Buckeyes quarterback Julian Sayin, who completed 14 of his 15 pass attempts, had four touchdown passes. Two of those went to Carnell Tate. The others were to Will Kacmarek and Brandon Inniss. The defense posted its second shutout of the year. The first was in a 70-0 victory over Grambling State.

No. 17 USC recorded a statement win with a 26-21 victory over No. 21 Iowa at home. The Trojans held the Hawkeyes scoreless in the second half and erased an early 21-7 deficit to move to 8-2 (6-1 Big Ten). USC was powered by another big performance from star wide receiver Makai Lemon, who finished with 10 catches for 153 yards and a touchdown.

Two teams from Olentangy schools will meet on Friday night, and only one will advance to a regional final in Ohio’s high school football playoffs. At 7 p.m.,

Ohio State RB James Peoples has known he always could create the hurdle he had vs UCLA, with the track and field ability running in his genes.

The defending national champion Ohio State Buckeyes (9-0) hold the No. 1 spot in the latest College Football Playoff rankings as they prepare to host the UCLA Bruins (3-6).

Luke Duncan starts at quarterback for UCLA, and despite his mostly mistake-free effort, the Bruins come nowhere close to challenging Ohio State in a 48-10 loss.

While the rest of college football constantly finds itself in weekly fights, Ohio State continues to dominate its opponents. The Buckeyes haven’t played a close game on the scoreboard since Week 1, and not once has a game not been in their complete control.