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Jeremiah Smith breaks school record with 9th TD catch as No. 3 Ohio State rolls over Purdue 45-0

Nov. 09, 2024 16:50 PM EST

COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — Will Howard threw three touchdown passes and rushed for another score, Jeremiah Smith broke the Ohio State freshman receiving record with his ninth touchdown of the season and the No. 3 Buckeyes rolled over Purdue 45-0 on Saturday. Smith's 17-yard TD on a...

No. 3 Ohio State will try to keep up the momentum as 1-7 Purdue visits the Horseshoe

Nov. 07, 2024 10:34 AM EST

Purdue (1-7, 0-5 Big Ten) at No. 3 Ohio State (7-1, 4-1, No. 2 CFP), Saturday, 12 p.m. EST (FOX) BetMGM College Football Odds: Ohio State by 37 1/2. Series record: Ohio State leads 41-14-2. What's at stake? After beating then-No. 3 Penn...

Will Howard throws for 2 touchdowns and No. 4 Ohio State fends off No. 3 Penn State 20-13

Nov. 02, 2024 17:34 PM EDT

STATE COLLEGE, Pa. (AP) — Will Howard popped up, victory in hand and the homecoming the Ohio State quarterback longed for complete. The Pennsylvania native who has long felt Penn State didn't think he was good enough to play there signaled first down with his hand. ...

No. 3 Penn State eyes validation while No. 4 Ohio State QB Howard seeks vindication in Big Ten clash

Oct. 31, 2024 11:21 AM EDT

Will Howard has a score to settle. The Ohio State quarterback is hardly the only one. Howard grew up in the Philadelphia suburbs waiting for Penn State coach James Franklin to recruit him. Only the Nittany Lions never offered him a scholarship. Four years and two schools later, the...

Penn State's Abdul Carter is thriving after transitioning from linebacker to defensive end

Oct. 31, 2024 05:57 AM EDT

STATE COLLEGE, Pa. (AP) — Abdul Carter is having the most fun he’s ever had playing football and his teammates on No. 3 Penn State’s defense are feeling the effects. Sure, they’ve enjoyed Carter’s violent pass rushes, sideline-to-sideline tackling, and his stern,...

Will Howard throws for 3 touchdowns, but No. 4 Ohio State is sloppy in 21-17 win over Nebraska

Oct. 26, 2024 17:25 PM EDT

COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — Will Howard tossed three touchdown passes, but No. 4 Ohio State needed an interception by cornerback Jordan Hancock with 1:16 left to seal its 21-17 win over Nebraska on Saturday. The Buckeyes (6-1, 3-1 Big Ten) bounced back from their loss to Oregon two weeks...

Kansas heads to No. 16 Kansas State with the hope of ending a 15-game losing streak in the series

Oct. 24, 2024 11:47 AM EDT

MANHATTAN, Kan. (AP) — Kansas coach Lance Leipold made it perfectly clear when he took over the long-suffering Jayhawks that their bitter, downright disdainful in-state rivalry with Kansas State was a rivalry in name only. To be a real rivalry, Leipold said, the Jayhawks would have...

College football picks: No. 25 Vanderbilt, No. 24 Navy get chances to punch above their weights

Oct. 23, 2024 14:15 PM EDT

Opportunity comes knocking Saturday for two of the surprise teams in college football. No. 25 Vanderbilt, in an Associated Press regular-season poll for the first time since 2008 and coming off 10 consecutive losing seasons, hosts No. 5 Texas three weeks after it shocked the nation...

Too many men: No. 2 Oregon purposely induced late penalty in win over No. 4 Ohio State

Oct. 15, 2024 11:23 AM EDT

EUGENE, Ore. (AP) — No. 2 Oregon had 12 men on the field late in its 32-31 win over No. 4 Ohio State, with the resulting penalty causing precious seconds to wind off the clock. Turns out, it was on purpose. “We spend an inordinate amount of time on situations and...

Dillon Gabriel rallies No. 3 Oregon past No. 2 Ohio State, 32-31

Oct. 13, 2024 01:16 AM EDT

EUGENE, Ore. (AP) — Oregon coach Dan Lanning saw it in quarterback Dillon Gabriel's eyes — he was ready to meet the moment. Gabriel threw two touchdown passes and ran for another late score, helping third-ranked Oregon outlast No. 2 Ohio State 32-31 on Saturday night. ...