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Ball State vs Ohio State

Final · Week 2 · Sat Sep 5 · 12:30 PM ET · Ohio Stadium

Ball State CardinalsBall State0-1

FinalSep 5, 2026

Ohio State BuckeyesOhio State1-0

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Closing line

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Spread

BALL +50.5−112

OSU −50.5−108

Total O/U

Over 55.5−108

Under 55.5−112

Spread: Ohio State −50.5 covered.
Total O/U: over 55.5 (59 points).

Recap

Ohio State routed Ball State 56-3 at Ohio Stadium in Columbus on Sep 5, 2026, a 53-point win to move to 1-0.

The game was played before 101,120.

Score by quarter

Ball State Cardinals and Ohio State Buckeyes, score by quarter
Team	1	2	3	4	T
BALL	0	3	0	0	3
OSU	14	14	14	14	56

Scoring plays

First Quarter

OSUTouchdown · 8:47Jeremiah Smith 48 Yd pass from Julian Sayin (Connor Hawkins Kick)0-7
OSUTouchdown · 1:23Devin McCuin 17 Yd pass from Julian Sayin (Connor Hawkins Kick)0-14

Second Quarter

OSUTouchdown · 12:08Julian Sayin 3 Yd Run (Connor Hawkins Kick)0-21
BALLField Goal · 1:17Brody Boehm 54 Yd Field Goal3-21
OSUTouchdown · 0:10Jeremiah Smith 3 Yd pass from Julian Sayin (Connor Hawkins Kick)3-28

Third Quarter

OSUTouchdown · 11:29Bo Jackson 65 Yd Run (Connor Hawkins Kick)3-35
OSUTouchdown · 8:20Ja'Kobi Jackson 49 Yd Run (Connor Hawkins Kick)3-42

Fourth Quarter

OSUTouchdown · 14:16Legend Bey 25 Yd pass from Luke Fahey (Connor Hawkins Kick)3-49
OSUTouchdown · 1:55Chris Henry Jr. 15 Yd pass from Tavien St. Clair (Cooper Peterson Kick)3-56

Team stats

BALLOSU

1st Downs: 13; 32
Total Yards: 165; 671
Passing: 120; 434
Rushing: 45; 237
3rd down efficiency: 3-14; 5-11
Turnovers: 1; 1
Possession: 28:22; 31:38

Top performers

Ball State CardinalsOhio State Buckeyes

Passing

Keldric Luster18/33, 89 YDS, 1 INT

Julian Sayin21/25, 320 YDS, 3 TD

Rushing

Elijah Jackson2 CAR, 20 YDS

Bo Jackson9 CAR, 83 YDS, 1 TD

Receiving

Elisha Durham1 REC, 26 YDS

Jeremiah Smith8 REC, 151 YDS, 2 TD

Sacks

Jared Badie1

Epi Sitanilei1

Tackles

Quentavius Scandrett6

Riley Pettijohn6

Player stats

Ball State · Passing

Player	C/ATT	YDS	AVG	TD	INT	QBR
Keldric Luster	18/33	89	2.7	0	1	27.0
Tyler Mizzell	2/4	31	7.8	0	0	95.9

Ball State · Rushing

Player	CAR	YDS	AVG	LONG
Elijah Jackson	2	20	10.0	15
Keldric Luster	9	10	1.1	8
Jalen Bonds	3	9	3.0	12
TJ Horton	6	4	0.7	5
Johnny Thompson Jr.	2	3	1.5	2
Team	1	-1	-1.0	0

Ball State · Receiving

Player	REC	YDS	AVG	LONG
Elisha Durham	1	26	26.0	26
Tate Hoover	5	20	4.0	10
Jamarion McDougle	2	16	8.0	12
Isaiah Thacker	1	11	11.0	11
Donovan Hamilton	1	11	11.0	11
Johnny Thompson Jr.	3	11	3.7	7
CJ Nelson	1	8	8.0	8
Jalen Bonds	1	6	6.0	6
TJ Horton	4	6	1.5	4
Elijah Jackson	1	5	5.0	5

Ball State · Defense

Player	TOT	SOLO	SACKS	TFL	PD
Sterling Smith	6	5	0	0	0
Lucas Szymborski	6	5	0	0	0
Quentavius Scandrett	6	4	0	0	0
Gavin Forsha	5	3	0	1	0
Anthony Pinnace	4	3	1	2	1
Derek Fields	4	3	0	0	0
Will Yates	3	3	0	0	0
Kaleb Stewart	3	2	0	0	0

Ball State · Interceptions

Player	INT	YDS	TD
Cedric Franklin II	1	0	0

Ball State · Kicking

Player	FG	PCT	LONG	XP	PTS
Brody Boehm	1/1	100.0	54	0/0	3

Ball State · Punting

Player	NO	YDS	AVG	TB	In 20	LONG
Cole Stumbaugh	8	350	43.8	0	4	64

Ohio State · Passing

Player	C/ATT	YDS	AVG	TD	INT	QBR
Julian Sayin	21/25	320	12.8	3	0	96.4
Luke Fahey	5/6	62	10.3	1	1	15.9
Tavien St. Clair	5/6	52	8.7	1	0	24.2

Ohio State · Rushing

Player	CAR	YDS	AVG	TD	LONG
Ja'Kobi Jackson	8	83	10.4	1	49
Bo Jackson	9	83	9.2	1	65
Legend Bey	6	37	6.2	0	24
Isaiah West	5	27	5.4	0	14
Tavien St. Clair	2	8	4.0	0	7
Jeremiah Smith	1	5	5.0	0	5
Luke Fahey	1	3	3.0	0	3
Julian Sayin	3	-9	-3.0	1	3

Ohio State · Receiving

Player	REC	YDS	AVG	TD	LONG
Jeremiah Smith	8	151	18.9	2	48
Devin McCuin	6	97	16.2	1	19
Legend Bey	2	37	18.5	1	25
Brandon Inniss	3	36	12.0	0	15
Brock Boyd	1	22	22.0	0	22
Isaiah West	3	18	6.0	0	9
Chris Henry Jr.	1	15	15.0	1	15
Bo Jackson	1	13	13.0	0	13
Jerquaden Guilford	1	12	12.0	0	12
Nate Roberts	1	11	11.0	0	11
Mason Williams	1	6	6.0	0	6
Maxence LeBlanc	1	6	6.0	0	6
Phillip Bell	1	6	6.0	0	6
Brody Lennon	1	4	4.0	0	4

Ohio State · Defense

Player	TOT	SOLO	SACKS	TFL	PD	QB HUR
Riley Pettijohn	6	2	0	0.5	0	0
Tarvos Alford	5	2	0	0.5	0	0
Earl Little Jr.	4	1	0	0	0	0
Beau Atkinson	4	1	0	0.5	0	0
Payton Pierce	3	0	0	0	1	2
Kenyatta Jackson Jr.	3	0	0	0.5	0	0
Christian Alliegro	3	0	0	1	0	0
Epi Sitanilei	2	2	1	1	0	0

Ohio State · Interceptions

Player	INT	YDS	TD
Tarvos Alford	1	2	0

Ohio State · Kick returns

Player	NO	YDS	AVG	LONG	TD
Legend Bey	2	26	13.0	16	0

Ohio State · Punt returns

Player	NO	YDS	AVG	LONG	TD
Brandon Inniss	1	10	10.0	10	0
Phillip Bell	3	0	0.0	1	0

Ohio State · Kicking

Player	FG	PCT	LONG	XP	PTS
Connor Hawkins	0/0	0.0	0	7/7	7
Cooper Peterson	0/0	0.0	0	1/1	1

Ohio State · Punting

Player	NO	YDS	AVG	TB	In 20	LONG
Joe McGuire	3	123	41.0	0	1	42

Game info

VenueOhio Stadium, Columbus, OH

Attendance101,120

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