Ball State 3-56 Ohio State (Sep 5, 2026)

Scoring Plays All Drives

BALL

OSU

1

0

14

2

3

14

3

0

14

4

0

14

3

56

1Q 08:51

0 - 7

J. Smith 48-yard TD catch from J. Sayin.

Touchdown

Made XP

2nd & 6

1Q 01:38

0 - 14

D. McCuin 17-yard TD catch from J. Sayin.

Touchdown

Made XP

1st & 10

2Q 12:19

0 - 21

J. Sayin 3-yard TD run.

Touchdown

Made XP

4th & Goal

2Q 01:21

3 - 21

B. Boehm 54-yard field goal.

FG Made

4th & 11

2Q 00:15

3 - 28

J. Smith 3-yard TD catch from J. Sayin.

Touchdown

Made XP

2nd & Goal

3Q 11:36

3 - 35

B. Jackson 65-yard TD run.

Touchdown

Made XP

1st & 10

3Q 08:47

3 - 42

J. Jackson 49-yard TD run.

Touchdown

Made XP

1st & 10

4Q 14:27

3 - 49

L. Bey 25-yard TD catch from L. Fahey.

Touchdown

Made XP

1st & 20

4Q 02:00

3 - 56

C. Henry Jr. 15-yard TD catch from T. St. Clair.

Touchdown

Made XP

2nd & 10

Top Performers

Pass Yds

320

Sayin

OSU

Rush Yds

83

Jackson

OSU

Rec Yds

151

Smith

OSU

Scrim TD

2

Smith

OSU

Matchup

Pass Rush Rec

Keldric Luster

BALL QB #6

Julian Sayin

OSU QB #10

89

Pass Yds

320

0

Pass TD

3

1

Int

0

BALL

Team Stats

OSU

163

Total Yds

659

28:22

Possession

31:38

13

1st Downs

32

3/14

3rd Down

5/11

1

Turnovers

1

2026 Mid-American

BALLOSU

	Team	W	L	PCT
1	Eastern Michigan	1	1	.500
2	Buffalo	1	0	1.000
3	UMass	1	0	1.000
4	Akron	0	1	.000
5	Ball State	0	1	.000
6	Bowling Green	0	1	.000
7	Central Michigan	0	1	.000
8	Kent State	0	1	.000
9	Miami (OH)	0	1	.000
10	Ohio	0	1	.000
11	Toledo	0	1	.000
12	Western Michigan	0	1	.000
13	Sacramento State	1	1	.500

	Team	W	L	PCT
1	USC	2	0	1.000
2	Illinois	1	0	1.000
3	Indiana	1	0	1.000
4	Iowa	1	0	1.000
5	Maryland	1	0	1.000
6	Michigan	1	0	1.000
7	Michigan State	1	0	1.000
8	Minnesota	1	0	1.000
9	Nebraska	1	0	1.000
10	Northwestern	1	0	1.000
11	Ohio State	1	0	1.000
12	Oregon	1	0	1.000
13	Penn State	1	0	1.000
14	Purdue	1	0	1.000
15	UCLA	1	0	1.000
16	Washington	1	0	1.000
17	Wisconsin	0	0
18	Rutgers	0	1	.000

Game Summary

The Ohio State Buckeyes dominated the Ball State Cardinals, 56 to 3, yesterday.

Game Info

September 5, 2026

BTN

Ohio Stadium

Columbus, Ohio

82°

4 mph NNW

Passing	Comp	Yds	Avg	TD	Int	Sck	Rtg
Keldric Luster K. Luster #6	18/33	89	2.7	0	1	1-2	71.1
Tyler Mizzell T. Mizzell #9	2/4	31	7.8	0	0	0-0	115.1

Passing	Comp	Yds	Avg	TD	Int	Sck	Rtg
Julian Sayin J. Sayin #10	21/25	320	12.8	3	0	2-12	231.1
Luke Fahey L. Fahey #13	5/6	62	10.3	1	1	0-0	191.8
Tavien St. Clair T. St. Clair #9	5/6	52	8.7	1	0	0-0	211.1

Rushing	Att	Yds	Avg	Long
Elijah Jackson E. Jackson #0	2	20	10.0	15
Keldric Luster K. Luster #6	9	10	1.1	8
Jalen Bonds J. Bonds #2	3	9	3.0	12
TJ Horton TJ Horton #4	6	4	0.7	5
Johnny Thompson Jr. J. Thompson Jr. #3	2	3	1.5	2

Rushing	Att	Yds	Avg	TD	Long
Ja'Kobi Jackson J. Jackson #24	8	83	10.4	1	49
Bo Jackson B. Jackson #25	9	83	9.2	1	65
Legend Bey L. Bey #2	6	37	6.2	0	24
Isaiah West I. West #32	5	27	5.4	0	14
Tavien St. Clair T. St. Clair #9	2	8	4.0	0	7
Jeremiah Smith J. Smith #4	1	5	5.0	0	5
Luke Fahey L. Fahey #13	1	3	3.0	0	3
Julian Sayin J. Sayin #10	3	-9	-3.0	1	3

Receiving	Rec	Yds	Avg	Long
Elisha Durham E. Durham #14	1/3	26	26.0	26
Tate Hoover T. Hoover #24	5/6	20	4.0	10
Jamarion McDougle J. McDougle #10	2/4	16	8.0	12
Isaiah Thacker I. Thacker #11	1/3	11	11.0	11
Donovan Hamilton D. Hamilton #1	1/3	11	11.0	11
Johnny Thompson Jr. J. Thompson Jr. #3	3/3	11	3.7	7
CJ Nelson CJ Nelson #7	1/3	8	8.0	8
Jalen Bonds J. Bonds #2	1/1	6	6.0	6
TJ Horton TJ Horton #4	4/4	6	1.5	4
Elijah Jackson E. Jackson #0	1/1	5	5.0	5
Corey Thompson Jr. C. Thompson Jr. #8	0/2	0	0	0

Receiving	Rec	Yds	Avg	TD	Long
Jeremiah Smith J. Smith #4	8/9	151	18.9	2	48
Devin McCuin D. McCuin #3	6/7	97	16.2	1	19
Legend Bey L. Bey #2	2/2	37	18.5	1	25
Brandon Inniss B. Inniss #0	3/3	36	12.0	0	15
Brock Boyd B. Boyd #11	1/1	22	22.0	0	22
Isaiah West I. West #32	3/3	18	6.0	0	9
Chris Henry Jr. C. Henry Jr. #15	1/2	15	15.0	1	15
Bo Jackson B. Jackson #25	1/2	13	13.0	0	13
Jerquaden Guilford J. Guilford #6	1/1	12	12.0	0	12
Nate Roberts N. Roberts #83	1/1	11	11.0	0	11
Maxence LeBlanc M. LeBlanc #88	1/1	6	6.0	0	6
Phillip Bell P. Bell #7	1/1	6	6.0	0	6
Mason Williams M. Williams #86	1/1	6	6.0	0	6
Brody Lennon B. Lennon #87	1/1	4	4.0	0	4
Nick Lautar N. Lautar #89	0/1	0	0	0	0

Defense	Tkl-Solo	TFL	Sacks	Int
Lucas Szymborski L. Szymborski #26	6-5	0	0.0	0
Stu Smith S. Smith #1	5-4	0	0.0	0
Quentavius Scandrett Q. Scandrett #2	5-4	0	0.0	0
Gavin Forsha G. Forsha #27	5-3	1	0.0	0
Anthony Pinnace A. Pinnace #14	4-3	2	1.0	0
DJ Fields DJ Fields #0	4-3	0	0.0	0
Will Yates W. Yates #4	3-3	0	0.0	0
Kaleb Stewart K. Stewart #16	3-2	0	0.0	0
Chris Jackson C. Jackson #5	2-1	0	0.0	0
Justin Thomas J. Thomas #9	2-2	1	0.0	0
Reese Hill R. Hill #57	2-0	0	0.0	0
Maverick Gracio M. Gracio #39	2-1	0	0.0	0
Kamron Chamble K. Chamble #13	2-2	0	0.0	0
Gabe Aramboles G. Aramboles #21	2-2	0	0.0	0
Cincear Lewis C. Lewis #6	2-0	0	0.0	0
Eli Hohlt E. Hohlt #83	2-2	0	0.0	0
Cedric Franklin II C. Franklin II #18	1-1	0	0.0	1
Jamarion McDougle J. McDougle #10	1-1	0	0.0	0
Jordan Suggs J. Suggs #23	1-1	0	0.0	0
Cole Stumbaugh C. Stumbaugh #32	1-1	0	0.0	0
Sam Feeney S. Feeney #48	1-1	0	0.0	0
Keilan Smith K. Smith #58	1-1	0	0.0	0
Ameir Glenn A. Glenn #56	1-1	1	0.0	0
Alex Scherle A. Scherle #88	1-1	0	0.0	0
Spencer Vaka S. Vaka #54	1-1	0	0.0	0
Jamar Birden J. Birden #33	1-1	0	0.0	0
Stone Perkins S. Perkins #28	1-0	0	0.0	0
Jared Badie J. Badie #31	1-1	1	1.0	0
Kendrick Gilbert K. Gilbert #99	1-1	0	0.0	0
Ben Marsh B. Marsh #7	1-1	0	0.0	0

Defense	Tkl-Solo	TFL	Sacks	Int
Riley Pettijohn R. Pettijohn #5	6-2	0	0.0	0
TJ Alford TJ Alford #17	5-2	0	0.0	1
Beau Atkinson B. Atkinson #12	4-1	0	0.0	0
Payton Pierce P. Pierce #26	3-0	0	0.0	0
Kenyatta Jackson Jr. K. Jackson Jr. #2	3-1	0	0.0	0
Earl Little Jr. E. Little Jr. #1	3-1	0	0.0	0
Jaylen McClain J. McClain #8	2-0	0	0.0	0
Devin Sanchez D. Sanchez #6	2-2	0	0.0	0
Epi Sitanilei E. Sitanilei #44	2-2	1	1.0	0
Jordan Thomas J. Thomas #15	2-1	0	0.0	0
Christian Alliegro C. Alliegro #14	2-0	0	0.0	0
Jermaine Mathews Jr. J. Mathews Jr. #7	2-2	0	0.0	0
James Smith J. Smith #3	2-1	1	0.0	0
Will Smith Jr. W. Smith Jr. #53	1-1	0	0.0	0
Eddrick Houston E. Houston #96	1-1	0	0.0	0
Garrett Stover G. Stover #23	1-0	0	0.0	0
Zion Grady Z. Grady #9	1-0	0	0.0	0
Dominick Kelly D. Kelly #24	1-1	1	0.0	0
Jay Timmons J. Timmons #25	1-1	0	0.0	0
CJ Sanna CJ Sanna #36	1-1	0	0.0	0
Simeon Caldwell S. Caldwell #28	1-0	0	0.0	0
Darryus McKinley D. McKinley #91	1-1	0	0.0	0
Braxton Rembert B. Rembert #41	1-1	0	0.0	0
Terry Moore T. Moore #11	1-0	0	0.0	0
John Walker J. Walker #55	1-1	0	0.0	0
Cam Calhoun C. Calhoun #18	1-1	0	0.0	0
Jason Moore J. Moore #94	1-1	1	0.0	0

Kicking	FG	XP	Pts	Long
Brody Boehm B. Boehm #38	1/1	0/0	3	54

Kicking	FG	XP	Pts	Long
Connor Hawkins C. Hawkins #96	0/0	7/7	7	0
Cooper Peterson C. Peterson #92	0/0	1/1	1	0

Punting	No	Yds	Avg	Long
Cole Stumbaugh C. Stumbaugh #32	8	350	43.8	64

Punting	No	Yds	Avg	Long
Joe McGuire J. McGuire #42	3	123	41.0	42

Kick Return	No	Yds	Avg	Long	TD
Legend Bey L. Bey #2	2	26	13.0	0	0

Punt Return	No	Yds	Avg	Long	TD
Brandon Inniss B. Inniss #0	1	10	10.0	10	0
Phillip Bell P. Bell #7	3	0	0.0	1	0

Passing	Comp	Yds	Avg	TD	Int	Sck	Rtg
Keldric Luster K. Luster #6	18/33	89	2.7	0	1	1-2	71.1
Tyler Mizzell T. Mizzell #9	2/4	31	7.8	0	0	0-0	115.1

Rushing	Att	Yds	Avg	Long
Elijah Jackson E. Jackson #0	2	20	10.0	15
Keldric Luster K. Luster #6	9	10	1.1	8
Jalen Bonds J. Bonds #2	3	9	3.0	12
TJ Horton TJ Horton #4	6	4	0.7	5
Johnny Thompson Jr. J. Thompson Jr. #3	2	3	1.5	2

Receiving	Rec	Yds	Avg	Long
Elisha Durham E. Durham #14	1/3	26	26.0	26
Tate Hoover T. Hoover #24	5/6	20	4.0	10
Jamarion McDougle J. McDougle #10	2/4	16	8.0	12
Isaiah Thacker I. Thacker #11	1/3	11	11.0	11
Donovan Hamilton D. Hamilton #1	1/3	11	11.0	11
Johnny Thompson Jr. J. Thompson Jr. #3	3/3	11	3.7	7
CJ Nelson CJ Nelson #7	1/3	8	8.0	8
Jalen Bonds J. Bonds #2	1/1	6	6.0	6
TJ Horton TJ Horton #4	4/4	6	1.5	4
Elijah Jackson E. Jackson #0	1/1	5	5.0	5
Corey Thompson Jr. C. Thompson Jr. #8	0/2	0	0	0

Fumbles	Fum	Lost	Rec

Defense	Tkl-Solo	TFL	Sacks	Int
Lucas Szymborski L. Szymborski #26	6-5	0	0.0	0
Stu Smith S. Smith #1	5-4	0	0.0	0
Quentavius Scandrett Q. Scandrett #2	5-4	0	0.0	0
Gavin Forsha G. Forsha #27	5-3	1	0.0	0
Anthony Pinnace A. Pinnace #14	4-3	2	1.0	0
DJ Fields DJ Fields #0	4-3	0	0.0	0
Will Yates W. Yates #4	3-3	0	0.0	0
Kaleb Stewart K. Stewart #16	3-2	0	0.0	0
Chris Jackson C. Jackson #5	2-1	0	0.0	0
Justin Thomas J. Thomas #9	2-2	1	0.0	0
Reese Hill R. Hill #57	2-0	0	0.0	0
Maverick Gracio M. Gracio #39	2-1	0	0.0	0
Kamron Chamble K. Chamble #13	2-2	0	0.0	0
Gabe Aramboles G. Aramboles #21	2-2	0	0.0	0
Cincear Lewis C. Lewis #6	2-0	0	0.0	0
Eli Hohlt E. Hohlt #83	2-2	0	0.0	0
Cedric Franklin II C. Franklin II #18	1-1	0	0.0	1
Jamarion McDougle J. McDougle #10	1-1	0	0.0	0
Jordan Suggs J. Suggs #23	1-1	0	0.0	0
Cole Stumbaugh C. Stumbaugh #32	1-1	0	0.0	0
Sam Feeney S. Feeney #48	1-1	0	0.0	0
Keilan Smith K. Smith #58	1-1	0	0.0	0
Ameir Glenn A. Glenn #56	1-1	1	0.0	0
Alex Scherle A. Scherle #88	1-1	0	0.0	0
Spencer Vaka S. Vaka #54	1-1	0	0.0	0
Jamar Birden J. Birden #33	1-1	0	0.0	0
Stone Perkins S. Perkins #28	1-0	0	0.0	0
Jared Badie J. Badie #31	1-1	1	1.0	0
Kendrick Gilbert K. Gilbert #99	1-1	0	0.0	0
Ben Marsh B. Marsh #7	1-1	0	0.0	0

Kicking	FG	XP	Pts	Long
Brody Boehm B. Boehm #38	1/1	0/0	3	54

Punting	No	Yds	Avg	Long
Cole Stumbaugh C. Stumbaugh #32	8	350	43.8	64

Passing	Comp	Yds	Avg	TD	Int	Sck	Rtg
Julian Sayin J. Sayin #10	21/25	320	12.8	3	0	2-12	231.1
Luke Fahey L. Fahey #13	5/6	62	10.3	1	1	0-0	191.8
Tavien St. Clair T. St. Clair #9	5/6	52	8.7	1	0	0-0	211.1

Rushing	Att	Yds	Avg	TD	Long
Ja'Kobi Jackson J. Jackson #24	8	83	10.4	1	49
Bo Jackson B. Jackson #25	9	83	9.2	1	65
Legend Bey L. Bey #2	6	37	6.2	0	24
Isaiah West I. West #32	5	27	5.4	0	14
Tavien St. Clair T. St. Clair #9	2	8	4.0	0	7
Jeremiah Smith J. Smith #4	1	5	5.0	0	5
Luke Fahey L. Fahey #13	1	3	3.0	0	3
Julian Sayin J. Sayin #10	3	-9	-3.0	1	3

Receiving	Rec	Yds	Avg	TD	Long
Jeremiah Smith J. Smith #4	8/9	151	18.9	2	48
Devin McCuin D. McCuin #3	6/7	97	16.2	1	19
Legend Bey L. Bey #2	2/2	37	18.5	1	25
Brandon Inniss B. Inniss #0	3/3	36	12.0	0	15
Brock Boyd B. Boyd #11	1/1	22	22.0	0	22
Isaiah West I. West #32	3/3	18	6.0	0	9
Chris Henry Jr. C. Henry Jr. #15	1/2	15	15.0	1	15
Bo Jackson B. Jackson #25	1/2	13	13.0	0	13
Jerquaden Guilford J. Guilford #6	1/1	12	12.0	0	12
Nate Roberts N. Roberts #83	1/1	11	11.0	0	11
Maxence LeBlanc M. LeBlanc #88	1/1	6	6.0	0	6
Phillip Bell P. Bell #7	1/1	6	6.0	0	6
Mason Williams M. Williams #86	1/1	6	6.0	0	6
Brody Lennon B. Lennon #87	1/1	4	4.0	0	4
Nick Lautar N. Lautar #89	0/1	0	0	0	0

Fumbles	Fum	Lost	Rec

Defense	Tkl-Solo	TFL	Sacks	Int
Riley Pettijohn R. Pettijohn #5	6-2	0	0.0	0
TJ Alford TJ Alford #17	5-2	0	0.0	1
Beau Atkinson B. Atkinson #12	4-1	0	0.0	0
Payton Pierce P. Pierce #26	3-0	0	0.0	0
Kenyatta Jackson Jr. K. Jackson Jr. #2	3-1	0	0.0	0
Earl Little Jr. E. Little Jr. #1	3-1	0	0.0	0
Jaylen McClain J. McClain #8	2-0	0	0.0	0
Devin Sanchez D. Sanchez #6	2-2	0	0.0	0
Epi Sitanilei E. Sitanilei #44	2-2	1	1.0	0
Jordan Thomas J. Thomas #15	2-1	0	0.0	0
Christian Alliegro C. Alliegro #14	2-0	0	0.0	0
Jermaine Mathews Jr. J. Mathews Jr. #7	2-2	0	0.0	0
James Smith J. Smith #3	2-1	1	0.0	0
Will Smith Jr. W. Smith Jr. #53	1-1	0	0.0	0
Eddrick Houston E. Houston #96	1-1	0	0.0	0
Garrett Stover G. Stover #23	1-0	0	0.0	0
Zion Grady Z. Grady #9	1-0	0	0.0	0
Dominick Kelly D. Kelly #24	1-1	1	0.0	0
Jay Timmons J. Timmons #25	1-1	0	0.0	0
CJ Sanna CJ Sanna #36	1-1	0	0.0	0
Simeon Caldwell S. Caldwell #28	1-0	0	0.0	0
Darryus McKinley D. McKinley #91	1-1	0	0.0	0
Braxton Rembert B. Rembert #41	1-1	0	0.0	0
Terry Moore T. Moore #11	1-0	0	0.0	0
John Walker J. Walker #55	1-1	0	0.0	0
Cam Calhoun C. Calhoun #18	1-1	0	0.0	0
Jason Moore J. Moore #94	1-1	1	0.0	0

Kicking	FG	XP	Pts	Long
Connor Hawkins C. Hawkins #96	0/0	7/7	7	0
Cooper Peterson C. Peterson #92	0/0	1/1	1	0

Punting	No	Yds	Avg	Long
Joe McGuire J. McGuire #42	3	123	41.0	42

Kick Return	No	Yds	Avg	Long	TD
Legend Bey L. Bey #2	2	26	13.0	0	0

Punt Return	No	Yds	Avg	Long	TD
Brandon Inniss B. Inniss #0	1	10	10.0	10	0
Phillip Bell P. Bell #7	3	0	0.0	1	0

BALL

OSU

1

0

14

2

3

14

3

0

14

4

0

14

3

56

Punt

3 plays, 4 yd, 00:46

0-0

Punt

4 plays, 18 yd, 02:09

0-0

Touchdown

7 plays, 99 yd, 03:18

0-7

Punt

5 plays, 16 yd, 02:55

0-7

Touchdown

9 plays, 75 yd, 04:29

0-14

Interception

3 plays, 8 yd, 01:34

0-14

Touchdown

6 plays, 28 yd, 02:41

0-21

Punt

9 plays, 12 yd, 04:26

0-21

Punt

6 plays, 29 yd, 03:43

0-21

Field Goal

11 plays, 38 yd, 02:42

3-21

Touchdown

9 plays, 90 yd, 01:07

3-28

End of Half

1 play, -1 yd, 00:10

3-28

Punt

3 plays, 0 yd, 01:34

3-28

Touchdown

4 plays, 94 yd, 01:57

3-35

Punt

3 plays, 3 yd, 01:34

3-35

Touchdown

3 plays, 62 yd, 01:35

3-42

Punt

3 plays, -1 yd, 01:03

3-42

Interception

3 plays, 2 yd, 01:00

3-42

Punt

3 plays, -9 yd, 01:38

3-42

Touchdown

12 plays, 103 yd, 05:23

3-49

Downs

7 plays, 34 yd, 04:29

3-49

Punt

5 plays, 22 yd, 01:42

3-49

Punt

3 plays, 0 yd, 02:13

3-49

Touchdown

8 plays, 63 yd, 03:57

3-56

End of Game

7 plays, 47 yd, 01:55

3-56

BALL

Team Stats

OSU

163

Total Yds

659

118

Pass Yds

422

45

Rush Yds

237

13

Total Drives

12

61

Total Plays

74

2.7

Yards Per Play

8.9

3.1

Yards Per Pass

10.8

2.0

Yards Per Rush

6.8

28:22

Possession

31:38

0

Biggest Lead

53

13

1st Downs

32

8

Passing 1st Downs

22

3

Rushing 1st Downs

10

2

1st Downs from Penalties

0

3/14

3rd Down

5/11

0/1

4th Down

2/2

8

Punts

3

1

Turnovers

1

Interceptions Thrown

1

0

Fumbles Lost

0

3

Penalties

9

15

Penalty Yards

81

2

Sacks

1

12

Sack Yards

2

6

Tackles For Loss

4

0

D/ST TD

0

0-1 BALL

OSU 1-0

Top Performers

Matchup

Team Stats

2026 Mid-American

Game Summary

Game Info

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