No. 2 Ohio State has easy time with Purdue 45-0

Will Howard threw for three touchdowns and Jeremiah Smith set a pair of team records as No. 2 Ohio State rolled past Purdue 45-0 in Columbus, Ohio, on Saturday.Smith had a 17-yard touchdown catch late in the first half to up the lead to 21-0 for the Buckeyes (8-1, 5-1 Big Ten). The score was Smith’s ninth to pass Chris Carter’s Ohio State freshman record for TD catches set in 1984.Smith needed three receptions to break Carter’s first-year mark of 41 and he surpassed that in the first half with six catches for 87 yards. He did not have a catch in the second half.Howard was 21 of 26 for 260 yards and TreVeyon Henderson ran for 85 yards on six carries.Purdue (1-8, 0-5) has lost eight straight games for its longest single-season streak since losing 10 in a row in 2013. The Boilermakers also lost eight consecutive games spanning the 2016-17 seasons.Purdue quarterback Hudson Card was 9-of-19 passing for 108 yards and an interception and Devin Mockabee rushed for 73 yards on 13 carries for the Boilermakers.The Buckeyes used a special teams play and a goal-line stand for a 14-0 lead in the second quarter.

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