Ball State at Ohio State
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Score | Status |
| Ball State | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | |
| Ohio State | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 56 | Final |
| Scoring Summary | |
| 1st Quarter | |
| 8:47 | Ohio State touchdown. Jeremiah Smith 48 Yd pass from Julian Sayin (Connor Hawkins Kick) |
| 1:23 | Ohio State touchdown. Devin McCuin 17 Yd pass from Julian Sayin (Connor Hawkins Kick) |
| 2nd Quarter | |
| 12:08 | Ohio State touchdown. Julian Sayin 3 Yd Run (Connor Hawkins Kick) |
| 1:17 | Ball State field goal. Brody Boehm 54 Yd Field Goal |
| 0:10 | Ohio State touchdown. Jeremiah Smith 3 Yd pass from Julian Sayin (Connor Hawkins Kick) |
| 3rd Quarter | |
| 11:29 | Ohio State touchdown. Bo Jackson 65 Yd Run (Connor Hawkins Kick) |
| 8:20 | Ohio State touchdown. Ja'Kobi Jackson 49 Yd Run (Connor Hawkins Kick) |
| 4th Quarter | |
| 14:16 | Ohio State touchdown. Legend Bey 25 Yd pass from Luke Fahey (Connor Hawkins Kick) |
| 1:55 | Ohio State touchdown. Chris Henry Jr. 15 Yd pass from Tavien St. Clair (Cooper Peterson Kick) |
| Team stats | ||
| First down | Ball State | Ohio State |
| Total first downs | 13 | 32 |
| First downs from rushing | ||
| First downs from passing | ||
| First downs from penalties | ||
| Third down | Ball State | Ohio State |
| Third downs attempted | 14 | 11 |
| Third downs converted | 3 | 5 |
| Third down percentage | 21 % | 45 % |
| Fourth down | Ball State | Ohio State |
| Fourth downs attempted | 0 | 0 |
| Fourth downs converted | 0 | 0 |
| Fourth down percentage | 0 % | 0 % |
| Offense | Ball State | Ohio State |
| Total yards | 165 | 671 |
| Total rushing yards | 45 | 237 |
| Total passing yards | 120 | 434 |
| Total offensive plays | ||
| Average yards per play | ||
| Time of possession | 28:22 | 31:38 |
| Rushing | Ball State | Ohio State |
| Total rushing plays | 23 | 35 |
| Total rushing yards | 45 | 237 |
| Average yards per rush | 2.0 | 6.8 |
| Rushing touchdowns | 0 | 3 |
| Passing | Ball State | Ohio State |
| Passes attempted | 0 | 0 |
| Passes completed | 0 | 0 |
| Average yards per completion | 3.2 | 11.7 |
| Passing touchdowns | 0 | 5 |
| Penalties | Ball State | Ohio State |
| Penalties committed | 3 | 9 |
| Penalty yards | 15 | 81 |
| Turnovers | Ball State | Ohio State |
| Passes intercepted | 1 | 1 |
| Interception returns | 1 | 1 |
| Interception return yards | ||
| Fumbles | ||
| Fumbles lost | 0 | 0 |
| Rushing | |||||||||
| Ball State | Rushes | Yards | Yards/rush | TD | Long | ||||
| Elijah Jackson | 2 | 20 | 10.0 | 0 | 15 | ||||
| Keldric Luster | 9 | 10 | 1.1 | 0 | 8 | ||||
| Jalen Bonds | 3 | 9 | 3.0 | 0 | 12 | ||||
| TJ Horton | 6 | 4 | 0.7 | 0 | 5 | ||||
| Johnny Thompson Jr. | 2 | 3 | 1.5 | 0 | 2 | ||||
| Ohio State | Rushes | Yards | Yards/rush | TD | Long | ||||
| Ja'Kobi Jackson | 8 | 83 | 10.4 | 1 | 49 | ||||
| Bo Jackson | 9 | 83 | 9.2 | 1 | 65 | ||||
| Legend Bey | 6 | 37 | 6.2 | 0 | 24 | ||||
| Isaiah West | 5 | 27 | 5.4 | 0 | 14 | ||||
| Tavien St. Clair | 2 | 8 | 4.0 | 0 | 7 | ||||
| Jeremiah Smith | 1 | 5 | 5.0 | 0 | 5 | ||||
| Luke Fahey | 1 | 3 | 3.0 | 0 | 3 | ||||
| Julian Sayin | 3 | -9 | -3.0 | 1 | 3 | ||||
| Passing | |||||||||
| Ball State | Att | Comp | Comp % | Yards | Yards/pass | TD | Int | Sacks/Yards | QB Rating |
| Keldric Luster | 33 | 18 | 55 % | 89 | 2.7 | 0 | 1 | ||
| Tyler Mizzell | 4 | 2 | 50 % | 31 | 7.8 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Ohio State | Att | Comp | Comp % | Yards | Yards/pass | TD | Int | Sacks/Yards | QB Rating |
| Julian Sayin | 25 | 21 | 84 % | 320 | 12.8 | 3 | 0 | ||
| Luke Fahey | 6 | 5 | 83 % | 62 | 10.3 | 1 | 1 | ||
| Tavien St. Clair | 6 | 5 | 83 % | 52 | 8.7 | 1 | 0 | ||
| Receiving | |||||||||
| Ball State | Catches | Yards | Yards/catch | TD | Long | ||||
| Elisha Durham | 1 | 26 | 26.0 | 0 | 26 | ||||
| Tate Hoover | 5 | 20 | 4.0 | 0 | 10 | ||||
| Jamarion McDougle | 2 | 16 | 8.0 | 0 | 12 | ||||
| Isaiah Thacker | 1 | 11 | 11.0 | 0 | 11 | ||||
| Donovan Hamilton | 1 | 11 | 11.0 | 0 | 11 | ||||
| Johnny Thompson Jr. | 3 | 11 | 3.7 | 0 | 7 | ||||
| CJ Nelson | 1 | 8 | 8.0 | 0 | 8 | ||||
| Jalen Bonds | 1 | 6 | 6.0 | 0 | 6 | ||||
| TJ Horton | 4 | 6 | 1.5 | 0 | 4 | ||||
| Elijah Jackson | 1 | 5 | 5.0 | 0 | 5 | ||||
| Ohio State | Catches | Yards | Yards/catch | TD | Long | ||||
| Jeremiah Smith | 8 | 151 | 18.9 | 2 | 48 | ||||
| Devin McCuin | 6 | 97 | 16.2 | 1 | 19 | ||||
| Legend Bey | 2 | 37 | 18.5 | 1 | 25 | ||||
| Brandon Inniss | 3 | 36 | 12.0 | 0 | 15 | ||||
| Brock Boyd | 1 | 22 | 22.0 | 0 | 22 | ||||
| Isaiah West | 3 | 18 | 6.0 | 0 | 9 | ||||
| Chris Henry Jr. | 1 | 15 | 15.0 | 1 | 15 | ||||
| Bo Jackson | 1 | 13 | 13.0 | 0 | 13 | ||||
| Jerquaden Guilford | 1 | 12 | 12.0 | 0 | 12 | ||||
| Nate Roberts | 1 | 11 | 11.0 | 0 | 11 | ||||
| Mason Williams | 1 | 6 | 6.0 | 0 | 6 | ||||
| Maxence LeBlanc | 1 | 6 | 6.0 | 0 | 6 | ||||
| Phillip Bell | 1 | 6 | 6.0 | 0 | 6 | ||||
| Brody Lennon | 1 | 4 | 4.0 | 0 | 4 | ||||
| Fumbles | |||||||||
| Ball State | Lost | Recovered | Total | ||||||
| None | |||||||||
| Ohio State | Lost | Recovered | Total | ||||||
| None | |||||||||
| Interceptions | |||||||||
| Ball State | Total | Yards | Int TDs | ||||||
| Cedric Franklin II | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||||||
| Ohio State | Total | Yards | Int TDs | ||||||
| Tarvos Alford | 1 | 2 | 0 | ||||||
| Defense | |||||||||
| Ball State | Tackles | Unassist. tkl | TFL | Pass def. | QB hits | Int TD | K blocked | K ret. TD | |
| Lucas Szymborski | 6 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Quentavius Scandrett | 6 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Sterling Smith | 5 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Gavin Forsha | 5 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Anthony Pinnace | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Derek Fields | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Willizhuan Yates | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Kaleb Stewart | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Eli Hohlt | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Gabe Aramboles | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Justin Thomas | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Kamron Chamble | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Maverick Gracio | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Chris Jackson | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Cincear Lewis | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Reese Hill | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Jared Badie | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Kendrick Gilbert | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Ben Marsh | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Alex Scherle | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Ameir Glenn | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Cedric Franklin II | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Keilan Smith | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Jamar Birden | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Donovan Hamilton | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Jordan Suggs | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Sam Feeney | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Jamarion McDougle | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Spencer Vaka | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Stone Perkins | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Ohio State | Tackles | Unassist. tkl | TFL | Pass def. | QB hits | Int TD | K blocked | K ret. TD | |
| Riley Pettijohn | 6 | 2 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Tarvos Alford | 5 | 2 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Earl Little Jr. | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Beau Atkinson | 4 | 1 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Payton Pierce | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | |||
| Kenyatta Jackson Jr. | 3 | 0 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Christian Alliegro | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Epi Sitanilei | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Devin Sanchez | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Jermaine Mathews Jr. | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| James Smith | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Jordan Thomas | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Jason Moore | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| John Walker | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Cam Calhoun | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Eddrick Houston | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Darryus McKinley | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Dominick Kelly | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| CJ Sanna | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Jay Timmons | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Braxton Rembert | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Terry Moore | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Will Smith Jr. | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Jaylen McClain | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Garrett Stover | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Zion Grady | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Simeon Caldwell | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Khary Wilder | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |||
| Ashton Yeager | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Kick returns | |||||||||
| Ball State | Total | Yards | Avg | Long | TD | Kick ret. TD | |||
| None | |||||||||
| Ohio State | Total | Yards | Avg | Long | TD | Kick ret. TD | |||
| Legend Bey | 2 | 26 | 13.0 | 16 | 0 | ||||
| Punt returns | |||||||||
| Ball State | Total | Yards | Avg | Long | TD | ||||
| None | |||||||||
| Ohio State | Total | Yards | Avg | Long | TD | ||||
| Brandon Inniss | 1 | 10 | 10.0 | 10 | 0 | ||||
| Phillip Bell | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | ||||
| Kicking | |||||||||
| Ball State | FG | Long | Extra Pt | Points | |||||
| Brody Boehm | 1/1 | 54 | 0/0 | 3 | |||||
| Ohio State | FG | Long | Extra Pt | Points | |||||
| Connor Hawkins | 0/0 | 0 | 7/7 | 7 | |||||
| Cooper Peterson | 0/0 | 0 | 1/1 | 1 | |||||
| Punting | |||||||||
| Ball State | Total | Yards | Avg | Touchbacks | Inside 20 | Long | |||
| Cole Stumbaugh | 8 | 350 | 43.8 | 0 | |||||
| Ohio State | Total | Yards | Avg | Touchbacks | Inside 20 | Long | |||
| Joe McGuire | 3 | 123 | 41.0 | 0 | |||||
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