GAME THREAD: NCAAF: NORTHWESTERN (2-1) at OHIO ST (3-0)

NCAAF: NORTHWESTERN at OHIO ST

<div class="pre">NCAAF FINAL 1ST 2ND 3RD 4TH TOTAL
--- --- --- --- -----
NORTHWESTERN 0 0 7 0 7
OHIO ST (8) 28 17 13 0 58 FINAL

SCORING SUMMARY

1ST QUARTER: OHIO ST - TD, BRIAN ROBISKIE 42 YD PASS FROM
TODD BOECKMAN (RYAN PRETORIUS
KICK), 1:10. OHIO ST 7-0
OHIO ST - TD, BRIAN ROBISKIE 28 YD PASS FROM
TODD BOECKMAN (RYAN PRETORIUS
KICK), 3:29. OHIO ST 14-0
OHIO ST - TD, MAURICE WELLS 3 YD RUN (RYAN
PRETORIUS KICK), 7:35. OHIO ST
21-0
OHIO ST - TD, VERNON GHOLSTON 25 YD FUMBLE
RETURN (RYAN PRETORIUS KICK),
9:34. OHIO ST 28-0
2ND QUARTER: OHIO ST - TD, BRIAN ROBISKIE 19 YD PASS FROM
TODD BOECKMAN (RYAN PRETORIUS
KICK), 0:58. OHIO ST 35-0
OHIO ST - TD, CHRIS WELLS 36 YD RUN (RYAN
PRETORIUS KICK), 11:21. OHIO
ST 42-0
OHIO ST - FG, RYAN PRETORIUS 40 YD, 13:41.
OHIO ST 45-0
3RD QUARTER: NORTHWESTERN - TD, STEPHEN SIMMONS 99 YD KICKOFF
RETURN (AMADO VILLARREAL
KICK), 0:16. OHIO ST 45-7
OHIO ST - TD, RAY SMALL 48 YD PASS FROM TODD
BOECKMAN (RYAN PRETORIUS
KICK), 3:50. OHIO ST 52-7
OHIO ST - TD, MAURICE WELLS 1 YD RUN
(TWO-POINT CONVERSION FAILED),
12:52. OHIO ST 58-7
4TH QUARTER: NONE</div>

 

NCAAF: NORTHWESTERN at OHIO ST

<div class="pre">** CONFIRMED **
NCAAF
NORTHWESTERN 7
OHIO ST (8) 58 FINAL</div>

 

COLUMBUS, Ohio (Ticker) -- Todd Boeckman, Brian Robiskie andOhio State continued to rip through their regular-seasonopponents.


Boeckman threw four touchdowns - three to Robiskie - as theeighth-ranked Buckeyes ambushed Northwestern, 58-7, in the BigTen Conference opener for both teams on Saturday afternoon.

Maurice Wells ran for two TDs for Ohio State (4-0), whichrecorded a school-record 22nd consecutive regular-seasonvictory. The Buckeyes' last loss came in last January's BCSChampionship Game against Florida.


One of the premier programs in the nation, Ohio State won all 12of its regular-season contests in 2006 - capped by an emotionalthree-point victory over then-No. 2 Michigan.


Despite the loss of Heisman Trophy winner Troy Smith,game-breaking wide receiver Ted Ginn Jr. and a host of othercontributors, the Buckeyes have not let up this season.

Ohio State outscored its first three opponents this campaign,91-20 - including a 33-14 road victory against Washington lastweek.


Boeckman wasted no time getting the Buckeyes on the board inthis one, connecting with Robiskie on a 42-yard strike on justthe third play of the game. The duo made it 14-0 with a 28-yardthrow and catch with 11:31 left in the opening period.

Robiskie capped a three-play, 38-yard drive with his third TDcatch of the afternoon to make it 35-0 just 58 seconds into thesecond quarter. The junior wide receiver had three catches for89 yards.


Boeckman was 11-of-14 for 179 yards, giving way to reservesAntonio Henton and Rob Schoenhoft in the third quarter.

Ryan Pretorius had a 99-yard kickoff return for a touchdown forthe Wildcats (2-2), who were outscored, 28-0, in the firstquarter.

 

NCAAF: NORTHWESTERN at OHIO ST

<div class="pre">NCAAF FINAL 1ST 2ND 3RD 4TH TOTAL
--- --- --- --- -----
NORTHWESTERN 0 0 7 0 7
OHIO ST (8) 28 17 13 0 58 FINAL

OHIO ST-TD, B Robiskie 42 YD PASS FROM T Boeckman (R
Pretorius KICK) 1:10 1st Qtr
OHIO ST-TD, B Robiskie 28 YD PASS FROM T Boeckman (R
Pretorius KICK) 3:29 1st Qtr
OHIO ST-TD, M Wells 3 YD RUN (R Pretorius KICK) 7:35 1st
Qtr
OHIO ST-TD, V Gholston 25 YD FUMBLE RETURN (R Pretorius
KICK) 9:34 1st Qtr
OHIO ST-TD, B Robiskie 19 YD PASS FROM T Boeckman (R
Pretorius KICK) 0:58 2nd Qtr
OHIO ST-TD, C Wells 36 YD RUN (R Pretorius KICK) 11:21
2nd Qtr
OHIO ST-FG, R Pretorius 40 YD 13:41 2nd Qtr
NORTHWESTERN-TD, S Simmons 99 YD KICKOFF RETURN (A Villarreal
KICK) 0:16 3rd Qtr
OHIO ST-TD, R Small 48 YD PASS FROM T Boeckman (R
Pretorius KICK) 3:50 3rd Qtr
OHIO ST-TD, M Wells 1 YD RUN (TWO-POINT CONVERSION
FAILED) 12:52 3rd Qtr


NORTHWESTERN OHIO ST
First downs 11 20
Rushed-yards 33-0 42-191
Passing yards 120 205
Sacked-yards lost 5-41 1-8
Return yards 0 117
Passes 17-33-2 14-20-1
Punts 9-31.3 1-34
Fumbles-lost 2-1 3-1
Penalties-yards 8-76 6-50
Time of possession 32:50 27:10


Individual Statistics

RUSHING: NORTHWESTERN-Omar Conteh 15-28, Mike Kafka 2-8, Brandon
Roberson 5-7, Stephen Simmons 3-0, Eric Peterman 1-MINUS 4, C.J.
Bacher 7-MINUS 39. OHIO ST-Chris Wells 12-100, Maurice Wells 15-44,
Antonio Henton 7-31, Ray Small 1-19, Marcus Williams 3-4, Joe Gantz
1-1, K.C. Christian 1-1, Dionte Johnson 1-MINUS 1, Todd Boeckman
1-MINUS 8.

PASSING: NORTHWESTERN-C.J. Bacher 17-32-120- 2, Mike Kafka 0-1-0- 0.
OHIO ST-Todd Boeckman 11-14-179- 1. Antonio Henton 2-4-20- 0. Rob
Schoenhoft 1-2-6- 0.

RECEIVING: NORTHWESTERN-Eric Peterman 6-61, Kim Thompson 2-22, Rasheed
Ward 3-15, Brandon Roberson 2-8, Omar Conteh 1-4, Tonjua Jones 1-4,
Mark Woodsum 1-3, Brendan Mitchell 1-3. OHIO ST-Brian Robiskie 3-89,
Ray Small 1-48, Brian Hartline 2-22, Rory Nicol 2-13, Lawrence Wilson
1-11, Devon Torrence 1-9, Maurice Wells 2-8, Taurian Washington 1-5,
Chris Wells 1-0.


Att: 105,178</div>

 

COLUMBUS, Ohio (Ticker) -- Todd Boeckman, Brian Robiskie andOhio State continued to rip through their regular-seasonopponents.


Boeckman threw four touchdowns - three to Robiskie - as theeighth-ranked Buckeyes ambushed Northwestern, 58-7, in the BigTen Conference opener for both teams on Saturday afternoon.

Maurice Wells ran for two TDs for Ohio State (4-0), whichrecorded a school-record 22nd consecutive regular-seasonvictory. The Buckeyes' last loss came in last January's BCSChampionship Game against Florida.


"We got off to a great start, obviously," Ohio State coach JimTressel said. "That first TD was something that Darrell(Hazell), Joe Daniels and Jim Bollman came up with this week.

"We thought we could give them a nice play action. Then thedefense took over and created unbelievable field position. Itwas a decisive win that hopefully we can go back and learn agreat deal from."


Despite winning their first three games impressively, Tresselwas just looking for his team to get better on Saturday.

"You try to continue to improve," Tressel said. "You try to getmore experiences and put people in situations that you wantthem to experience and try to keep a handle on how your opponentis going to change their tactics."


One of the premier programs in the nation, Ohio State won all 12of its regular-season contests in 2006 - capped by an emotionalthree-point victory over then-No. 2 Michigan.


Despite the loss of Heisman Trophy winner Troy Smith,game-breaking wide receiver Ted Ginn Jr. and a host of othercontributors, the Buckeyes have not let up this season.

Ohio State outscored its first three opponents this campaign,91-20 - including a 33-14 road victory against Washington lastweek.


However, in those contests, the Buckeyes started slowly.

"The last few weeks we didn't come out as strong as we wantedto," Boeckman said. "Today, we had a good game plan and we cameout and executed."


Boeckman wasted no time getting the Buckeyes on the board inthis one, connecting with Robiskie on a 42-yard strike on justthe third play of the game. The duo made it 14-0 with a 28-yardthrow and catch with 11:31 left in the opening period.

"We wanted to establish ourselves on the first drive and set thetone early," Wells said. "That is exactly what we did and weare really happy that we could do that early."


Robiskie capped a three-play, 38-yard drive with his third TDcatch of the afternoon to make it 35-0 just 58 seconds into thesecond quarter. The junior wide receiver had three catches for89 yards.


Boeckman was 11-of-14 for 179 yards, giving way to reservesAntonio Henton and Rob Schoenhoft in the third quarter.

Ryan Pretorius had a 99-yard kickoff return for a touchdown forthe Wildcats (2-2), who were outscored, 28-0, in the firstquarter.


"This is not the way that we wanted to start Big Ten play,"Northwestern coach Pat Fitzgerald said. "Now, we have theopportunity to change things and get back to work Monday."