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Game Thread tOSU at Iowa, Sat. Oct. 3rd, 3:30 pm ET, CBS

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Ohio State Dominates No. 14 Iowa, 31-14, to Start October with Statement Win​



Ohio State started its monster month of October with a statement win on the road.

The Buckeyes dominated No. 14 Iowa at Kinnick Stadium, 31-14, to earn their first road win and first ranked win of the season.
In its first trip to Iowa City since its 55-24 loss to the Hawkeyes in 2017, Ohio State got revenge in blowout fashion. Another record-setting day by Jeremiah Smith led the Buckeyes to victory, as Smith became Ohio State’s all-time leader in receptions and receiving touchdowns in the process of catching 11 passes for 206 yards and two touchdowns, also making him the first-ever Ohio State receiver with back-to-back 200-yard games.

With the win, the fifth-ranked Buckeyes improved to 4-1 on the season and 2-0 in Big Ten play, starting their toughest month of the 2026 season exactly the way they needed to.

Key Moments​

Q1, 14:19: Buckeyes force fumble on second play​

The Buckeyes got the ball in the red zone just two plays into the game when Kenyatta Jackson Jr. strip-sacked Hank Brown and Christian Alliegro recovered the ball at the 14-yard line.


Q1, 13:24: McCuin scores 15-yard touchdown​

Ohio State scored its first touchdown of the game on just its second offensive play as Iowa left Devin McCuin wide open over the middle of the field and Julian Sayin, with plenty of time to throw, found him for a 15-yard score.


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Snap Counts: Ja’Kobi Jackson Plays Biggest Role Yet at Running Back, Khary Wilder Plays Zero Snaps vs. Iowa​

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Thirteen Buckeyes played their highest snap counts of the season against Iowa, but a pair of frequently discussed freshmen saw no action at Kinnick Stadium.

As Ohio State’s offense tied its season-high with 75 team snaps against Iowa, 10 different offensive players played their largest snap counts of the season. Julian Sayin and all five of the Buckeyes’ starting offensive linemen were on the field for all 75 of Ohio State’s offensive plays. Ja’Kobi Jackson made his first start as a Buckeye at running back, and Nate Roberts, Mason Williams and Max LeBlanc all played season-high snap counts at tight end.

Defensively, freshman safety/linebacker Simeon Caldwell played his biggest role yet as a Buckeye with 26 snaps, while fellow backup safety Leroy Roker III (21) and No. 5 defensive tackle Will Smith Jr. (18) also played their highest snap counts of the year.

On the other end of the spectrum, freshman defensive end Khary Wilder didn’t play a single snap against Iowa after Ryan Day indicated last week that the Buckeyes were still looking for Wilder to play with more discipline within the defensive scheme to earn a bigger role. Freshman running back Legend Bey also played zero snaps for the second week in a row to start Big Ten play.

In total, 56 different Ohio State players saw action on offense, defense and/or special teams against Iowa.

Our full report on Ohio State’s snap counts against Iowa, utilizing Pro Football Focus’ premium statistics, can be found below.

Snap Tracker: Offense
POS PLAYER BSU TEX KSU ILL IOWA TOTAL
QB JULIAN SAYIN 47 65 48 68 75 303
QB LUKE FAHEY 15 0 12 0 0 27
QB TAVIEN ST. CLAIR 13 0 6 0 0 19
RB BO JACKSON 28 42 18 35 34 157
RB JA'KOBI JACKSON 18 21 15 28 30 112
RB ISAIAH WEST 19 2 15 7 12 55
RB LEGEND BEY 10 1 3 0 0 14
RB FAVOUR AKIH 0 0 12 0 0 12
RB STANLEY JACKSON JR. 0 0 3 0 0 3
WR JEREMIAH SMITH 36 56 31 56 54 233
WR DEVIN McCUIN 37 50 15 39 49 190
WR CHRIS HENRY JR. 38 9 29 25 21 122
WR BRANDON INNISS 24 33 18 19 27 121
WR BROCK BOYD 20 12 36 23 20 111
WR PHILLIP BELL 20 9 14 3 5 51
WR JERQUADEN GUILFORD 15 0 6 0 0 21
WR DAVID ADOLPH 8 0 6 2 2 18
WR DE'ZIE JONES 7 0 2 0 0 9
TE NATE ROBERTS 24 42 33 43 53 195
TE MASON WILLIAMS 23 23 13 33 43 135
TE BENNETT CHRISTIAN 16 25 20 0 0 61
TE MAX LeBLANC 10 0 10 8 13 41
TE HUNTER WELCING 9 0 10 4 1 24
TE NICK LAUTAR 8 0 6 0 0 14
TE BRODY LENNON 5 0 3 0 0 8
TE FRANKIE MCALLISTER 0 0 1 2 0 3
OL AUSTIN SIEREVELD 47 65 48 68 75 303
OL CARSON HINZMAN 47 65 48 68 75 303
OL IAN MOORE 47 65 48 68 75 303
OL LUKE MONTGOMERY 47 65 48 68 75 303
OL GABE VANSICKLE 43 7 48 68 75 241
OL PHILLIP DANIELS 32 58 0 0 0 90
OL JAKE COOK 28 0 29 13 11 81
OL CARTER LOWE 28 0 18 0 0 46
OL JOSHUA PADILLA 28 0 15 0 0 43
OL DEONTAE ARMSTRONG 28 0 8 0 0 36
OL MAX RILEY 0 0 18 0 0 18
OL SAM GREER 0 0 10 0 0 10
OL MASON WILHELM 0 0 3 0 0 3

Snap Tracker: Defense
POS PLAYER BSU TEX KSU ILL IOWA TOTAL
DE KENYATTA JACKSON JR. 35 68 22 63 44 232
DE QUA RUSSAW 0 36 23 47 29 135
DE BEAU ATKINSON 26 11 17 19 11 84
DE EPI SITANILEI 20 7 22 9 0 58
DE ZION GRADY 26 6 0 0 23 55
DE KHARY WILDER 17 5 11 17 0 50
DE DRE QUINN 7 0 7 0 0 14
DE DARRYUS McKINLEY 4 0 4 0 0 8
DE NATE RIEGLE 6 0 0 0 0 6
DT EDDRICK HOUSTON 23 54 15 35 38 165
DT JOHN WALKER 20 54 20 37 25 156
DT JASON MOORE 21 27 25 25 23 121
DT JAMES SMITH 17 40 14 22 24 117
DT WILL SMITH JR. 16 14 17 10 18 75
DT JAMIR PEREZ 4 0 17 0 0 21
DT DAMARI SIMEON 6 0 13 0 0 19
DT EMANUEL RUFFIN 2 0 4 0 0 6
DT ASHTON YEAGER 2 0 0 0 0 2
LB PAYTON PIERCE 26 67 17 50 37 197
LB CHRISTIAN ALLIEGRO 29 51 22 39 46 187
LB RILEY PETTIJOHN 30 37 27 51 27 172
LB TJ ALFORD 34 26 27 33 22 142
LB CINCERE JOHNSON 0 0 19 0 2 21
LB BRAXTON REMBERT 3 0 15 0 0 18
LB GARRETT STOVER 12 0 0 0 0 12
LB CJ SANNA 1 0 5 0 0 6
LB TY HOWARD 5 0 0 0 0 5
LB ALEC DELSIGNORE 2 0 0 0 0 2
LB ZACH HAYES 2 0 0 0 0 2
LB ELI RIGGS 1 0 0 0 0 1
CB JERMAINE MATHEWS JR. 36 76 32 76 58 278
CB DEVIN SANCHEZ 37 76 35 74 56 278
CB JAY TIMMONS 33 62 27 40 0 162
CB CAM CALHOUN 27 1 13 22 22 85
CB DOMINICK KELLY 22 0 13 3 0 38
CB JORDAN THOMAS 15 0 9 1 1 26
CB BRENTEN "INKY" JONES 0 0 13 0 0 13
CB MILES LOCKHART 0 0 8 0 0 8
CB DESHAWN STEWART 0 0 7 0 0 7
S JAYLEN McCLAIN 41 80 34 77 59 291
S EARL LITTLE JR. 30 71 31 57 38 227
S SIMEON CALDWELL 24 5 12 20 26 87
S LEROY ROKER III 12 0 13 20 21 66
S TERRY MOORE 19 0 14 0 0 33
S BLAINE BRADFORD 0 0 14 0 0 14
 
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Had a great time at the game yesterday. Weather was fantastic, tailgate was a blast! Seats at Iowa suck though.They really pack you in like sardines and once you get in...you aren't getting out. Toilets were clogged and leaking all over both restrooms I used. I mean are people really taking a dump during the game?

As for the game, we humiliated and outclassed Iowa obviously. But I continue to be absolutely perplexed with the offensive formations. Our best players are WRs and yet all game we continue to line up two tight ends with two WRs. Roberts was in there a lot flexed out in 3rd downs as a 4th WR. I feel like this offense with all the skilled weapons they have, could be scoring at will like an Urban Meyer team. I think Urban wins that game at least 49-14. Or maybe I'm just spoiled rotten because I'm a Buckeye. I don't know... it just seems so predictable and conservative and it doesn't feel like they play to their best strengths.

Other thoughts:
So great to see Jeremiah break two records in person. The Heisman pose was awesome! I love that he is advocating for the award this year. That catch over the middle between 3 defenders blew my mind, not just because it was a great catch but because Sayin had the courage to throw it. LoL! Sayin's confidence in JJ is clearly 1000%, just hope he isn't fixating on him all the time when other guys might be running free.

Gotta clean up all the penalties. There were 3 false starts on one series I think.

I like Jakobi Jackson a lot. He runs hard and his legs never stop driving. Seemed like he had a lot of YAC. Bring Bo in to back him up and please stop putting in West to run between the tackles.

A few DBs in there filling in that I thought did well. Cam Calhoun and Simeon Caldwell, who I had to look up because I didn't know who he was LOL. We have no super star on D, but the entire unit is playing solid.

Iowa's schedule is pretty ridiculous. They should be favored in every game the rest of the year (no ranked teams) so they likely end up with just one loss. It will make this win look better but means we may see them again. LOL!

That's all I got. Thanks for reading. Go Bucks!
 
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