Ohio State vs Marshall: Box score, stats and summary feat. Will Howard (Week 4)

The No. 3 Ohio State Buckeyes returned for a Week 4 nonconference matchup against the Marshall Thundering Herd on Saturday at Ohio Stadium. Starting quarterback Will Howard was at center for the home team, while Stone Earle was the signal-caller for the Thundering Herd.

The Buckeyes were -39.5 home favorites for this matchup. And they more than lived up to the odds. The Buckeyes were on a spree scoring as many as 49 while only giving up 14 points.

Ohio State vs Marshall box score

Team	First Quarter	Second Quarter	Third Quarter	Fourth Quarter	Final Score
Ohio State	7	21	14	7	49
Marshall	7	7	0	0	14

Ohio State Box Score

Quarterback

Passing	Comp	Att	Pct	Yds	Y/A	TD	Int	Sack	YdsL	QBRat
Will Howard	16	20	80	275	13.8	2	1	1	11	218.5
Devin Brown	2	6	33.3	14	2.3	0	0	0	0	52.9

Receiving and Rushing

Rushing	Rush	Yds	Avg	Long	TD
Quinshon Judkins	14	173	12.4	86	2
TreVeyon Henderson	6	76	12.7	40	2
James Peoples	6	31	5.2	9	0
Devin Brown	1	3	3	3	0
Will Howard	3	-2	-0.7	8	1

Receiving	Rec	Yds	Avg	Long	TD
Emeka Egbuka	5	117	23.4	68	1
Jeremiah Smith	3	70	23.3	53	1
Carnell Tate	4	64	16	30	0
Quinshon Judkins	2	14	7	11	0
David Adolph	1	10	10	10	0
Will Kacmarek	1	7	7	7	0
Brandon Inniss	1	4	4	4	0
Jelani Thurman	1	3	3	3	0

Defense

Returns	KR	Yds	Avg	Long	TD	PR	Yds	Avg	Long	TD
Brandon Inniss	0	0	0	0	0	1	21	21	21	0

Kicking

Kicking	FGM	FGA	Pct	Long	XPM	XPA
Austin Snyder	0	0	0	0	2	2
Jayden Fielding	0	0	0	0	5	5

Marshall Box Score

Quarterback

Passing	Comp	Att	Pct	Yds	Y/A	TD	Int	Sack	YdsL	QBRat
Stone Earle	16	21	76.2	132	6.3	1	0	1	11	144.7
Cole Pennington	1	2	50	5	2.5	0	0	0	0	71
Braylon Braxton	1	4	25	2	0.5	0	0	0	0	29.2

Receiving and Rushing

Rushing	Rush	Yds	Avg	Long	TD
A.J. Turner	7	32	4.6	8	0
Ethan Payne	9	31	3.4	16	1
Jordan Houston	7	29	4.1	14	0
Stone Earle	11	23	2.1	10	0
Braylon Braxton	2	9	4.5	6	0
Moses Gray	2	8	4	4	0
Chuck Montgomery	1	-2	-2	-2	0

Receiving	Rec	Yds	Avg	Long	TD
Elijah Metcalf	8	68	8.5	23	1
Bralon Brown	4	39	9.8	16	0
Christian Fitzpatrick	2	27	13.5	15	0
Jordan Houston	1	6	6	6	0
Tychaun Chapman	1	5	5	5	0
A.J. Turner	1	3	3	3	0
Bryan Robinson	1	2	2	2	0
Toby Payne	1	-1	-1	-1	0

Defense

Returns	KR	Yds	Avg	Long	TD	PR	Yds	Avg	Long	TD
Jordan Houston	1	20	20	20	0	0	0	0	0	0

Kicking

Kicking	FGM	FGA	Pct	Long	XPM	XPA
Rece Verhoff	0	0	0	0	2	2

Ohio State vs Marshall Game Summary

The Thundering Herd struck first blood with Ethan Payne rushing for a 1-yard touchdown. In response, Will Howard threw a 68-yard TD pass to Emeka Egbuka to level the score 7-7 in the first quarter.

Three consecutive rushing touchdowns took Ohio State's lead to 28-7 in the second quarter. Will Howard rushed for the endzone initially, followed by Quinshon Judkins 86-yard TD run and TreVeyon Henderson's 14-yard rushing score. Before the second quarter wound up, Stone Earle finally found the endzone, a 13-yard touchdown pass to Elijah Metcalf.

Henderson continued to dominate Marshall's secondary through his running game as he evaded them all for a 40-yard rushing touchdown to start the third quarter. Will Howard connected for the endzone again on a long pass, this time finding Jeremiah Smith in Marshall's territory for the score. By the end of the third quarter, the Buckeyes had a healthy 42-14 lead.

To start the fourth quarter, Ohio State continued to dominate Marshall, with Quinshon Judkins rushing for a six-yard rushing touchdown. That was the final scoring play of the game, as Ohio State won the game 49-14.

In the overall stats, the Buckeyes were the clear winner in every statistical category. The Buckeyes had total 569 offensive yards as opposed to Thundering Herd's 264 yards. Moreover, Ohio State had 280 rushing yards, 289 passing yards and averaged 10.0 yards per play.

Their 3rd down efficiency was remarkable, converting four out of eight attempts. Meanwhile, Marshall could only convert seven out of 17 3rd down attempts.

Edited by Krutik Jain