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Harrison grabs 3 TDs, No. 3 Buckeyes rout Arkansas St 45-12
COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) With two Ohio State starting receivers sidelined with injuries, Marvin Harrison Jr. got another prime chance to shine on a team loaded with great wideouts.
Harrison, the son of a former NFL star, caught three touchdown passes from C.J. Stroud as the No. 3 Buckeyes beat Arkansas State 45-12 on Saturday.
With Jaxon Smith-Njigba and Julian Fleming unavailable, Harrison became Stroud's go-to guy, grabbing a career-high seven passes for 184 yards, including a pair of in-stride 42-yard touchdowns in the first half, and a leaping, 30-yard scoring grab with two defenders draped on him in the third quarter.
''He can put it wherever he wants to,'' Harrison said of Stroud. ''He's a great player - it's like he handed me the ball.''
Coupled with his three-touchdown performance as a first-year player in the Rose Bowl last season, Harrison became only the second Ohio State player to have a pair of three-touchdown receiving games in his career. Joey Galloway had multiple touchdown games in 1993 and '94.
''Marvin's route running is very mature for his age,'' Ohio State coach Ryan Day said. ''When you see somebody who has played as much as he had with the high level of route running, it's pretty remarkable.''
TreVeyon Henderson ran for another two scores and Emeka Egbuka had a 51-yard TD reception for the Buckeyes (2-0)
Stroud, a Heisman Trophy favorite, finished 16 for 24 for 351 yards and four touchdowns as Ohio State gained 538 yards.
Henderson busted through for an 8-yard scoring run in the first quarter and a 23-yard romp to open the second half. He finished with 10 carries for 87 yards.
Ohio State had a large margin of error with the Sunbelt Conference team, and it was necessary in the first half.
Kicker Dominic Zvada was responsible for all of Arkansas State's scoring, but Ohio State miscues set up the first two field goals.
Penalties helped put the Red Wolves in range for a 30-yard Zvada boot in the first quarter. Blown coverage and a missed tackle on a long James Blackman pass to Champ Flemings got them in range for another.
''We got in the red zone a couple of times, but we've got to find ways to finish,'' said Blackman, who threw for 188 yards. Flemings had 10 catches for 105 yards.
THE TAKEWAY
Arkansas State: The Red Wolves looked for a short time like they might keep up, but once Ohio State cleaned up its mistakes the rout was on. The Arkansas State offense couldn't get any traction against unpredictable Ohio State defensive looks.
''When you play a team like Ohio State, every mistake is magnified,'' Arkansas State coach Butch Jones said.
Ohio State: Stroud, who was still trying to shake off the preseason rust in last week's 21-10 win over Notre Dame, showed that he's regained his touch. It will be interesting to see if Stroud and Harrison can keep up their chemistry as the quality of opponents improves.
''We're playing with toughness, we're playing with an edge, we're taking care of the football and all those are positive things,'' Day said. ''But the negative things get us off schedule, and we don't quite execute at a high level, and then it throws you off.''
YOU CAN'T DO THAT
The Buckeyes were penalized nine times for 85 yards, after drawing seven flags costing 75 yards last week against Notre Dame.
Cornerback Denzel Ward drew two pass-interference flags in the same series in the first half. Defensive tackle Taron Vincent was called for unsportsmanlike conduct for something he did as the first half ended and was benched in the second half.
''That's unacceptable,'' Day said. ''We've got to get that cleaned up.''
POLL IMPLICATIONS
A flashy offensive showing in the rout of a heavy underdog should keep the Buckeyes where they are.
UP NEXT
Arkansas State: At Memphis next Saturday night.
Ohio State: Hosts Toledo next Saturday.
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C. Flemings
2 WR 105 ReYds, 10 RECs, 20 RuYds |
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C. Stroud
7 QB 351 PaYds, 4 PaTDs, RuYd |
Team Stats | ||
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1st Downs | 15 | 20 |
Rushing | 4 | 5 |
Passing | 9 | 12 |
Penalty | 2 | 3 |
3rd Down Conv | 5-20 | 5-11 |
4th Down Conv | 0-2 | 0-0 |
Total Net Yards | 276 | 538 |
Total Plays | 76 | 54 |
Avg Gain | 3.6 | 10.0 |
Net Yards Rushing | 53 | 168 |
Rush Attempts | 34 | 26 |
Avg Rush Yards | 1.6 | 6.5 |
Yards Passing | 223 | 370 |
Comp. - Att. | 25-42 | 19-28 |
Yards Per Pass | 4.7 | 12.7 |
Penalties - Yards | 6-63 | 9-85 |
Touchdowns | 0 | 6 |
Rushing TDs | 0 | 2 |
Passing TDs | 0 | 4 |
Other | 0 | 0 |
Turnovers | 0 | 1 |
Fumbles - Lost | 0-0 | 1-1 |
Int. Thrown | 0 | 0 |
Punts - Avg | 7-51.6 | 5-43.8 |
Return Yards | 0 | 13 |
Punts - Returns | 0-0 | 2-13 |
Kickoffs - Returns | 0-0 | 0-0 |
Int. - Returns | 0-0 | 0-0 |
Safeties | 0 | 0 |
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Passing | CP/ATT | YDS | TD | INT |
J. Blackman
1 QB
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J. Blackman | 20/34 | 188 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
A. Mayer
17 QB
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A. Mayer | 5/8 | 35 | 0 | 0 |
Rushing | ATT | YDS | TD | LG |
C. Flemings
7 WR
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C. Flemings | 2 | 20 | 0 | 15 | ||||||||||||||||||||
J. Lang
2 RB
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J. Lang | 12 | 19 | 0 | 12 | ||||||||||||||||||||
M. Murray
34 RB
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M. Murray | 7 | 13 | 0 | 7 | ||||||||||||||||||||
A. Mayer
17 QB
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A. Mayer | 4 | 12 | 0 | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||
M. Sharpe II
20 RB
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M. Sharpe II | 2 | 4 | 0 | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||
J. Cross
5 RB
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J. Cross | 2 | -4 | 0 | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||
J. Blackman
1 QB
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J. Blackman | 4 | -10 | 0 | 4 |
Receiving | TAR | REC | YDS | TD | LG |
C. Flemings
7 WR
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C. Flemings | 10 | 10 | 105 | 0 | 58 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
A. Jones
11 WR
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A. Jones | 3 | 2 | 31 | 0 | 25 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
J. Milliner
25 WR
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J. Milliner | 1 | 1 | 18 | 0 | 18 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
S. Traore
18 TE
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S. Traore | 3 | 2 | 17 | 0 | 16 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
E. Stevenson
12 TE
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E. Stevenson | 4 | 3 | 16 | 0 | 11 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
R. Ealy
28 WR
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R. Ealy | 5 | 1 | 13 | 0 | 13 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
O. Walker
81 WR
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O. Walker | 4 | 2 | 11 | 0 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
M. McCrumby
13 TE
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M. McCrumby | 1 | 1 | 9 | 0 | 9 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
M. Murray
34 RB
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M. Murray | 4 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
A. Green
36 RB
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A. Green | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
M. Sharpe II
20 RB
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M. Sharpe II | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
J. Foreman
14 WR
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J. Foreman | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
K. Waleed
8 WR
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K. Waleed | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
J. Cross
5 RB
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J. Cross | 1 | 1 | -3 | 0 | -3 |
Defense | T-A | SACK | INT |
T. Geathers
92 DE
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T. Geathers | 0-1 | 0.5 | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||
J. Harris
11 LB
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J. Harris | 0-1 | 0.5 | 0 |
Kicking | FG | LG | XP | PTS |
D. Zvada
33 K
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D. Zvada | 4/4 | 45 | 0/0 | 12 |
Punting | NO | AVG | IN20 | LG |
R. Hanson
48 P
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R. Hanson | 7 | 51.6 | 1 | 68 |
Kickoff Returns | NO | AVG | LG | TD |
J. Lang
2 RB
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J. Lang | 4 | 22.0 | 30 | 0 |
Punt Returns | NO | AVG | LG | TD |
Passing | CP/ATT | YDS | TD | INT |
Rushing | ATT | YDS | TD | LG |
T. Henderson
32 RB
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T. Henderson | 10 | 87 | 2 | 41 | ||||||||||||||||||||
M. Williams
3 RB
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M. Williams | 8 | 46 | 0 | 25 | ||||||||||||||||||||
E. Egbuka
2 WR
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E. Egbuka | 1 | 27 | 0 | 27 | ||||||||||||||||||||
D. Hayden
5 RB
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D. Hayden | 4 | 13 | 0 | 9 | ||||||||||||||||||||
C. Stroud
7 QB
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C. Stroud | 2 | -1 | 0 | 1 |
Receiving | TAR | REC | YDS | TD | LG |
M. Harrison Jr.
18 WR
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M. Harrison Jr. | 7 | 7 | 184 | 3 | 45 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
E. Egbuka
2 WR
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E. Egbuka | 4 | 4 | 118 | 1 | 51 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
C. Stover
8 TE
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C. Stover | 2 | 2 | 40 | 0 | 35 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
X. Johnson
10 WR
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X. Johnson | 4 | 3 | 14 | 0 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
D. Hayden
5 RB
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D. Hayden | 2 | 2 | 13 | 0 | 10 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
M. Williams
3 RB
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M. Williams | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
Defense | T-A | SACK | INT |
D. Burke
5 CB
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D. Burke | 1-0 | 0.0 | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||
M. Hall Jr.
51 DT
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M. Hall Jr. | 1-0 | 1.0 | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||
S. Chambers
22 LB
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S. Chambers | 1-0 | 1.0 | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||
C. Stroud
7 QB
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C. Stroud | 0-1 | 0.5 | 0 |
Kicking | FG | LG | XP | PTS |
N. Ruggles
95 K
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N. Ruggles | 1/1 | 24 | 6/6 | 9 |
Punting | NO | AVG | IN20 | LG |
J. Mirco
29 P
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J. Mirco | 5 | 43.8 | 2 | 52 |
Kickoff Returns | NO | AVG | LG | TD |
Punt Returns | NO | AVG | LG | TD |
J. Johnson 4 CB
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J. Johnson | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
E. Egbuka 2 WR
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E. Egbuka | 1 | 13.0 | 13 | 0 |
1st | POSS | PLAYS | YDS | RESULT | |
15:00 | ARKST 25 | 1:26 | 3 | 3 | Punt |
10:04 | ARKST 31 | 4:08 | 11 | 41 | FG |
4:23 | ARKST 25 | 1:36 | 3 | 6 | Punt |
2nd | POSS | PLAYS | YDS | RESULT | |
14:56 | ARKST 30 | 1:23 | 5 | 50 | FG |
12:15 | ARKST 25 | 6:53 | 14 | 58 | FG |
4:24 | ARKST 35 | 3:33 | 6 | 17 | Downs |
0:21 | ARKST 3 | 0:21 | 1 | 2 | Half |
3rd | POSS | PLAYS | YDS | RESULT | |
13:40 | ARKST 15 | 2:28 | 3 | -5 | Punt |
10:30 | ARKST 26 | 1:38 | 3 | 5 | Punt |
7:35 | ARKST 29 | 4:46 | 10 | 43 | FG |
0:04 | ARKST 25 | 2:53 | 6 | 19 | Punt |
4th | POSS | PLAYS | YDS | RESULT | |
10:43 | ARKST 32 | 2:19 | 3 | 0 | Punt |
4:20 | ARKST 6 | 1:43 | 3 | 9 | Punt |
2:37 | OHIOST 44 | 2:37 | 9 | 38 | Game |
1st | POSS | PLAYS | YDS | RESULT | |
13:34 | OHIOST 4 | 3:30 | 8 | 96 | TD |
5:56 | OHIOST 25 | 1:33 | 4 | 75 | TD |
2:47 | OHIOST 23 | 2:51 | 8 | 71 | FG |
2nd | POSS | PLAYS | YDS | RESULT | |
13:33 | OHIOST 25 | 1:18 | 3 | -2 | Punt |
5:22 | OHIOST 25 | 0:58 | 3 | 75 | TD |
0:51 | OHIOST 48 | 0:30 | 3 | 2 | Punt |
3rd | POSS | PLAYS | YDS | RESULT | |
15:00 | OHIOST 25 | 1:20 | 3 | 75 | TD |