Postgame Notes vs. Western Kentucky
9/16/2023 8:07:00 PM | Football
No. 6 Ohio State 63, Western Kentucky 10
Sept. 16, 2023 – Ohio Stadium; Columbus, Ohio
Attendance: 100,217
Sept. 16, 2023 – Ohio Stadium; Columbus, Ohio
Attendance: 100,217
- Ohio State extended its NCAA record for scoring at least 20 points in a game to 76 consecutive games.
- Ohio State is now 55-0 against non-Power 5 teams since 2000.
- Marvin Harrison Jr. hauled in the 100th reception of his career. He entered the game with 97 career catches and finished with five catches for 126 yards and one touchdown. His 75-yard touchdown reception was the longest of his career, surpassing a 71-yard catch against Youngstown State last week.
- With 126 total yards, Harrison registered his ninth game of 100-plus receiving yards.
- Receivers Marvin Harrison Jr. and Emeka Egbuka have each caught at least one pass in 17 consecutive games.
- Wide receiver Julian Fleming has a streak of 15 consecutive games with a catch.
- Senior running back Chip Trayanum finished with 56 yards on five carries. His 40-yard touchdown run was the longest of his career.
- Junior running back TreVeyon Henderson became the 28th Buckeye to join the Ohio State career 2,000-yard rushing club. He has 2,010 rushing yards after rushing for 88 today.
- Freshman wide receiver Carnell Tate scored his first career touchdown on quarterback Devin Brown's first career touchdown pass.
- Quarterback Kyle McCord was 19-for-23, passing for 318 yards and three touchdowns. His 318 passing yards was just one yard shy of his career high. His three touchdown passes tied his career high, matching the total set last week against Youngstown State.
- Under head coach Ryan Day, this was the 33rd time in 54 games Ohio State has topped 500 yards.
- This season tight end Cade Stover has recorded two of his most productive receiving games. He had 98 receiving yards in the season opener at Indiana and 90 yards today vs Western Kentucky.
- Linebacker Tommy Eichenberg recorded his 200th career tackle in the game vs. Western Kentucky. He came in with 196 tackles and finished the day with 10 tackles, giving him 206 career stops.
- The 20 points allowed through the first three games of the season are the fewest since Ohio State allowed 16 through the first three games of the 1975 season.
- Defensive tackle Tyleik Williams recovered a fumble in the endzone for his first career touchdown. The last Buckeye to recover a fumble for a touchdown was Steele Chambers last season against Maryland.
- Cornerback Jermaine Mathews scored his first career touchdown, returning an interception 58 yards for a score.
- This was Ohio State's first game with two defensive touchdowns since Sept. 15, 2018 vs. TCU.
- Linebacker Steele Chambers notched the fifth interception of his career.
- Mitchell Melton recorded the first sack of his career after missing the 2022 season with an injury.
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