Ball State Cardinals @ Ohio State Buckeyes — Sep 5, 2026

NCAA Division FBS·Round 1 September 5, 2026
Cardinals Ball State BALL 0-1, 0-1 Away
3
Final
56
Buckeyes Ohio State OSU 1-0, 1-0 Home
1 2 3 4 T
BALL 0 3 0 0 3
OSU 14 14 14 14 56
Top Performers
Passing Yards
K.
K. Luster QB BALL
89 PASS
J.
J. Sayin QB OSU
320 PASS
Rushing Yards
E.
E. Jackson BALL
20 RUSH
B.
B. Jackson RB OSU
83 RUSH
Receiving Yards
E.
E. Durham WR BALL
26 REC
J.
J. Smith WR OSU
151 REC
Passing
Ball State
PLAYER C/ATT YDS TD INT SACK QBR
K. Luster 18/37 89 0 1 1 43.9
T. Mizzell 2/2 31 0 0 0 118.8
Ohio State
PLAYER C/ATT YDS TD INT SACK QBR
J. Sayin 21/25 320 3 0 2 158.3
L. Fahey 5/6 62 1 1 0 109.7
T. S. Clair 5/6 52 1 0 0 142.4
Rushing
Ball State
PLAYER CAR YDS AVG TD LONG
K. Luster 9 10 1.1 0 8
T. Horton 6 4 0.7 0 5
J. Thompson 2 3 1.5 0 2
J. Bonds 3 9 3.0 0 12
E. Jackson 2 20 10.0 0 15
Ohio State
PLAYER CAR YDS AVG TD LONG
B. Jackson 9 83 9.2 1 65
J. Smith 1 5 5.0 0 5
J. Sayin 3 -9 -3.0 1 3
L. Bey 6 7 1.2 0 7
J. Jackson 8 83 10.4 1 49
I. West 7 27 3.9 0 14
L. Fahey 1 3 3.0 0 3
T. S. Clair 2 8 4.0 0 7
Receiving
Ball State
PLAYER REC TGTS YDS AVG TD LONG DROPS
C. Nelson 1 4 8 8.0 0 8 0
J. McDougle 2 4 16 8.0 0 12 0
T. Hoover 5 6 20 4.0 0 10 0
T. Horton 4 4 6 1.5 0 4 0
J. Thompson 3 3 11 3.7 0 7 0
I. Thacker 1 3 11 11.0 0 11 0
C. Thompson 0 2 0 - 0 0 0
J. Bonds 1 1 6 6.0 0 6 0
D. Hamilton 1 3 11 11.0 0 11 0
T. Bardo 0 1 0 - 0 0 0
E. Jackson 1 1 5 5.0 0 5 0
E. Durham 1 3 26 26.0 0 26 0
Ohio State
PLAYER REC TGTS YDS AVG TD LONG DROPS
D. McCuin 6 7 97 16.2 1 19 0
B. Jackson 1 2 13 13.0 0 13 0
J. Smith 8 9 151 18.9 2 48 0
B. Inniss 3 3 36 12.0 0 15 0
L. Bey 2 2 37 18.5 1 25 0
N. Roberts 1 1 11 11.0 0 11 0
P. Bell 1 1 6 6.0 0 6 0
I. West 3 3 18 6.0 0 9 0
C. Henry 1 2 15 15.0 1 15 0
M. Williams 1 1 6 6.0 0 6 0
J. Guilford 1 1 12 12.0 0 12 0
M. LeBlanc 1 1 6 6.0 0 6 0
B. Boyd 1 1 22 22.0 0 22 0
N. Lautar 0 1 0 - 0 0 0
B. Lennon 1 1 4 4.0 0 4 0
Defense
Ball State
PLAYER TKLS SOLO AST SACK TFL INT INT YDS PD FF
G. Forsha 5 3 2 0 1 0 0 0 0
A. Pinnace 4 2 2 1 2 0 0 0 0
W. Yates 3 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
S. Smith 4 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 0
K. Smith 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
K. Chamble 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
D. Fields 4 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 0
Q. Scandrett 5 4 1 0 0 0 0 0 0
K. Stewart 4 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0
S. Feeney 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
J. Badie 1 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 0
M. Gracio 2 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0
G. Aramboles 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
C. Lewis 2 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0
J. Thomas 3 2 1 0 2 0 0 0 0
A. Glenn 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0
K. Gilbert 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
R. Hill 2 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0
L. Szymborski 6 5 1 0 0 0 0 0 0
S. Vaka 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
C. Franklin 2 1 1 0 0 1 0 1 0
S. Perkins 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0
C. Jackson 2 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0
B. Marsh 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
J. Suggs 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
J. Birden 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Ohio State
PLAYER TKLS SOLO AST SACK TFL INT INT YDS PD FF
K. Jackson 3 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0
R. Pettijohn 6 2 4 0 0 0 0 0 0
J. Mathews 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
D. Sanchez 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
J. Smith 2 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 0
B. Atkinson 4 1 3 0 0 0 0 0 0
P. Pierce 3 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0
J. Walker 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
T. Alford 5 2 3 0 0 1 2 1 0
E. Sitanilei 2 2 0 1 1 0 0 0 0
E. Houston 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
J. Timmons 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
E. Little 3 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0
Z. Grady 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0
W. Smith 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
J. McClain 2 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0
C. Alliegro 2 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0
J. Moore 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0
C. Calhoun 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
J. Thomas 2 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0
D. Kelly 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0
B. Rembert 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
T. Moore 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0
D. McKinley 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
G. Stover 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0
C. Sanna 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
S. Caldwell 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0
Kicking
Ball State
PLAYER FG XP PTS BLK
B. Boehm 1/1 0/0 3 0
Ohio State
PLAYER FG XP PTS BLK
C. Hawkins 0/0 7/7 7 0
C. Peterson 0/0 1/1 1 0
Returns
Ball State
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Ohio State
PLAYER NO YDS AVG TD LONG FC
L. Bey 2 26 13.0 0 16 0
C/ATT - Completions/Attempts · YDS - Yards · TD - Touchdowns · INT - Interceptions · SACK - Sacks · QBR - Passer Rating · CAR - Carries · AVG - Average · REC - Receptions · TGTS - Targets · TKLS - Total Tackles · SOLO - Solo Tackles · AST - Assisted Tackles · TFL - Tackles for Loss · PD - Passes Defensed · FF - Forced Fumbles · FG - Field Goals · XP - Extra Points · PTS - Points · FC - Fair Catches
Team Statistics
Ball State
Ohio State
165 Total Yards 641
13 First Downs 32
8 Passing 22
3 Rushing 10
0 Penalty 2
3/14 3rd Down Eff. 5/11
120 Passing Yards 434
45 Rushing Yards 207
1 Turnovers 1
3-15 Penalties 9-81
31:55 Possession 31:28
0/0 Red Zone 5/5
Play-by-Play
Q4 0 - 14 3 - 56
3 - 56 1:55
C. Peterson XP
3 - 55 1:55
C. Henry TD
3 - 49 14:16
C. Hawkins XP
3 - 48 14:16
L. Bey TD
Q3 0 - 14 3 - 42
3 - 42 8:20
C. Hawkins XP
3 - 41 8:20
J. Jackson TD
3 - 35 11:29
C. Hawkins XP
3 - 34 11:29
B. Jackson TD
Q2 3 - 14 3 - 28
3 - 28 0:10
C. Hawkins XP
3 - 27 0:10
J. Smith TD
FG B. Boehm
3 - 21 1:17
0 - 21 12:08
C. Hawkins XP
0 - 20 12:08
J. Sayin TD
Q1 0 - 14 0 - 14
0 - 14 1:23
C. Hawkins XP
0 - 13 1:23
D. McCuin TD
0 - 7 8:47
C. Hawkins XP
0 - 6 8:47
J. Smith TD
Score Lines
Lead Tracker
Lead Changes: 0 Biggest Lead: OSU +53 Times Tied: 0
League
NCAA Division FBS
Season
NCAA 26/27
Round
Round 1
Date
September 5, 2026
Time
4:30 pm
Duration
1h 0m