Five Things: Ohio State jumped out to a 21-0 first quarter lead and never looked back in a 52-21 dismantling of Wisconsin to kick off the Big Ten slate in fine fashion.
Entering as 19-point favorites, Ryan Day's squad jumped out to a 21-0 lead with 3:55 left in the first quarter and never looked back.
That said, Stroud wasn't as precise as last week when he put on a clinic. He was a bit high and wide with some throws that got tight end Cade Stover whacked a few times and Marvin Harrison Jr. pasted on another. Eichenberg's big night has him leading the team in tackles , tackles for loss and sacks through the first four games.
Paris Johnson Jr, Donovan Jackson, Luke Wypler, Matthew Jones and Dawand Jones set the tone early as Ohio State built a 21-0 first quarter lead on the strength of 7.6 yards per carry and 210 total yards, averaging 11.1 yards per play. With all day to throw, Stroud completed 9-of-10 passes in the first 15 minutes.
Mertz completed just 6-of-12 throws for a mere 49 yards and Allen posted a modest 36 rushing yards on 4.5 per try across the first two quarters.
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