No. 2 Buckeyes Shutout Boilermakers, 45-0
11/9/2024 3:22:00 PM | Football
COLUMBUS, Ohio – No. 2 Ohio State (8-1, 5-1) cruised to a 45-0 win Saturday over visiting Purdue (1-8, 0-6) at Ohio Stadium.
Will Howard finished with three passing touchdowns and another via the rush. He completed 21-of-26 attempts through the air for 260 yards. He rushed 10 times for 26 yards. Freshman receiver Jeremiah Smith had six catches for 87 yards and a score. Sophomore Carnell Tate also had six grabs for 56 yards. Both Gee Scott Jr. and Emeka Egbuka each added touchdown catches. Running back TreVeyon Henderson paced the ground game with 85 yards on six rushes and a score. Ohio State’s defense added a score on an 11-yard Jack Sawyer fumble recovery for a score in the third quarter. An interception by Latham Ransom also led to an Ohio State touchdown. The Buckeyes travel to Chicago next Saturday to take on Northwestern at Wrigley Field. Game time is set for noon with the Big Ten Network providing the broadcast.
First Quarter
No. 2 Ohio State 7, Purdue 0
Purdue won the pregame coin toss and elected to receive the opening kickoff. The Boilermakers started from their 25 after a Purdue fair catch at the PUR15. Following rushing gains of 13 and 6 yards, quarterback Hudson Card was sacked for a loss of 10 to the Purdue 34 by Cody Simon and JT Tuimoloau. Purdue then punted it away a play later, a 51-yard effort from the PUR 43 out-of-bounds at the Ohio State 6. After a short Quinshon Judkins gain, quarterback Will Howard connected with freshman receiver Jeremiah Smith for 25 yards down the left sideline to the OSU33. After a completion to Judkins for a gain of 7 to the OSU40, the Buckeyes stalled and punted it away, a Joe McGuire 48-yarder to the PUR12. Ohio State’s defensive front allowed just a yard on the next possession. The Buckeyes then blocked the punt and recovered at the Purdue 8. Caden Curry was credited with the block with Purdue’s Ben Furtney recovering. Howard, on fourth-and-1, called his own number and scored on a 1-yard touchdown rush up the middle to give Ohio State a 7-0 lead with six minutes, two seconds left in the quarter. Purdue started from its 25 after a fair catch. Running back Devin Mockobee carried the Boilers to the OSU43 after rushes of 9, 7 and 11 yards. Hudson then went to the air for completions of 12 and 15 yards to the OSU16. Another pass of 11 yards put the Boilermakers at the Ohio State 5. Ohio State’s defense stopped Purdue at the OSU3, forcing the Boilermakers to attempt a 21-yard field goal that missed wide right. Ohio State took over at its 20 and the quarter ended following an incompletion and a TreVeyon Henderson rush for 12 yards up the middle to the OSU32.
Second Quarter
No. 2 Ohio State 21, Purdue 0
Howard moved the Buckeyes to the PUR43 following a 16-yard catch by Smith that was just shy of the first down. Howard then carried up the middle for a yard and the first down. The Buckeyes advanced to the Purdue 27 before a Howard 12-yard rush left to the Boilers 15. Tight end Gee Scott Jr. then got the call and scored on a crossing pattern to give Ohio State a 14-0 lead. The drive covered 80 yards on 13 plays over 6:42. Following a touchback, Purdue called timeout on third down after rushing gains to its 31. After the break, the Boilermakers got the first down on a 6-yard completion to their 37. After another first down near midfield, Ohio State sacked Hudson for a loss of 10 but the Buckeyes were called for an unsportsmanlike penalty to give Purdue a first down at the OSU43. Mockobee rushed for a gain of 3 on first down to the OSU40 just before the two-minute timeout. Ohio State called a timeout and then forced an incompletion on third down. Purdue went for it on fourth-and-three and were stopped on a sack by Jordan Hancock and Jack Saywer to give the Buckeyes the ball back at the OSU41 with 1:40 left. After a 16-yard rush by Henderson to the Purdue 43 and an incompletion, Howard connected with Smith for 9 yards before a 15-yard rush by Judkins to the Purdue 19. Howard was sacked at the Purdue 28 for a loss of 9 before he connected with Smith for an 11-yard gain and then again for 17 yards and a touchdown over the middle for a 21-0 lead with less than 30 seconds left in the half. The half ended following a touchback and two short Boilermaker rushes.
Third Quarter
No. 2 Ohio State 38, Purdue 0
Ohio State started the second half with the ball after Henderson returned it 18 yards to the OSU18. Howard opened the offensive possession with a 19-yard completion to Jelani Thurman to the right sideline to the OSU37. A Judkins rush for 3 and a Carnell Tate catch for 5 led to another rush by Judkins for a first down at the OSU47. Tate added a catch for 14 yards to the PUR39 and then another for 12 to the Boiler 20. Following and incompletion, Howard found Tate again to the PUR13 for a gain of 7. Howard then slipped in the pocket for a loss of 10 leading to a 42-yard Jayden Fielding field goal to make it 24-0 Buckeyes. The scoring drive covered 59 yards while using 13 plays over 6:31. Following a touchback, Purdue used a 28-yard completion to move to the OSU40. The Boilers were stopped and faced a fourth-and-6 but kept the ball after the Buckeyes were called for a pass interference penalty to give Purdue a first down at the OSU22. On the next play, Lathan Ransom intercepted Hudson at the Ohio State goal line and returned it 24 yards to give the Buckeyes the ball at their 24. Henderson rushed the Buckeyes to the PUR19 after a 29-yard gain and then scored on the next play on a 19-yard rush down the right side to make it 31-0 Buckeyes with 3:07 to play in the quarter. Ohio State needed just five plays to eat up 76 yards over 2:36. On Purdue’s next possession, running back Reggie Love III fumbled on the first play. It was forced by Tuimoloau and recovered by Sawyer at the Purdue 11. Sawyer then returned it for a touchdown and a 38-0 lead with 2:59 left. The Boilermakers had to punt on their next possession. Ohio State took over at its 26 after a Brandon Inniss fair catch on a 44-yard kick. The quarter ended with the Buckeyes driving and a Tate reception for a first down at the Purdue 42 following a gain of 17.
Fourth Quarter
No. 2 Ohio State 45, Purdue 0
The Buckeyes scored two-plays into the final quarter on a 32-yard reception by Henderson and then a 10-yard crossing pattern for a score by receiver Emeka Egbuka to make it 45-0 Ohio State. Purdue moved down the field to the Ohio State 22 after a 29-yard catch by Shamar Rigby down the left side. After an incompletion, Purdue called timeout facing third-and-8 at the Ohio State 20. Unable to gain a first down, Purdue attempted a 38-yard field goal that missed wide left. Devin Brown then came in at quarterback for the Buckeyes and drove Ohio State to the OSU 38 before a McQuire punt of 44 yards put the Boilermakers at their 18 with 7:38 to play. Purdue was forced to punt from its 13 to give the Buckeyes the ball back at their 48 after a 39-yard punt out of bounds. Julian Sayin entered at quarterback for the Buckeyes and rushed for a gain of 19 to the Purdue 35. Ohio State then turned it over on downs after four incompletions. Purdue moved to the OSU39 before the two-minute timeout after a 4-yard gain on third down. After the break, the Boilermakers turned over on downs after being stopped on fourth-and-5. The Buckeyes kept the ball on the ground the rest of the way to run out the clock.
