No. 5 Ohio State beat Maryland 45-16 on Saturday, a 29-point win that still left coach Ryan Day with plenty to fix before next week’s trip to unbeaten Indiana.
Quarterback Julian Sayin threw four touchdown passes and receiver Jeremiah Smith scored on his first two touches, but the Buckeyes (5-1, 3-0 Big Ten) were flagged eight times for 65 yards and turned the ball over twice at a rainy Ohio Stadium.
Ohio State Penalties Help Fuel Maryland Scoring Drive
After Sayin’s 68-yard touchdown pass to tight end Nate Roberts late in the first quarter, Maryland answered with a touchdown drive that ended on quarterback Malik Washington’s 5-yard run early in the second…