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Marshall Thundering Herd at Ohio State Buckeyes

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No. 3 Ohio State wraps up nonconference schedule by running away from Marshall 49-14

How Ohio State moved to 3-0 with a dominant win over Marshall

TreVeyon Henderson rushed for two touchdowns, freshman Jeremiah Smith had a 53-yard TD catch and quarterback Will Howard rushed for a 1-yard score. The Buckeyes scored four touchdowns of 40 yards or more.

Takeaways Marshall: The Thundering Herd were competitive early. They gave Ohio State a game for much of the first half and went into the locker room down 28-14. But they couldn't sustain it in the second half, especially after quarterback Stone Earle left with an injury in the third quarter.

Ohio State: The Buckeyes' defense gave up a couple of long drives in the first half of their final tuneup game before the Big Ten schedule begins. Their arsenal of offensive weapons was on display, however, and the Herd couldn't keep up.

Key moment Henderson took a pitch from Howard to the left and broke two tackles on his way to a 40-yard touchdown on Ohio State's first possession of the second half. That pushed the Buckeyes' lead to 35-14. It was all Buckeyes after that.

Key stat Ohio State had the ball for only 23 minutes but averaged 10 yards per play — 12.3 through three quarters — to make that irrelevant.

Up next Marshall hosts Western Michigan, and Ohio State is at Michigan State on Saturday.

How To Watch

How can I watch Marshall Thundering Herd vs. Ohio State Buckeyes?
  • TV Channel: Thundering Herd at Buckeyes 2021 College Football, week 4, is broadcasted on FOX.
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Matchup Prediction

Buckeyes: 96.9%
Thundering Herd: 3.1%
*According to ESPN's Basketball Power Index

Scoring Summary

MRSH TD 1st Period 8:14 Ethan Payne 1 Yd Run (Rece Verhoff Kick)
OSU TD 1st Period 7:32 Emeka Egbuka 68 Yd pass from Will Howard (Jayden Fielding Kick)
OSU TD 2nd Period 12:31 Will Howard 1 Yd Run (Jayden Fielding Kick)
OSU TD 2nd Period 10:50 Quinshon Judkins 86 Yd Run (Jayden Fielding Kick)
OSU TD 2nd Period 3:33 TreVeyon Henderson 14 Yd Run (Jayden Fielding Kick)
MRSH TD 2nd Period 0:06 Elijah Metcalf 13 Yd pass from Stone Earle (Rece Verhoff Kick)
OSU TD 3rd Period 11:48 TreVeyon Henderson 40 Yd Run (Jayden Fielding Kick)
OSU TD 3rd Period 3:31 Jeremiah Smith 53 Yd pass from Will Howard (Austin Snyder Kick)
OSU TD 4th Period 13:46 Quinshon Judkins 6 Yd Run (Austin Snyder Kick)

Statistics

https://a.espncdn.com/combiner/i?img=/i/teamlogos/ncaa/500/276.png&h=100&scale=crop&w=100&location=originMRSH https://a.espncdn.com/combiner/i?img=/i/teamlogos/ncaa/500/194.png&h=100&scale=crop&w=100&location=originOSU
18 1st Downs 23
7-17 3rd down efficiency 4-8
1-2 4th down efficiency 1-1
264 Total Yards 569
139 Passing 289
18/27 Comp/Att 18/26
5.1 Yards per pass 11.1
125 Rushing 280
43 Rushing Attempts 31
2.9 Yards per rush 9.0
8-52 Penalties 5-54
0 Turnovers 1
0 Fumbles lost 0
0 Interceptions thrown 1
36:15 Possession 23:45

Game Information

Ohio Stadium

Location: Columbus, OH
Attendance: 103,871 · Capacity:

Sun Belt - East

TEAM OVR CONF
Marshall 10-3 7-1
Georgia Southern 8-5 6-2
James Madison 9-4 4-4
Old Dominion 5-7 4-4
Coastal Carolina 6-6 3-5
App State 5-6 3-5
Georgia State 3-9 1-7

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TEAM OVER CONF
Louisiana 10-3 7-1
Texas State 7-5 5-3
Arkansas State 7-5 5-3
South Alabama 7-6 5-3
UL Monroe 5-7 3-5
Troy 4-8 3-5
Southern Miss 1-11 0-8
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