Ball State Cardinals vs. Ohio State Buckeyes

Sep 5, 2026

FINAL

Box Score

	1	2	3	4	T
BALL	0	3	0	0	3
OSU	14	14	14	14	56

Game Recap

Smith and Sayin help No. 1 Ohio State prepare for Texas with 56-3 rout of Ball State. Jeremiah Smith had two highlight reel-worthy touchdown catches, Julian Sayin passed for 320 yards and three touchdowns, and top-ranked Ohio State tuned up for next week's matchup against No. 5 Texas with a 56-3 rout of Ball State on Saturday.

Scoring Summary

BALLOSU

Q18:47Jeremiah Smith 48 Yd pass from Julian Sayin (Connor Hawkins Kick).07
Q11:23Devin McCuin 17 Yd pass from Julian Sayin (Connor Hawkins Kick).014
Q212:08Julian Sayin 3 Yd Run (Connor Hawkins Kick).021
Q21:17Brody Boehm 54 Yd Field Goal.321
Q20:10Jeremiah Smith 3 Yd pass from Julian Sayin (Connor Hawkins Kick).328
Q311:29Bo Jackson 65 Yd Run (Connor Hawkins Kick).335
Q38:20Ja'Kobi Jackson 49 Yd Run (Connor Hawkins Kick).342
Q414:16Legend Bey 25 Yd pass from Luke Fahey (Connor Hawkins Kick).349
Q41:55Chris Henry Jr. 15 Yd pass from Tavien St. Clair (Cooper Peterson Kick).356

Game Drives

1st Quarter

Punt — 3 plays, 4 yards, 0:40
00
Punt — 4 plays, 18 yards, 2:09
00
Touchdown — 7 plays, 99 yards, 3:18
07
Punt — 5 plays, 16 yards, 2:55
07
Touchdown — 9 plays, 75 yards, 4:29
014

2nd Quarter

Interception — 3 plays, 3 yards, 1:34
014
Touchdown — 6 plays, 28 yards, 2:41
021
Punt — 8 plays, 27 yards, 4:26
021
Punt — 6 plays, 29 yards, 3:43
021
Field Goal — 11 plays, 38 yards, 2:42
321
Touchdown — 9 plays, 90 yards, 1:05
328
End Of Half — 1 play, -1 yard, 0:10
328

3rd Quarter

Punt — 3 plays, 0 yards, 1:34
328
Touchdown — 4 plays, 94 yards, 1:57
335
Punt — 3 plays, 3 yards, 1:34
335
Touchdown — 3 plays, 62 yards, 1:35
342
Punt — 3 plays, -1 yard, 1:03
342
Interception — 3 plays, 2 yards, 1:00
342
Punt — 3 plays, -14 yards, 1:38
342

4th Quarter

Touchdown — 10 plays, 83 yards, 5:23
349
Downs — 7 plays, 44 yards, 4:29
349
Punt — 4 plays, 12 yards, 1:42
349
Punt — 3 plays, 0 yards, 2:13
349
Touchdown — 8 plays, 58 yards, 3:57
356
End of Game — 7 plays, 52 yards, 1:55
356

Team Stats

BALL

OSU

3Points56

165Total Yards671

120Pass Yards434

45Rush Yards237

28:22Time of Possession31:38

13First Downs32

0Touchdowns8

1(1)Field Goals(Attempts)0(0)

1Turnovers1

15Penalty Yards81

Game Details

Saturday, September 5, 2026 · 12:30 PM

Ohio Stadium · Columbus, OH

attendance: 101,120 (98.4%)

spread: OSU -50.5

over/under: 55.5