Julian Sayin threw for 303 yards and a touchdown to Jeremiah Smith, CJ Donaldson ran for two scores and No. 1 Ohio State overcame a rare early deficit to defeat Purdue 34-10 on Saturday at West Lafayette, Ind.

Trailing 3-0 at the end of the first quarter, the Buckeyes (9-0, 6-0 Big Ten) scored 24 unanswered points in the second quarter as Sayin threw for 182 yards and a touchdown to Smith in the first half.

Sayin finished the day by completing 27 of 33 passes with an interception.

Playing without star receiver Carnell Tate, who was held out as a precautionary measure due to an undisclosed injury, Smith had seven of his career-high 10 catches. and 109 of his 137 yards. Before halftime.

Quarterbacks Ryan Browne and Malachi Singleton were held to a combined 94 passing yards for the Boiler

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