COLUMBUS, Ohio -- Ohio State scored 10 offensive touchdowns and rolled up a school record 776 yards in beating Bowling Green on Saturday, but was it enough to impress Coach Urban Meyer?
Maybe not yet.
After the 77-10 romp, Meyer made it clear that he wants to see what his team can do when the competition gets more difficult, especially in two weeks when the No. 6 Buckeyes have to travel to Oklahoma.
"Well, it's one game," he said. "Let's chat in about four weeks and see how we're doing."
The 776 yards topped the 718 yards Ohio State put up against Mount Union in 1930.
Veteran quarterback J.T. Barrett broke a school record in being responsible for seven touchdowns -- six passing and a seventh on the ground. The junior was 21 for 31 for 349 yards and rushed for another 30 before giving way to backup Joe Burrow with 6:30 left in the third quarter.
Ohio State held Bowling Green to 244 total yards.
"It's hard to take positives from a butt-whooping like that," Bowling Green Coach Mike Jinks said.
In other Big Ten Conference games, Wilton Speight threw three touchdown passes in the first half and No. 7 Michigan beat visiting Hawaii 63-3 in its most lopsided victory since 1975. ... Akrum Wadley ran for 121 yards and two touchdowns, LeShun Daniels added 83 yards rushing and two scores, and No. 17 Iowa beat visiting Miami (Ohio) 45-21. ... Leroy Clark and Gelen Robinson's first-quarter interceptions helped host Purdue build an early 21-0 lead, and the Boilermakers outlasted Football Championship Subdivision opponent Eastern Kentucky 45-24. ... Trace McSorley threw for 209 yards and two touchdowns to lift host Penn State over Kent State 33-13. ... DJ Durkin enjoyed a lopsided victory in his debut as Maryland's coach, overseeing a dominant performance that carried the Terrapins past visiting Howard 52-13. ... Zach Terrell threw for 218 yards and a touchdown, Jamauri Bogan had a 1-yard touchdown run on fourth down and visiting Western Michigan posted a 22-21 upset of Northwestern. ... Wes Lunt threw for 226 yards and three touchdowns and Kendrick Foster ran for a pair of 56-yard touchdowns to give new Illinois Coach Lovie Smith his first victory, 52-3 over visiting Murray State. ... Tommy Armstrong Jr. ran for two touchdowns and threw a perfect deep ball to Alonzo Moore for another, and Nebraska pulled away in the second half to defeat Fresno State 43-10.
MID-AMERICAN
Sack saves Texas State
ATHENS, Ohio -- Ishmael Davis sacked Ohio quarterback Greg Windham on a two-point conversion attempt in the third overtime to give Texas State a 56-54 victory over Ohio on Saturday.
The teams had amassed 110 points before a defensive stop made the difference for Texas State which gave new Coach Everett Withers his first victory.
Windham had just hit Elijah Ball on an 18-yard scoring strike and Ohio was within two points of tying the game. Windham retrieved a low snap and looked up to see Davis in his face.
Tyler Jones, who threw for 418 yards and four touchdowns for Texas State, caught a 22-yard touchdown pass from halfback L.G. Williams to start the third overtime and then slipped a shovel pass to Gabe Schrade for two points and the victory.
Sports on 09/04/2016