NCAAF: YOUNGSTOWN ST at OHIO ST <div class="pre">NCAAF YOUNGSTOWN ST 6 OHIO ST (11) 31 9:05 LEFT, 4TH QTR</div>
NCAAF: YOUNGSTOWN ST at OHIO ST <div class="pre">NCAAF YOUNGSTOWN ST 6 OHIO ST (11) 31 8:52 LEFT, 4TH QTR</div>
NCAAF: YOUNGSTOWN ST at OHIO ST <div class="pre">NCAAF YOUNGSTOWN ST 6 OHIO ST (11) 31 7:58 LEFT, 4TH QTR</div>
NCAAF: YOUNGSTOWN ST at OHIO ST <div class="pre">NCAAF TD OHIO ST TAURIAN WASHINGTON 37 YD PASS FROM ANTONIO HENTON (RYAN PRETORIUS KICK) YOUNGSTOWN ST 6 OHIO ST (11) 38 7:44 LEFT, 4TH QTR</div>
NCAAF: YOUNGSTOWN ST at OHIO ST <div class="pre">NCAAF YOUNGSTOWN ST 6 OHIO ST (11) 38 4:36 LEFT, 4TH QTR</div>
NCAAF: YOUNGSTOWN ST at OHIO ST <div class="pre">NCAAF YOUNGSTOWN ST 6 OHIO ST (11) 38 3:36 LEFT, 4TH QTR</div>
NCAAF: YOUNGSTOWN ST at OHIO ST <div class="pre">NCAAF YOUNGSTOWN ST 6 OHIO ST (11) 38 3:10 LEFT, 4TH QTR</div>
NCAAF: YOUNGSTOWN ST at OHIO ST <div class="pre">NCAAF YOUNGSTOWN ST 6 OHIO ST (11) 38 2:03 LEFT, 4TH QTR</div>
NCAAF: YOUNGSTOWN ST at OHIO ST <div class="pre">NCAAF YOUNGSTOWN ST 6 OHIO ST (11) 38 0:28 LEFT, 4TH QTR</div>
NCAAF: YOUNGSTOWN ST at OHIO ST <div class="pre">NCAAF FINAL 1ST 2ND 3RD 4TH TOTAL --- --- --- --- ----- YOUNGSTOWN ST 0 3 3 0 6 OHIO ST (11) 7 14 3 14 38 FINAL SCORING SUMMARY 1ST QUARTER: OHIO ST - TD, DANE SANZENBACHER 3 YD PASS FROM TODD BOECKMAN (RYAN PRETORIUS KICK), 5:24. OHIO ST 7-0 2ND QUARTER: OHIO ST - TD, CHRIS WELLS 1 YD RUN (RYAN PRETORIUS KICK), 0:03. OHIO ST 14-0 YOUNGSTOWN ST - FG, BRIAN PALMER 21 YD, 10:26. OHIO ST 14-3 OHIO ST - TD, BRANDON SAINE 1 YD RUN (RYAN PRETORIUS KICK), 14:26. OHIO ST 21-3 3RD QUARTER: OHIO ST - FG, RYAN PRETORIUS 24 YD, 5:19. OHIO ST 24-3 YOUNGSTOWN ST - FG, STEPHEN BLOSE 41 YD, 8:16. OHIO ST 24-6 4TH QUARTER: OHIO ST - TD, TREVER ROBINSON 1 YD PASS FROM TODD BOECKMAN (RYAN PRETORIUS KICK), 0:49. OHIO ST 31-6 OHIO ST - TD, TAURIAN WASHINGTON 37 YD PASS FROM ANTONIO HENTON (RYAN PRETORIUS KICK), 7:16. OHIO ST 38-6</div>
COLUMBUS, Ohio (Ticker) -- Todd Boeckman passed for 222 yardsand two touchdowns in his first career start as 11th-ranked OhioState began the post-Troy Smith era Saturday with a 38-6victory over Division I-AA Youngstown State. Boeckman is replacing Smith, last season's Heisman Trophy winnerwho led the Buckeyes to the national championship game againstFlorida. A fourth-year junior, Boeckman completed 17-of-23 passes,including his first four tosses, helping Buckeyes coach JimTressel defeat his former team in the first meeting between theOhio schools. Tressel coached at Youngstown State from 1986-2000, guiding thePenguins to four Division I-AA national championships. After forcing a punt on the game's first possession, Ohio Statecame out throwing as Boeckman went 4-of-4 on the Buckeyes' firstpossession. He completed passes of 16, 41 and seven yards to Brian Robiskieon Ohio State's first three plays of the season before findingfreshman Dane Sanzenbacher for a three-yard score to give theBuckeyes a 7-0 lead 5 1/2 minutes into the contest. Boeckman also threw a one-yard TD score to Trever Robinson earlyin the fourth quarter before heading to the bench. Ohio State had some trouble moving the ball on the ground, but a17-yard punt late in the first period gave the Buckeyespossession at Youngstown State's 27 and set up Chris Wells'one-yard TD plunge on the first play of the second quarter. Midway through the second quarter, Youngstown State put togetherit's best drive of the game, marching 81 yards on 14 plays.But the Penguins had to settle for Brian Palmer's 21-yard fieldgoal. Ohio State answered with a 10-play, 75-yard drive that endedYoungstown State's hopes of getting back into the contest. Brandon Saine, another freshman, dove over right tackle from ayard out to make it 21-3 with 34 seconds left in the half. Ohio State improved to 106-8-4 in home openers. The Buckeyeshave won 29 straight openers at Ohio Stadium, dating to a lossagainst Penn State in 1978.
NCAAF: YOUNGSTOWN ST at OHIO ST <div class="pre">** CONFIRMED ** NCAAF YOUNGSTOWN ST 6 OHIO ST (11) 38 FINAL</div>
NCAAF: YOUNGSTOWN ST at OHIO ST <div class="pre">** CONFIRMED ** NCAAF YOUNGSTOWN ST 6 OHIO ST (11) 38 FINAL</div>
NCAAF: YOUNGSTOWN ST at OHIO ST <div class="pre">NCAAF FINAL 1ST 2ND 3RD 4TH TOTAL --- --- --- --- ----- YOUNGSTOWN ST 0 3 3 0 6 OHIO ST (11) 7 14 3 14 38 FINAL OHIO ST-TD, D Sanzenbacher 3 YD PASS FROM T Boeckman (R Pretorius KICK) 5:24 1st Qtr OHIO ST-TD, C Wells 1 YD RUN (R Pretorius KICK) 0:03 2nd Qtr YOUNGSTOWN ST-FG, B Palmer 21 YD 10:26 2nd Qtr OHIO ST-TD, B Saine 1 YD RUN (R Pretorius KICK) 14:26 2nd Qtr OHIO ST-FG, R Pretorius 24 YD 5:19 3rd Qtr YOUNGSTOWN ST-FG, S Blose 41 YD 8:16 3rd Qtr OHIO ST-TD, T Robinson 1 YD PASS FROM T Boeckman (R Pretorius KICK) 0:49 4th Qtr OHIO ST-TD, T Washington 37 YD PASS FROM A Henton (R Pretorius KICK) 7:16 4th Qtr YOUNGSTOWN ST OHIO ST First downs 11 25 Rushed-yards 34-85 41-147 Passing yards 91 270 Sacked-yards lost 2-22 2-16 Return yards 2 31 Passes 11-19-0 21-31-0 Punts 7-34.7 2-46 Fumbles-lost 0-0 1-1 Penalties-yards 4-43 9-47 Time of possession 27:08 32:52 Individual Statistics RUSHING: YOUNGSTOWN ST-Jordan Edwards 9-28, Jabari Scott 9-26, Brandon Nicholson 6-21, Ferlando Williams Jr. 7-12, Da'Michael Horne 1-2, Tom Zetts 2-MINUS 4. OHIO ST-Chris Wells 16-46, Maurice Wells 8-45, Brandon Saine 10-42, Rob Schoenhoft 3-27, Todd Boeckman 4-MINUS 13. PASSING: YOUNGSTOWN ST-Tom Zetts 10-18-86- 0, Ferlando Williams Jr. 1-1-5- 0. OHIO ST-Todd Boeckman 17-23-225- 0. Antonio Henton 1-2-37- 0. Rob Schoenhoft 3-6-8- 0. RECEIVING: YOUNGSTOWN ST-Da'Michael Horne 3-37, Louis Irizarry 4-19, Jordan Edwards 1-18, Derrick Bush 2-12, Aaron Pitts 1-5. OHIO ST-Brian Robiskie 9-153, Taurian Washington 1-37, Maurice Wells 3-23, Brian Hartline 2-22, Jake Ballard 1-11, Rory Nicol 1-10, Dane Sanzenbacher 2-8, Devon Torrence 1-5, Trever Robinson 1-1. Att: 105,038</div>
NCAAF: YOUNGSTOWN ST at OHIO ST <div class="pre">NCAAF FINAL 1ST 2ND 3RD 4TH TOTAL --- --- --- --- ----- YOUNGSTOWN ST 0 3 3 0 6 OHIO ST (11) 7 14 3 14 38 FINAL OHIO ST-TD, D Sanzenbacher 3 YD PASS FROM T Boeckman (R Pretorius KICK) 5:24 1st Qtr OHIO ST-TD, C Wells 1 YD RUN (R Pretorius KICK) 0:03 2nd Qtr YOUNGSTOWN ST-FG, B Palmer 21 YD 10:26 2nd Qtr OHIO ST-TD, B Saine 1 YD RUN (R Pretorius KICK) 14:26 2nd Qtr OHIO ST-FG, R Pretorius 24 YD 5:19 3rd Qtr YOUNGSTOWN ST-FG, S Blose 41 YD 8:16 3rd Qtr OHIO ST-TD, T Robinson 1 YD PASS FROM T Boeckman (R Pretorius KICK) 0:49 4th Qtr OHIO ST-TD, T Washington 37 YD PASS FROM A Henton (R Pretorius KICK) 7:16 4th Qtr YOUNGSTOWN ST OHIO ST First downs 11 25 Rushed-yards 34-85 41-147 Passing yards 91 270 Sacked-yards lost 2-22 2-16 Return yards 2 31 Passes 11-19-0 21-31-0 Punts 7-34.7 2-46 Fumbles-lost 0-0 1-1 Penalties-yards 4-43 9-47 Time of possession 27:08 32:52 Individual Statistics RUSHING: YOUNGSTOWN ST-Jordan Edwards 9-28, Jabari Scott 9-26, Brandon Nicholson 6-21, Ferlando Williams Jr. 7-12, Da'Michael Horne 1-2, Tom Zetts 2-MINUS 4. OHIO ST-Chris Wells 16-46, Maurice Wells 8-45, Brandon Saine 10-42, Rob Schoenhoft 3-27, Todd Boeckman 4-MINUS 13. PASSING: YOUNGSTOWN ST-Tom Zetts 10-18-86- 0, Ferlando Williams Jr. 1-1-5- 0. OHIO ST-Todd Boeckman 17-23-225- 0. Antonio Henton 1-2-37- 0. Rob Schoenhoft 3-6-8- 0. RECEIVING: YOUNGSTOWN ST-Da'Michael Horne 3-37, Louis Irizarry 4-19, Jordan Edwards 1-18, Derrick Bush 2-12, Aaron Pitts 1-5. OHIO ST-Brian Robiskie 9-153, Taurian Washington 1-37, Maurice Wells 3-23, Brian Hartline 2-22, Jake Ballard 1-11, Rory Nicol 1-10, Dane Sanzenbacher 2-8, Devon Torrence 1-5, Trever Robinson 1-1. Att: 105,038</div>
COLUMBUS, Ohio (Ticker) -- Todd Boeckman passed for 222 yardsand two touchdowns in his first career start as 11th-ranked OhioState began the post-Troy Smith era Saturday with a 38-6victory over Youngstown State. Boeckman is replacing Smith, last season's Heisman Trophy winnerwho led the Buckeyes to the national championship game againstFlorida. A fourth-year junior, Boeckman completed 17-of-23 passes,including his first four tosses, helping Buckeyes coach JimTressel defeat his former team in the first meeting between theOhio schools. Tressel coached at Youngstown State from 1986-2000, guiding thePenguins to four Division I-AA national championships. "It's tough when you play against your old folks, and(Youngstown State coach) Jim Heacock is like a brother becausehe was with us for so long and meant so much to us," Tresselsaid. After forcing a punt on the game's first possession, Ohio Statecame out throwing as Boeckman went 4-of-4 on the Buckeyes' firstpossession. He completed passes of 16, 41 and seven yards to Brian Robiskieon Ohio State's first three plays of the season before findingfreshman Dane Sanzenbacher for a three-yard score to give theBuckeyes a 7-0 lead 5 1/2 minutes into the contest. "I thought Todd did a lot of good things," Tressel added. "Iknow there's going to be some things that we need to get muchbetter at. He seemed to have excellent command. I think hiscompletion percentage was solid and he had his head up whenthings weren't perfect." Boeckman also threw a one-yard TD score to Trever Robinson earlyin the fourth quarter before heading to the bench. Robiskie was Boeckman's favorite target, grabbing ninereceptions for 153 yards. "We went into this game wanting to work on the pass," Tresselsaid. "We had new quarterbacks, and in my mind you can't askyour quarterbacks to work on their throwing when it's only3rd-and-10 or only when you're behind and trying to catch up." With the contest not in doubt, Tressel substituted liberally,using all three quarterbacks. Rob Schoenhoft was 3-of-6 foreight yards while Antonio Henton threw a 37-yard TD pass toTaurian Washington early in the fourth quarter, his onlycompletion in two attempts. Ohio State had some trouble moving the ball on the ground as itwas held to only 147 yards rushing. Chris Wells lead theBuckeyes on the ground with just 46 yards on 16 carries. But a 17-yard punt late in the first period gave the Buckeyespossession at Youngstown State's 27 and set up Wells' one-yardTD plunge on the first play of the second quarter. Midway through the second quarter, Youngstown State put togetherit's best drive of the game, marching 81 yards on 14 plays. Butthe Penguins had to settle for Brian Palmer's 21-yard fieldgoal. Ohio State answered with a 10-play, 75-yard drive that endedYoungstown State's hopes of getting back into the contest. Brandon Saine, another freshman, dove over right tackle from ayard out to make it 21-3 with 34 seconds left in the half. A member of the Football Championship Subdivision, YoungstownState mounted little offense against Ohio State's stingydefense, managing 176 yards, including just 85 yards on theground. "I am very proud of our guys," Heacock said. "They came intothe toughest place we might ever play in and made them battle." Tom Zetts completed 10-of-18 passes for only 86 yards for thePenguins. "This was fun," Zetts said. "This is a game I will remember forawhile. I thought our guys were focused and played good ball." Ohio State improved to 106-8-4 in home openers. The Buckeyeshave won 29 straight openers at Ohio Stadium, dating to a lossagainst Penn State in 1978.
