstill.
Rush
Bo Jackson rush to the middle for 10 yards to the KentSt46. Tackled by Clinton Robinson and A'tiq Muhammad.
Pass
Julian Sayin pass to the left to Brandon Inniss for 9 yards to the OhioSt44. Tackled by Angelo Stockstill.
Kickoff
Sean Leonard kicks off to the OhioSt42. No return.
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