COLUMBUS — The top-ranked Ohio State Buckeyes dominated Minnesota in a 42-3 win on Homecoming on Saturday in Columbus.
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Julian Sayin passed for 326 yards and three touchdowns. It was his third 300-yard game in five starts.
The Buckeyes remain undefeated at 5-0.
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The Golden Gophers led 3-0, but C.J. Donaldson’s touchdown run gave Ohio State a 7-3 lead after one quarter.
Sayin found Jeremiah Smith for an eight-yard touchdown to increase it 14-3. Carnell Tate caught a 44-yard touchdown pass to expand the advantage to 21-3 at halftime.
Bo Jackson’s five-yard run in the third quarter gave the Buckeyes a 28-3 lead.
Smith caught his second score of the game from nine yards out in the fourth quarter. Lincoln Kienholz capped the scoring with a one-yard run.
OSU’s defense held Minnesota to 162 yards of total offense.
Ohio State plays at Illinois on October 11.
Kickoff is at noon.
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