No. 5Ohio State Buckeyes

5-0

YES!

Ohio State Buckeyes beat the Minnesota Golden Gophers

3-2 3 – 42

Ranked #5 · 5-0

Final · Sat, Oct 4

Game Details

Ohio Stadium (Columbus) · 105,114 fans · NBC, Peacock

Recap

Sayin, defense propel top-ranked Ohio State to 42-3 rout of Minnesota

Ryan Day expanded the game plan for quarterback Julian Sayin during Ohio State's practices in preparation for Minnesota.

Recap via ESPN

Ohio Stadium · Columbus

Line Score

	1	2	3	4	T
MINN	3	0	0	0	3
OSU	7	14	7	14	42

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Game Leaders

Minnesota Golden Gophers

Drake Lindsey · 15/26, 94 YDSPassing Yards
Fame Ijeboi · 13 CAR, 52 YDSRushing Yards
Jameson Geers · 1 REC, 25 YDSReceiving Yards
Koi Perich · 9Tackles

Ohio State Buckeyes

Julian Sayin · 23/27, 326 YDS, 3 TDPassing Yards
Bo Jackson · 13 CAR, 63 YDS, 1 TDRushing Yards
Carnell Tate · 9 REC, 183 YDS, 1 TDReceiving Yards
Arvell Reese · 1Sacks
Sonny Styles · 8Tackles

2026 Big Ten Conference Standings

Team
Indiana
Nebraska
UCLA
Minnesota
Ohio State
Wisconsin
Oregon
USC
Iowa
Northwestern
Purdue
Michigan
Penn State
Washington
Illinois
Maryland
Michigan State
Rutgers

Scoring

Q4 3:49

TD Lincoln Kienholz 1 Yd Run (Jayden Fielding Kick)3–42

Q4 14:55

TD Jeremiah Smith 9 Yd pass from Julian Sayin (Jayden Fielding Kick)3–35

Q3 5:45

TD Bo Jackson 5 Yd Run (Jayden Fielding Kick)3–28

Q2 8:04

TD Carnell Tate 44 Yd pass from Julian Sayin (Jayden Fielding Kick)3–21

Q2 11:01

TD Jeremiah Smith 6 Yd pass from Julian Sayin (Jayden Fielding Kick)3–14

Q1 0:00

TD CJ Donaldson 1 Yd Run (Jayden Fielding Kick)3–7

Q1 8:05

FG Brady Denaburg 27 Yd Field Goal 3–0

Team Stats

Minnesota Golden GophersOhio State Buckeyes

Offense

162 Total Yards 474

94 Passing Yards 341

68 Rushing Yards 133

11 First Downs 21

Efficiency

1-11 3rd Down 7-10

0-1 4th Down 0-0

15/26 Completions 24/28

Turnovers & Clock

0 Turnovers 0

2-15 Penalties 4-35

28:08 Possession 31:52

Box Score

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Passing

Player	C/ATT	YDS	AVG	TD	INT	QBR
Drake Lindsey	15/26	94	3.6	0	0	70.5
Team	15/26	94	3.6	0	0	--

Rushing

Player	CAR	YDS	AVG	LONG
Fame Ijeboi	13	52	4.0	13
Darius Taylor	8	12	1.5	5
Cam Davis	2	8	4.0	5
Le'Meke Brockington	1	2	2.0	2
Drake Lindsey	1	-6	-6.0	0
Team	25	68	2.7	13

Receiving

Player	REC	YDS	AVG	LONG
Jameson Geers	1	25	25.0	25
Jalen Smith	3	19	6.3	10
Le'Meke Brockington	4	15	3.8	9
Cam Davis	2	14	7.0	7
Pierce Walsh	1	10	10.0	10
Darius Taylor	1	6	6.0	6
Frank Bierman	1	5	5.0	5
Drew Biber	1	1	1.0	1
Logan Loya	1	-1	-1.0	-1
Team	15	94	6.3	25

Defense

Player	TOT	SOLO	TFL	PD
Koi Perich	9	3	0	1
Devon Williams	8	3	1	0
Maverick Baranowski	7	3	0.5	0
Za'Quan Bryan	6	3	1	0
Kerry Brown	5	5	1	0
John Nestor	5	4	1	1
Matt Kingsbury	5	3	0	0
Darius Green	3	2	0	0
Jeff Roberson	2	2	0	0
Deven Eastern	2	0	0	0
Rushawn Lawrence	1	1	0	0
Joey Gerlach	1	1	0	0
Mason Carrier	1	1	0	0
Mike Gerald	1	1	0	0
Jaxon Howard	1	0	0	0
Nate Becker	1	0	0	0
Jaylin Hicks	1	0	0	0
Adam Kissayi	1	0	0.5	0
Team	60	32	5	2

Kicking

Player	FG	PCT	LONG	XP	PTS
Brady Denaburg	1/2	50.0	27	0/0	3
Team	1/2	50.0	27	0/0	3

Punting

Player	NO	YDS	AVG	TB	In 20	LONG
Tom Weston	7	356	50.9	0	2	58
Team	7	356	50.9	0	2	58

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Passing

Player	C/ATT	YDS	AVG	TD	QBR
Julian Sayin	23/27	326	12.1	3	97.3
Lincoln Kienholz	1/1	15	15.0	0	3.8
Team	24/28	341	12.2	3	--

Rushing

Player	CAR	YDS	AVG	TD	LONG
Bo Jackson	13	63	4.8	1	10
James Peoples	7	59	8.4	0	33
Lincoln Kienholz	3	5	1.7	1	5
CJ Donaldson	3	3	1.0	1	1
Isaiah West	1	3	3.0	0	3
Julian Sayin	2	2	1.0	0	3
Team	1	-2	-2.0	0	0
Team	30	133	4.4	3	33

Receiving

Player	REC	YDS	AVG	TD	LONG
Carnell Tate	9	183	20.3	1	49
Jeremiah Smith	7	67	9.6	2	31
Max Klare	5	63	12.6	0	29
Quincy Porter	1	15	15.0	0	15
Bo Jackson	1	11	11.0	0	11
Brandon Inniss	1	2	2.0	0	2
Team	24	341	14.2	3	49

Defense

Player	TOT	SOLO	SACKS	TFL	PD	QB HUR
Sonny Styles	8	4	0	1	0	0
Payton Pierce	7	2	0	1	0	0
Davison Igbinosun	5	4	0	0	0	0
Caden Curry	4	2	0	0.5	0	0
Caleb Downs	4	2	0	0	0	1
Arvell Reese	4	1	1	1	0	1
Lorenzo Styles Jr.	3	1	0	0.5	1	0
Kayden McDonald	2	2	0	1	0	0
Will Smith Jr.	2	2	0	0	0	0
Jaylen McClain	2	2	0	0	0	0
Zion Grady	2	1	0	1	0	0
Jermaine Mathews Jr.	2	1	0	0.5	1	0
Beau Atkinson	2	0	0	0.5	0	0
Joshua Mickens	2	0	0	0	0	0
Aaron Scott Jr.	1	1	0	0	0	0
Logan George	1	1	0	0	0	0
Tywone Malone Jr.	1	0	0	0	1	0
Jelani Thurman	1	0	0	0	0	0
Eddrick Houston	1	0	0	0	0	1
Kenyatta Jackson Jr.	0	0	0	0	1	0
Team	54	26	1	7	4	3

Punt Returns

Player	NO	YDS	AVG	LONG
Lorenzo Styles Jr.	1	36	36.0	36
Brandon Inniss	1	10	10.0	10
Team	2	46	23.0	36

Kicking

Player	FG	PCT	LONG	XP	PTS
Jayden Fielding	0/1	0.0	0	6/6	6
Team	0/1	0.0	0	6/6	6

Punting

Player	NO	YDS	AVG	TB	In 20	LONG
Joe McGuire	2	86	43.0	0	2	44
Team	2	86	43.0	0	2	44

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