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Another dominant defensive performance and Julian Sayin’s most prolific game yet led Ohio State to a blowout win at Wisconsin for its seventh victory of 2025.
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 Ohio State | 17 | 0 | 10 | 7 | 34 |
| WISCONSIN | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Ohio State’s defense earned its second shutout of the season while Sayin threw for a new career-high of 393 yards – completing 36 of his 42 passing attempts with four touchdowns – to lead the Buckeyes to a 34-0 triumph at Camp Randall Stadium.
Carnell Tate made two first-quarter touchdown catches as the Buckeyes raced to a 17-0 lead in Madison. The Buckeyes failed to score in the second quarter, breaking a streak of 12 consecutive quarters with points due to a missed 38-yard field goal by Jayden Fielding, but pulled away comfortably in the second half as the Badgers never threatened to make the game competitive.
| Qtr | Time | Team | Result | Play Details | OSU | ILL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 8:25 | OSU | TD | 33-YARD PASS, JULIAN SAYIN TO CARNELL TATE | 7 | 0 |
| 1 | 4:40 | OSU | FG | 38-YARD KICK, JAYDEN FIELDING | 10 | 0 |
| 2 | 0:04 | OSU | TD | 10-YARD PASS, JULIAN SAYIN TO CARNELL TATE | 17 | 0 |
| 3 | 8:42 | OSU | FG | 37-YARD KICk, JAYDEN FIELDING | 20 | 0 |
| 3 | 1:15 | OSU | TD | 2-YARD PASS, JULIAN SAYIN TO WILL KACMAREK | 27 | 0 |
| 4 | 5:31 | OSU | TD | 13-YARD PASS, JULIAN SAYIN TO BRANDON INNISS | 34 | 0 |
Key Moments
Q1, 8:25: Tate makes spectacular catch for 33-yard touchdown
In a season full of highlight-reel catches, Carnell Tate capped off Ohio State’s opening drive of the game with what might have been his best catch yet, leaping over two Wisconsin defensive backs to haul in a 33-yard deep ball from Julian Sayin for the 100th reception of his Ohio State career.
The 100th catch of Carnell Tates Ohio State career, and it might be his best one yet: pic.twitter.com/8JvM9f1rIa
— Dan Hope (@Dan_Hope) October 18, 2025
Q1, 0:04: Tate scores again
Tate scored his second touchdown of the game before the first quarter even ended, showing off his strong hands again with a 10-yard catch in the corner of the end zone to make it a 17-0 game after Ohio State turned a Sonny Styles interception into a 38-yard Jayden Fielding field goal on its second possession.
Two touchdown catches in one quarter for Carnell Tate. pic.twitter.com/VwNmGplWNd
— Dan Hope (@Dan_Hope) October 18, 2025
Q4, 5:31: Sayin connects with Inniss for fourth touchdown of day
Sayin connected with Brandon Inniss for Sayin’s fourth touchdown of the game and Inniss’ first touchdown of the season as Inniss made a leaping grab in the back of the end zone for a 13-yard score to complete the game’s scoring.
ANOTHER dot by Julian Sayin. This one goes to Brandon Inniss for the TD. pic.twitter.com/bGvKa0i6C3
— CBS Sports College Football (@CBSSportsCFB) October 18, 2025
Team Stats
| OHIO STATE | METRIC | WISCONSIN |
|---|---|---|
| 491 | TOTAL YARDS | 144 |
| 97 | RUSHING YARDS | 95 |
| 28 | RUSHING ATTEMPTS | 31 |
| 3.5 | AVERAGE PER RUSH | 3.1 |
| 0 | RUSHING TOUCHDOWNS | 0 |
| 393 | PASSING YARDS | 49 |
| 36-42 | COMPLETIONS–ATTEMPTS | 7-15 |
| 10.9 | YARDS PER COMPLETION | 7.0 |
| 4 | PASSING TOUCHDOWNS | 0 |
| 26 | 1st DOWNS | 9 |
| 70 | TOTAL PLAYS | 46 |
| 7.0 | YARDS PER PLAY | 3.1 |
| 5-11 | 3RD DOWNS | 2-11 |
| 5-30 | PENALTIES | 2-10 |
| 33:57 | POSSESSION | 26:03 |
| 0 | TURNOVERS | 1 |
Player Stats
| Stat | Player | Total |
|---|---|---|
| PASSING | JULIAN SAYIN | 36-42, 393 YARDS, 4 TD |
| RUSHING | ISAIAH WEST | 9 CARRIES, 55 YARDS |
| RECEIVING | CARNELL TATE | 6 CATCHES, 111 YARDS, 2 TD |
| TACKLES | cALEB DOWNS | 6 TACKLES |
What’s Next
Ohio State has its second bye week of the season next week before hosting Penn State at Ohio Stadium on Nov. 1.
Game Notes
- Ohio State is now 64-18-5 all-time vs. Wisconsin with 11 straight wins.
- The Buckeyes have won 11 straight games dating back to last season.
- Eight NFL teams had scouts at Camp Randall Stadium for the game: New York Giants, New York Jets, Detroit Lions, Green Bay Packers, New Orleans Saints, Seattle Seahawks, Houston Texans and Minnesota Vikings.
- Sonny Styles made the first interception of his Ohio State career.
- The shutout was Ohio State’s first on the road since its 56-0 win at Rutgers in 2017.
- Sayin’s 394 passing yards were the most in a game for an Ohio State quarterback since C.J. Stroud threw for 573 yards in the 2022 Rose Bowl.
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