Ohio State rips Western Michigan 56-0

   Will Howard completed his first ten passes and the Ohio State ground game ran for six touchdowns as the Buckeyes cruised to a 56-0 win over Western Michigan at the Horseshoe in Columbus.

Quinshon Judkins rushed for 108 yards and two touchdowns to lead Ohio State in rushing with Jeremiah Smith catching five passes for over one hundred yards and a touchdown to pace the receiving unit.

Ohio State (2-0) will be off next week and will host Marshall (1-1) in two weeks.

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1) Will Howard completed his first ten passes and looked very comfortable running the offense.

Howard made all the throws and looked the part of a veteran passe.

2) Another standout game from Jeremiah Smith who continues to be the team's go-to receiver as a freshman and on a team with a possible first-round receiver in Emeka Egbuka.

3) And yet for the second week in a row, Howard and Smith missed a connection that would have been a touchdown when Smith was several steps behind the coverage and Howard overthrew him.

If things are this good now, imagine when the chemistry builds!

4) The two-headed monster running backs of Quinshon Judkins and Treyvon Henderson ripped through the Broncos for four touchdowns between them (two each) and 174 yards combined on nineteen carries.

Keeping the two fresh isn't going to be a problem it seems.

5) Julian Sayin made his debut and threw a touchdown pass to tight end Bennett Christian.

Sayin will be the starter next season. Book it now.

6) The defense fires a shutout and what I liked even more than the shutout is how the Buckeye did it.

Many times through the years, Ohio State would dominate a team for three quarters or so and make changes for the reserves/younger players, who would allow a garbage score to spoil the shutout.

No let down this time and that is very important to see- a real commitment this year to notch the best possible numbers.

7) Again shorter than usual but on a day when MAC teams pulled major upsets (Northern Illinois over Notre Dame) and near surprises (Bowling Green pushing Penn State to the brink), the Buckeyes rolled over a Western Michigan team that battled Wisconsin deep into the fourth quarter last week.

That makes me feel better than I normally would about a shutout of a MAC team coming to Columbus and shows just how much talent this team ha.