January 9, 2025

College Football Roundup: Minus Meyer, Buckeyes put on air show

Sept. 2 (UPI) — New starting quarterback Dwayne Haskins Jr. tossed five touchdown passes and Ohio State zipped past visiting Oregon State 77-31 on Saturday as head coach Urban Meyer watched from home.Meyer was suspended for the first three games after the university concluded he mismanaged a situation involving former assistant Zach Smith, accused of domestic violence. Meyer will return to practice Monday, but still have to sit out the Buckeyes next two games. None of that seemed to impact Buckeyes acting coach Ryan Day and the players on the field. Ohio State scored on five of its first six possessions, and despite some occasional issues on defense was never really threatened. In fact about the only thing that could stop the Buckeyes was an 82-minute lightning delay, as they rolled up 721 yards of total offense, including 341 through the air. Alabama 51, Louisville 14 Quarterback Tua Tagovaila threw…

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