COLUMBUS, Ohio — Ohio State 35 - Iowa 7 | 4th quarter | 8:07
Iowa made quick work in their first scoring drive of the game with a 30-yard rush by Brendan Sullivan followed shortly after with a 28-yard run into the endzone by Kaleb Johnson.
(5 plays, 75 yards, 2:51)
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Ohio State 35 - Iowa 0 | 4th quarter | 10:58
Ohio State forced another Iowa fumble in their own territory to start out the 4th quarter. A few short runs got the Buckeyes down to the 3 before Howard connected with Egbuka again for the touchdown.
(7 plays, 27 yards, 3:54)
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Ohio State 28 - Iowa 0 | 3rd quarter | 00:13
Iowa QB Cade McNamara threw his first interception of the game to CB Davison Igbinosun who ran it back 45 yards to the Iowa 40. After a few short gains, Howard threw a pass right down the middle to WR Brandon Innis then connected with Egbuka in the endzone.
(6 plays, 40 yards, 3:40)
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Ohio State 21 - Iowa 0 | 3rd quarter | 7:59
After an Iowa fumble at their own 19-yard line, two rushes from Henderson got the Buckeyes down to the 4. Howard opted to keep the ball and rush it in for the TD.
(3 plays, 19 yards, 1:22)
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Ohio State 14 - Iowa 0 | 3rd quarter | 9:34
Jeremiah Smith does it once again. Howard threw a deep 53-yard pass to Smith to set up first and goal. Then Smith did what he does best and pulled in a one-handed catch for the TD.
(9 plays, 86 yards, 5:17)
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Ohio State and Iowa were both scoreless in the second quarter. This is the least amount of points Ohio State has scored going into the half so far this year.
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Ohio State 7 - Iowa 0 | 1st quarter | 3:41
QB Will Howard and the Buckeyes slowly but surely chipped their way down the field on their first drive of the game. Howard frequented WR Emeka Egbuka, RB TreVeyon Henderson and RB Quinshon Judkins to move the Buckeyes along. Howard tossed a 14-yarder to Egbuka for the TD.
(14 plays, 88 yards, 7:36)
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The Ohio State Buckeyes are back in Columbus this week for their second Big Ten Conference game of the season.
The Scarlet and Grey and the Iowa Hawkeyes kick off at 3:30 p.m. at Ohio Stadium.
Ohio State is 4-0 to start the season and is coming off their first road game against Michigan State. The Buckeyes have outscored their opponents 195-27 and have yet to allow any second half points.
Except for a one-point loss to Iowa State on Sept. 7, the Hawkeyes also have won by comfortable margins. On Sept. 21, they downed Minnesota 31-14 behind the running of Kaleb Johnson, who is second in the nation in total rushing yards.
Wide receiver Carnell Tate is questionable for the Iowa game and three other players were ruled out.
Facts and figures
Iowa and Ohio State have split their last two meetings. The Buckeyes prevailed 54-10 at Ohio Stadium in 2022. Five seasons earlier, the Hawkeyes stunned then-No. 5 Ohio State 55-24 at Iowa City.
Iowa has lost eight straight games at the Horseshoe.
The last time Iowa beat Ohio State twice in a row was 1922-23.
Ferentz tied Chicago’s Amos Alonzo Stagg for second with his 199th Big Ten victory on Sept. 21 at Minnesota. He trails only legendary Ohio State coach Woody Hayes (205).
Johnson is the first Hawkeye since Mark Weisman in 2012 to have four straight 100-yard rushing games.
Iowa has 200 or more rushing yards in each of the first four games, a first since 2013.
Ohio State schedule for 2024 season:
- Aug. 31 – Akron (52-6)
- Sept. 7 – Western Michigan (56-0)
- Sept. 14 – Off
- Sept. 21 – Marshall (49-14)
- Sept. 28 – at Michigan State (38-7)
- Oct. 5 – Iowa (3:30 p.m., CBS/WBNS-10TV)
- Oct. 12 – at Oregon
- Oct. 19 – Off
- Oct. 26 – Nebraska
- Nov. 2 – at Penn State
- Nov. 9 – Purdue
- Nov. 16 – at Northwestern
- Nov. 23 – Indiana
- Nov. 30 – Michigan (Noon, FOX)