Ball State Cardinals

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The No. 1 Ohio State Buckeyes took care of business on Saturday in Ohio Stadium as they blew out the Ball State Cardinals 56-3. However, following the win, the team’s attention immediately turned to Texas as the Scarlet and Gray will head south to Austin on Saturday for the first major marquee matchup of the […]

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— Keldric Luster threw three touchdown passes in the first half and Ball State defeated Stony Brook 41-17 on Saturday for the Cardinals’ fourth-straight home opening win.

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After taking down Ball State 56-3 to open the season, all eyes turn to Austin, Texas, as the No. 1 Ohio State Buckeyes head to primetime to take on the No. 4 Texas Longhorns. Here are five things to know about Texas to get ready for the game. Cam Coleman joins the offense One issue […]

Dec. 20, 2009. It was a late Sunday afternoon, and the Cincinnati Bengals were playing the San Diego Chargers in a game with major implications in the AFC Playoff Picture. The Bengals came in at 9-4 and two games in front of the Baltimore Ravens for first place in the AFC North. San Diego was […]

The Ohio State Buckeyes rolled past Ball State this past weekend. And now, they are already getting ahead of many in the race to add bodies to their 2028 classes. On Tuesday, Sept. 8, three-star tight end Luke Sohyda committed to becoming a Buckeye.

From stellar defensive debuts to a pair of true freshmen touchdowns, the future of Ohio State football looks bright

Ohio State is now 1-0 following an impressive season opener against Ball State last Saturday. The Buckeyes finished their first game of the season with a rousing 56-3 victory. The dominant win was witnessed by more than just the 100,000-plus fans that filled Ohio Stadium, as Ohio State was also playing host to multiple recruits […]

Both the No. 5 Texas Longhorns and No. 1 Ohio State Buckeyes secured dominant Week 1 wins.The Longhorns recorded a 59-7 victory over Texas State, while Ohio State routed Ball State 56-3.Now, the two teams will meet Saturday night in a primetime matchup on ABC under the lights. It will mark their third consecutive meeting.Ohio […] The post Steve Sarkisian Makes Strong Statement on Ryan Day, Ohio State appeared first on HEAVY.

How much can actually be learned in Saturday’s blowout win over Ball State? Gene and Matt each think they saw something significant from the Buckeyes in the opener.

One game in. Now, we go. We’re fully in the thick of it now, when we’re dissecting the box score, watching a replay of the game, irrationally thinking about what we liked and didn’t like… and looking ahead to the next game. Don’t worry, there will be plenty of time to look ahead to Week […]

Ohio State made the most of its Week 1 matchup against Ball State both on and off the field. The Buckeyes defeated the Cardinals 56-3 behind dominant performances from Jeremiah Smith, Julian Sayin and basically the entire defensive contingency. Meanwhile, on the sideline, the Ohio State staff was playing host to a number of recruits […]

Top-ranked Ohio State started its season with a dominant 56-3 win over Ball State on Saturday. Head coach Ryan Day gave his players just fifteen minutes to celebrate in the locker room.

— 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.

In Ohio State’s 56-3 season-opening win over the Ball State Cardinals, Jeremiah Smith once again showed why he is the best player, let alone receiver, in college football. He went for 151 yards and two touchdowns on eight receptions, and didn’t step foot on the field in the second half. To punctuate his second score […]

Look, we get it. Your days are busy and you don’t have time to read all of the stories and tweets from the three dozen websites dedicated to covering Ohio State athletics, or the 237 Buckeye beat writers churning out hot takes and #content on a daily basis. But that’s ok, that’s what your friends […]

CFB Week 1 takeaways: Michigan gets a gift, LSU looks title ready and UMass wins!

Wide receiver Jeremiah Smith caught two TD passes and No. 1 Ohio State ran through Ball State in Columbus, Ohio, on Saturday, 56-3, in the teams' seas

Ohio State felt like it played a million different guys in its opener against Ball State, and that was really the point of an expectedly lopsided Week 1 contest. The Buckeyes fed their stars on offense, with Jeremiah Smith going off, Julian Sayin lighting it up and Bo Jackson ripping off a long touchdown, while […]

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Ohio State claimed the top spot with 40 first-place votes, while Oregon landed at No. 2 in the first AP poll of the season.