by First Quarter
The Buckeyes came out firing on all cylinders on offense as they took a 21-0 lead after the first quarter. Both Quinshon Judkins and Treveyon Henderson had a rushing touchdown, along with an explosive 70-yard touchdown pass from Will Howard to Jeremiah Smith, the young receiver who is emerging as one of the best in the country.
Second Quarter
The offense kept firing on all cylinders as the score at halftime was 35-0. The Buckeyes added 2 more touchdowns in this quarter thanks to a rushing touchdown by Will Howard and another 23-yard rushing touchdown by Quinshon Judkins.
Third Quarter
The offense added two more touchdowns onto the scoreboard to make it 49-0 going into the fourth quarter. The running game was rolling all night as Treveyon Henderson and third string running back James Peoples added rushing touchdowns to the scoreboard. The defense continued to hold stout in this game as they continued to hold the shutout throughout the third quarter.
Fourth Quarter
The Buckeyes added one more touchdown to the board in this quarter and holding Western Michigan to no points as the final score of the game was 56-0. Transfer student and highly touted quarterback Julian Sayin threw a 55-yard touchdown pass to Bennett Christian to wrap this game up.
Analysis
It was great to see the big explosive throwing plays this week as they were not able to get that going last week against Akron. Another positive from this game is our rush attack; this game proved that we have the best running-back tandem in the country and showed how the Buckeyes can dominate a ball game by running the football.
The defense looked amazing as well. I know it was Western Michigan, which is a smaller not a traditional powerhouse in college football, but shutting out a team is no small feat. I think that the leaders of the team did not like how they performed against Akron, so they had to come out and make a statement about this game. They did not play poorly against Akron, but if you watched the game there were mistakes being made that first week that I think they cleaned up for this week and led to a shut-out result and a win.
