COLUMBUS, Ohio — The Ohio State Buckeyes have a big test coming to town.
Ohio State faces the Iowa Hawkeyes who are putting up more than double the amount of points they were last year. The Hawkeyes averaged just 15 points a game during the 2023-24 campaign. This year, they're averaging 32 points a game. Plus, their defense is only giving up 13 points a game.
Still, Iowa has not faced an opponent as good as Ohio State. Fans have a chance to see a fantastic game on Saturday.
Here's this weeks 10 Things To Know
- Ohio State leads the all-time series in wins against Iowa with a 47-15-3 record.
- This will be the 67th game between the two clubs. Iowa won the first game back in 1922 with a 12-9 victory at Ohio Stadium.
- The 55 points Iowa scored against Ohio State in 2017 is a 29-year high by an opponent against the Buckeyes.
- Ryan Day's teams have won 42 straight games against unranked teams. He's 18-8 against ranked opponents.
- This Saturday's game will feature three running backs averaging over 8 yards per carry. Iowa's Kaleb Johnson is averaging 8.4 YPC while TreVeyon Henderson and Quinshon Judkins are averaging 8.9 and 8.3 YPC, respectively.
- Jeremiah Smith has caught a touchdown pass in his past four games. He is believed to be the first Ohio State freshman to score a receiving TD in each of his first four games.
- Smith is on record watch. He is 3 receiving TDs shy of Cris Carter's freshman record set in 1986.
- Henderson topped 3,000 career rushing yards last Saturday against Michigan State. He is just the 12th Buckeye to accomplish the feat.
- Ohio State's 195 points scored through the first four games are the 7th-most in school history. The high through four games was 218 points set in 2018.
- Ohio State's defense is shutting it down in the second half. Through four games, teams have only scored 27 total points after halftime.