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Have a day, Miyan Williams! The Ohio State running back cemented himself into Buckeyes’ history with a five-touchdown performance. Leading to a 49-10 blowout win over Rutgers. The third year back tied Pete Johnson and Keith Byars for the most single game rushing touchdowns. Byars last accomplished this feat back in 1984.
Miyan Williams runs for a 70-yard TD run. His 4th touchdown of the day. An absolute BEAST! Ohio State up 35-10. #GoBucks pic.twitter.com/9sk8hqHHuG
— The Buckeye Nut (@TheBuckeyeNut) October 1, 2022
Rutgers struck first to open the game with a 14-yard touchdown pass from QB Evan Simon to Sean Ryan on their second drive of the day. This came after a punt return fumble from Ohio State’s Emeka Egbuka. Unfortunately for the Scarlet Knights, this would be their only touchdown of the afternoon. The Buckeyes would go on the score 28 straight unanswered points. Ohio State held a 28-7 lead at halftime. Williams secured three of those touchdowns.
Rutgers would score their final points of the game with a 35-yard field goal from Jude McAtamney early in the 3rd quarter. From there, it was all Buckeyes. A pair of touchdown passes from C.J. Stroud to Julian Fleming and Marvin Harrison Jr, on top of two more touchdowns from Miyan Williams, put this one out of reach. Thus propelling the Buckeyes to their fifth straight win to remain undefeated on the season.
Since 2014, the Buckeyes have played Rutgers a total of nine times and have beaten them each time, scoring no less than 49 points in each contest with an average margin of victory of 42.2 points per game
Buckeyes Stat Line – Offense
C.J. Stroud – 13/22, 154 yards, 2 TD, 1 INT
Miyan Williams – 21 carries, 189 yards, 5 TD
Julian Fleming – 4 rec, 70 yards, 1 TD
Marvin Harrison Jr. – 3 rec, 18 yards, 1 TD
Noah Ruggles – 7/7 XP
Buckeyes Stat Line – Defense
Steele Chambers – 11 total tackles, 2 TFL, 1 INT, 1 QB HUR
Tyler Eichenberg – 9 total tackles, 0.5 TFL, 1 QB HUR
Ronnie Hickman – 6 total tackles, 1 QB HUR
Next Week
The Buckeyes have won sixth straight against Michigan State and will look to make it seven as they head to East Lansing next Saturday to take of the Spartans (2-3) in their first road game of the season. The Spartans have suffered three straight loses since beginning the season 2-0 and will face a Buckeyes team who has positioned themselves as one of the top teams in the country.
The game will be broadcast on ABC. Kickoff is scheduled for 4 p.m.
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