Ohio State offense stats: Julian Sayin, Jeremiah Smith, Carnell Tate have big games vs. Penn State

Jake Mozarsky

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Ohio State offense stats: Julian Sayin, Jeremiah Smith, Carnell Tate have big games vs. Penn State image

Quarterback Julian Sayin and No. 1 Ohio State have put together stellar offensive performances throughout the 2025 season, and that continued today against Penn State.

In the Buckeyes' 38-14 win, the Ohio State offense produced 480 yards and five touchdowns. Most of that came through the air, with Sayin finishing completing 20-of-23 passes for 316 yards and four touchdowns.

Sayin is emerging as a Heisman candidate, currently boasting the best completion percentage in America, and both of his receivers are making the case for awards too. Jeremiah Smith was widely considered the best player in America going into this season, and he is having another elite year; on the other side is Carnell Tate, who has emerged as one of the top wide receivers in the country.

Here's what Sayin, Smith and Tate did for the defending champion Buckeyes on Saturday afternoon.

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Julian Sayin stats vs. Penn State

Last time out, Sayin only had five incompletions to go along with 330+ yards and four touchdowns against Wisconsin. His stat line was pretty similar today.

  • Completions: 20
  • Attempts: 23
  • Passing yards: 316
  • Passing TDs: 4
  • Interceptions: 0
  • Rushing yards: 13 
  • Rushing TDs: 0

Sayin has seven straight games with at least two passing touchdowns, going back to the season opener against Texas.

Jeremiah Smith stats vs. Penn State

With another big game today, Smith passed 2,000 career receiving yards only eight games into his sophomore year.

  • Receptions: 6
  • Receiving yards: 123
  • Yards per reception: 20.5
  • Touchdowns: 2

Carnell Tate stats vs. Penn State

Tate burst onto the scene and has become one of the top wide receivers in the nation. This afternoon, he had another 100-yard performance.

  • Receptions: 5
  • Receiving yards: 124
  • Yards per reception: 24.5
  • Touchdowns: 1

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Ohio State offense highlights

The Buckeyes offense was firing on all cylinders on Saturday, starting off with a Smith touchdown.

The next touchdown, which came in the second quarter, was to Tate. This one goes for 45-yards; Sayin and Tate connected for a 40-yard touchdown in Week 1 against Texas, along with a few other deep balls throughout the season.

Sayin and Tate had another big-gain to at the beginning of the second half, this one for 57 yards.

A few offensive plays later, and the quarterback connected with Smith for the same amount of yardage.

The completion to Smith was followed up by a Sayin touchdown to Bennett Christian to make it 31-14. As Ohio State was pulling away, the offense once again drove into the red zone, where Smith made one of the best catches of the 2025 season for his second touchdown of the day.

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