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Ohio Stadium, Columbus, OH
Burning Answers: Lessons Learned in Oklahoma State's Third Straight LossOklahoma State entered Saturday looking for a bounce-back performance but had its worst of the season. On Saturday, OSU lost to West Virgini...
Quinshon Judkins - Held without a score againJudkins had 13 carries for 78 yards and gathered in his only target for negative two yards during Saturday's 35-7 victory against Iowa.
ImpactJudkins had a more efficient outing after logging a season-low 54 rushing yards during last week's win against Michigan State. But, he also failed to score for the second week in a row. After totaling five rushing touchdowns over the first three games of the year, the Mississippi transfer has not scored on his 24 rushing attempts across the last two games. He's also continued to split carries with TreVeyon Henderson so far during Big Ten play, as the latter rushed 11 times for 61 yards Saturday. With these two balancing a relatively equal workload combined with an extremely talented receivng corps, it'll be very tough for Judkins to find many scoring opportunities moving forward. He'll look to find paydirt in next week's road game versus fellow conference heavyweight and No. 3-ranked Oregon.
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TreVeyon Henderson - Totals 63 yards in winHenderson posted 11 carries for 61 yards and hauled in two targets for two yards during Saturday's 35-7 win against Iowa.
ImpactThe Buckeyes had a strong game on the ground with 203 team rushing yards. But, Henderson was finished with less than 80 rushing yards for the fifth time in five games this season. The senior has still accrued over 60 rushing yards in every game this season despite averaging just 8.4 carries per game. Ohio State finished off its five scoring drives with four passing touchdowns and one rushing touchdown by quarterback Will Howard. While this was a particularly productive game for Howard, it's still indicative of how many scoring threats that the team possesses other than Henderson -- unlike in years past. Fellow running back Quinshon Judkins also tallied 13 carries for 78 rushing yards. With so many talented skill players vying for attention, it'll be tough for Henderson to separate moving forward. The Buckeyes will likely neeed all of their offensive playmakers to perform well if they want to pull off a win on the road against No. 3 Oregon in Week 7.
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AP Top 25: Texas back at No. 1, Texas A&M returns after huge Week 6
It was a week of upheaval in the AP college football poll, with Texas returning to No. 1 following Vanderbilt's upset of Alabama.OCTOBER 6
CFP Bracket Watch: Texas takes over as top seed, 2 of the 4 first-round games would be SEC matchups
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Emeka Egbuka - Tallies three scores versus IowaEgbuka hauled in nine of 10 targets for 71 yards and three touchdowns during Saturday's 35-7 win versus Iowa.
ImpactEgbuka logged exactly 10 targets for the second week in a row, but he more than doubled his touchdown total this season against a stingy Iowa defense. The graduate senior also caught all but one of quarterback Will Howards' four touchdowns passes, hauling in scores of 14, 15 and three yards. This included scores on back-to-back offensive series in the late third and early fourth quarters. Egbuka has seemingly emerged as the Buckeyes' top target despite the presence of freshman phenom Jeremiah Smith, who also scored one touchdown on five targets Saturday. Egbuka and Smith have now caught all but two of Howard's 12 touchdown passes this season. They'll likely have to play major roles during next week's heavyweight road game against No. 3 Oregon.
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Jeremiah Smith - Grabs another TD Week 6Smith posted four receptions (on five targets) for 89 yards and one touchdown during Saturday's 35-7 win versus Iowa.
ImpactSmith caught his sixth touchdown pass of the season when he made yet another leaping, one-handed grab on a four-yard score early in the third quarter. The star true freshman has now caught a touchdown in all five games this season, and he also logged his second rushing attempt of the year Week 6. Smith's immediate ascendance as one of the sport's best wideouts has only been tamped down by the presence of graduate senior wideout Emeka Egbuka, who's accrued a team-high 40 targets to Smith's 28 through the first five games of the season. Smith does however lead the team in receiving yards with 453 compared to Egbuka's 433. They'll likely both need to have strong performances in order for the Buckeyes to get a road win against No. 3 Oregon this coming Saturday.
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