The cupcakes got eaten. The night game is the leftover.
No. 1 Ohio State opened 56β3 over Ball State in the Horseshoe. 671 yards. Julian Sayin went 21-of-25 for 320. Jeremiah Smith caught eight for 151 and two scores, including a 48-yarder on a 99-yard drive β first one that long since Michigan, 2004. Ryan Dayβs 83rd win ties Urban Meyer for fourth in Columbus. Jim Tressel went into the Ring of Honor between quarters. Next week: No. 5 Texas, 7:30 p.m. ET, ABC.
No. 13 Alabama beat East Carolina 48β10. Keelon Russell, first start, 17-of-29 for 249 yards, 86 on the ground, one rushing touchdown, no picks. Ryan Coleman-Williams had five catches for 130. Eight scoring drives. Kentucky is next.
No. 6 Indiana, the defending champ, beat North Texas 52β16. Josh Hoover β the man after Fernando Mendoza β went 13-of-16 for 231 and four touchdowns, first pass a score, blood on the facemask, zero turnovers. Turbo Richard ran for two. Winning streak: 17. Home streak: 16. The Hoosiers lost Khobie Martin, A.J. Harris, and Jamari Sharpe in the first half. Fox said the field hit 152 degrees.
Miami already won 45β6 at Stanford on Friday. LSU-Clemson is the primetime we filed this morning. Wright and Harris are still not dressed. We will not type a score that is not on the board.
What this means for you
If you needed the 1-seeds to look like 1-seeds, they did. If you needed a Heisman tape, Hoover and Smith both put one on. If you only watch one more snap tonight, it is Death Valley.
Bottom line: 56, 48, 52. The close game was not this afternoon.
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