Quinshon Judkins and TreVeyon Henderson combined for 249 rushing yards and four touchdowns to lead No. 3 Ohio State to a 49-14 win over Marshall in Columbus, Ohio, on Saturday. Henderson ran for a 40-yard touchdown on the first possession of the third quarter for a 35-14 lead in the final nonconference game for the Buckeyes (3-0).
He had 76 yards on six carries and also had a 14-yard score. Judkins's 86-yard TD was part of his 173 yards on 14 attempts. He made it 49-14 early in the fourth quarter with a 6-yard run.
The Buckeyes had four scoring plays of 40-plus yards, including a 53-yard catch by Jeremiah Smith to make it 42-14 in the third quarter. Marshall (1-2) opened and closed the first half with touchdowns as the Buckeyes scored 28 unanswered points in between to reach the 28-14 score. Judkins had a huge first half with 114 yards on four carries.
He and Henderson averaged 13.2 yards per rush with a score each but it wasn't enough to shake the Thundering Herd. Marshall took the opening kickoff and went 75 yards in 13 plays, capped by a 1-yard run by Ethan Payne.
The Buckeyes quickly responded, when on their second snap Emeka Egbuka had a 68-yard catch-and-run to tie it 7-7. Egbuka had five catches for 117 yards. Will Howard was 16 for 20 for 275 yards with two touchdowns and an interception for the Buckeyes.
Howard scored from 1 early in the second quarter to put the Buckeyes ahead 14-7 and Judkins, the transfer from Ole Miss, extended the lead on his 86-yard score, tied.