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5%
1 of 21 hedged
("reportedly", "may", "according to")
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — Jeremiah Smith tied an Ohio State record with four touchdown catches and also had career highs with 12 receptions for 217 yards as the seventh-ranked Buckeyes beat Illinois 42-19 on Saturday.
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Buckeyes → tie → Saturday
According to Sportradar, it is the 23rd time since 2000 a FBS player has had double-digit catches for at least 200 yards and four scores in a game.
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player → accord → game
The last to do it was Western Michigan’s Sky Moore against Northern Illinois in 2021.
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last → do → 2021
It is the fifth time an Ohio State receiver has had four touchdowns.
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receiver → have → touchdowns
The last time it happened before Saturday was Noah Brown at Oklahoma in 2016.
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it → happen → 2016
It also tied for the sixth-most receiving yards in an OSU game and tied for sixth-most receptions.
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It → tie → receptions
Smith tied the mark with 10:07 remaining in the fourth quarter when he was wide open on a 26-yard touchdown to extend the Buckeyes’ lead to 35-13.
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he → tie → 35
Smith also became the third receiver since 2015 from a Power Four conference to have at least three games with at least 150 receiving yards and two touchdowns in one half.
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Smith → become → half
DeVonta Smith had four at Alabama and Ja’Marr Chase did it three times at LSU.
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Chase → have → LSU
Julian Sayin completed 27 of 36 passes for 367 yards and added had a rushing TD as the Buckeyes (3-1, 1-0) opened Big Ten play with a victory for the 15th straight season.
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Buckeyes → complete → season
Illinois (2-2, 0-1) kept it competitive despite Smith’s monster game.
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Illinois → keep → game
Katin Houser was 21 of 37 passing for 263 yards and a touchdown and Jordan Anderson had a 22-yard rushing score in the first quarter.
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Anderson → pass → quarter
Smith has three TDs in the first half
Two plays after Sayin connected with Smith for a 31-yard completion to the Illinois 12 on the opening drive, Smith got leverage on Illini defensive back Juice Clark and hauled in a 7-yard TD to give the Buckeyes a score on their first possession for the third straight game.
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Smith → have → game
After Illinois punted, Smith extended the lead to 14-0 with a 72-yard touchdown, the second-longest catch of his career.
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Smith → punt → career
On first-and-10 at the OSU 28, Sayin ran a go route down the middle of the field and got behind Mac Resetich.
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Sayin → run → Resetich
He caught it at the Illinois 27, did a double move at the 19 to get Resetich turned around in coverage and took it to the house.
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Resetich → catch → house
The junior then had a highlight grab with 4:12 remaining in the second quarter to put Ohio State up 21-7.
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junior → have → State
On first-and-goal at the 9, Smith got his left foot in near the corner of the end zone while being blanketed in coverage by Tywan Cox.
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Smith → get → Cox
Wide receiver Collin Dixon, who came into the game leading the nation with eight receiving touchdowns, was held to five catches for 63 yards.
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who → come → yards
Ohio State: Defense will be concern after the Illini rushed for 199 yards and averaged 6.0 yards per carry.
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Illini → rush → carry
Up next
Illinois: Hosts Purdue next Saturday.
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Illinois → host → Purdue
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