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No. 5 Ohio State beats Maryland 45-16 and heads to unbeaten Indiana

Jeremiah Smith and Bo Jackson scored twice each, but eight penalties and two turnovers drew Ryan Day's attention.

Published Oct 14, 2026, Eastern Time
Source / event date: Oct 10, 2026

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Ohio State beat Maryland 45-16 in the rain at Ohio Stadium on Oct. 10, its 10th straight win over the Terrapins. The Buckeyes led 31-10 at halftime.

Quarterback Julian Sayin threw four first-half touchdown passes, including scores of 33 and 40 yards to Jeremiah Smith on Smith's first two catches. Tight end Nate Roberts added a 68-yard touchdown, the longest by an Ohio State tight end since 2012. Sophomore running back Bo Jackson ran for two touchdowns and 107 yards, the most by a Buckeye back this season.

Sayin also threw an interception that Maryland returned 52 yards for a touchdown and lost a fumble that set up a field goal. Ohio State was flagged eight times for 65 yards, and coach Ryan Day said fixing the mistakes starts with the coaches.

The defense held Maryland to 146 total yards. Next is a trip to No. 7 Indiana, which is unbeaten and beat Ohio State 13-10 in last season's Big Ten championship game.

Sources

  1. No. 5 Ohio State defeats Maryland 45-16 despite miscues, looks ahead to Indiana matchup · The Lantern · Oct 2026

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