No. 2 Ohio State cruises to 56-0 win over Western Michigan

Quinshon Judkins hurried for 108 backyards and 2 goals, freshman Jeremiah Smith had 119 getting backyards and a goal, and No. 2 Ohio State scored 35 points in the veryfirst half on the method to a 56-0 thrashing of Western Michigan on Saturday.

Will Howard, in his 2nd start for Ohio State, finished his veryfirst 10 passes and endedup 18 for 26 for 292 backyards and ran for a rating before he was relieved late in the 3rd quarter.

Both of the end-around scoring runs for Judkins went for 26 backyards. TreVeyon Henderson likewise hurried for 2 goals.

Smith, the premier hire in the 2024 class, had one of the most thrilling plays of the night. He captured a seven-yard pass from Howard and outran protectors to turn it into a 70-yard TD in the veryfirst quarter. He had 2 goal captures last week versus Akron in his launching.

Ohio State rolled up 683 backyards while holding the Broncos to simply99 Western Michigan handled just 5 backyards in the whole 2nd half.

The takeaway

The Broncos played Wisconsin hard in Week 1, staying in the videogame till nearly the end. The Buckeyes were a much harder client.

Unlike in Week 1 when Ohio State came out a little cumbersome, the Buckeyes rolled over the Broncos from the start. Six various gamers scored goals.

Poll ramifications

The Buckeyes looked effective and revealed off all their weapons versus a mismatched group. But with No. 3 Texas whipping No. 10 Michigan 31-12 on the roadway, the Longhorns made a case for moving up.

Western Michigan will host FCS team Bethune-Cookman next Saturday. Meanwhile, Ohio State has a week off. It’ll continue its tune-up schedule by hosting Marshall from the Sun Belt Conference the following Saturday.

Reporting by The Associated Press.

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