COLUMBUS, Ohio — — Quinshon Judkins ran for 173 yards and two touchdownsEmeka Egbuka had 117 yards receiving and a touchdown, and No. 3 Ohio State was able to overcome an early Marshall charge, pull away and win 49-14 on Saturday.
TreVeyon Henderson ran for two touchdowns, freshman Jeremiah Smith caught a 53-yard touchdown and quarterback Will Howard scored a 1-yard touchdown. The Buckeyes scored four touchdowns of 40 yards or more.
Marshall: The Thundering Herd were competitive early on. They made life difficult for Ohio State for much of the first half and went into the locker room trailing 28-14. But they couldn’t hold onto that lead in the second half, especially after quarterback Stone Earle went down with an injury in the third quarter.
Ohio State: The Buckeyes’ defense allowed some long drives in the first half of their final preseason game before the Big Ten schedule begins, but their arsenal of offensive weapons was on full display and the Herd couldn’t keep up.
Henderson took a pitch from Howard to the left and broke two tackles on the way to a 40-yard touchdown on Ohio State’s first possession of the second half, increasing the Buckeyes’ lead to 35-14. After that, the Buckeyes were in the lead.
Ohio State only had the ball for 23 minutes, but averaged 10 yards per play – 12.3 in three quarters – so this stat is irrelevant.
Marshall hosts Western Michigan and Ohio State is at Michigan State on Saturday.
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