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Ball State at No. 1 Ohio State, Saturday, 12:30 p.m. ETHow to watch: Big Ten NetworkKey statsBall State (2025)Overall offense: 271.7 yards per game (132nd in FBS)Passing: 139.9 yards per game (128th)Rushing: 131.8 yards per game (98th)Scoring: 15.8 points per game (130th)Overall defense: 405.7 yards allowed per game (102nd)Passing: 226.8 yards allowed per game (83rd)Rushing: 178.8 yards allowed per game (106th)Scoring: 29.8 points allowed per game (102nd)Ohio State (2025):Overall offense: 422.6 yards per game (26th in FBS)Passing: 268.2 yards per game (21st)Rushing: 154.4 yards per game (72nd)Scoring: 33.4 points per game (21st)Overall defense: 219.1 yards allowed per game (1st)Passing: 129.7 yards allowed per game (1st)Rushing: 89.4 yards allowed per game (7th)Scoring: 9.3 points allowed per game (1st)
Team leadersBall State (2025)Passing: Keldric Luster 14 yards, 0 TD, 0 INT 33.3 completion percentage (at Texas State)Rushing: TJ Horton, 180 yards, 0 TDsReceiving: Donovan Hamilton, 244 yards, 0 TDsOhio State (2025)Passing: Julian Sayin 3,610 yards, 32 TDs, 8 INTs, 77 percent completion percentageRushing: Bo Jackson 1,090 yards, 6 TDsReceiving: Jeremiah Smith 1,243 yards, 12 TDs
Last gameBall State lost 45-24 to Miami (Ohio) to finish 4-8Ohio State lost 24-14 to Miami in an CFP quarterfinal at the Cotton Bowl to finish 12-2Next gameBall State hosts Stony Brook while Ohio State is at Texas on Sept. 12.___Sign up for Top 25 poll alerts here, visit the Top 25 here and see AP’s full college football coverage here
