Ohio State Dominates Grambling 70-0 in Week 2 Blowout
Ohio State overwhelmed Grambling 70-0 on Saturday, covering the 55.5-point spread with a dominant defensive performance. The Buckeyes scored consistently throughout the contest, posting 21 points in both the first and third quarters while adding 14 in the second and fourth quarters.
Grambling managed no offensive production, failing to reach the end zone despite multiple opportunities. Ohio State's defense forced critical turnovers, including two interceptions by Tyrell Raby in the second quarter that proved devastating to Grambling's offensive rhythm. The game's most impactful play came in the third quarter when Riley Pettijohn returned a fumble 23 yards for a touchdown, a play that generated a -7.92 EPA swing.
Lincoln Kienholz led Ohio State's passing attack with 71 yards, while Sam Williams-Dixon led rushing with 9 yards. Tre Bradford paced Grambling's receiving corps with 9 receptions. The final score surpassed the 62.5-point over-under, finishing well above expectations as Ohio State's defense controlled the line of scrimmage throughout the matchup.
AI-generated recap · Aug 20, 2026
| Team | 1Q | 2Q | 3Q | 4Q | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Grambling | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Ohio State | 21 | 14 | 21 | 14 | 70 |
Scoring Timeline
Drive Chart
Box Score
| Statistic | Grambling | Ohio State |
|---|---|---|
| Passing | 11-22 | 24-28 |
| Pass Yards | 72 | 377 |
| Rush Yards | 94 | 274 |
| Total Yards | 166 | 651 |
| Turnovers | 3 | 1 |
| 3rd Down | 3-14 | 5-7 |
| Penalties | 6-40 | 3-15 |
| Possession | 29:05 | 30:55 |
Player Leaders
Player Leaders
Play-by-Play
Josh McCormick kickoff for 65 yds , Brandon Inniss return for 17 yds to the OSU 17
Julian Sayin pass complete to Brandon Inniss for 12 yds to the OSU 29 for a 1ST down
James Peoples run for 4 yds to the OSU 33
Brandon Inniss run for 8 yds to the OSU 41 for a 1ST down
Julian Sayin pass complete to Carnell Tate for 8 yds to the OSU 49
Julian Sayin pass complete to Jeremiah Smith for 4 yds to the GRAM 47 for a 1ST down
Julian Sayin pass complete to Will Kacmarek for 47 yds for a TD (Jayden Fielding KICK)
C'zavian Teasett pass complete to Byron Eaton Jr. for 7 yds to the GRAM 32
Byron Eaton Jr. run for no gain to the GRAM 32
PENALTY OSU Offside (Houston,Eddrick) 5 yards from GSU32 to GSU37, 1ST DOWN. NO PLAY.
C'zavian Teasett pass complete to Covadis Knighten for 7 yds to the GRAM 44
C'zavian Teasett pass complete to Covadis Knighten for a loss of 1 yard to the GRAM 43
C'zavian Teasett pass complete to Tre Bradford for a loss of 1 yard to the GRAM 42
Johnny Schifano punt for 45 yds
Julian Sayin pass complete to Jeremiah Smith for 87 yds for a TD (Jayden Fielding KICK)
C'zavian Teasett run for 2 yds to the GRAM 27
Byron Eaton Jr. run for a loss of 1 yard to the GRAM 26
C'zavian Teasett pass incomplete
Johnny Schifano punt for 39 yds, fair catch by Brandon Inniss at the OSU 35
James Peoples run for 12 yds to the OSU 47 for a 1ST down
Julian Sayin pass complete to Jelani Thurman for 26 yds to the GRAM 27 for a 1ST down
Julian Sayin pass complete to Jeremiah Smith for 6 yds to the GRAM 21
Julian Sayin pass complete to Max Klare for 7 yds to the GRAM 14 for a 1ST down
Julian Sayin pass complete to Will Kacmarek for 8 yds to the GRAM 6
Julian Sayin run for 7 yds to the GRAM 13 Julian Sayin fumbled, recovered by OSU CJ Donaldson
Julian Sayin pass complete to Carnell Tate for 13 yds for a TD (Jayden Fielding KICK)
Tre Bradford run for 4 yds to the GRAM 29
PENALTY GSU False Start (Bethea,Armon) 5 yards from GSU29 to GSU24. NO PLAY.
C'zavian Teasett pass complete to Tylon Williams for 8 yds to the GRAM 32
Tre Bradford run for 9 yds to the GRAM 41 for a 1ST down
C'zavian Teasett pass incomplete to Tyson George
C'zavian Teasett run for a loss of 1 yard to the GRAM 40
Andre Crews run for 19 yds to the OSU 31 for a 1ST down
C'zavian Teasett pass complete to Tyson George for 6 yds to the OSU 25
PENALTY OSU Offside (Houston,Eddrick) 5 yards from OSU25 to OSU20, 1ST DOWN. NO PLAY.
Andre Crews run for 1 yd to the OSU 19
C'zavian Teasett pass incomplete to Tylon Williams
C'zavian Teasett pass incomplete to Barron Miles
Theodore Caballero 36 yd FG MISSED
CJ Donaldson run for 9 yds to the OSU 29
Julian Sayin pass complete to Bennett Christian for 1 yd to the OSU 30 for a 1ST down
Julian Sayin pass complete to Jeremiah Smith for 13 yds to the OSU 43 for a 1ST down
Julian Sayin pass complete to Carnell Tate for 40 yds to the GRAM 17 for a 1ST down
Julian Sayin pass complete to Brandon Inniss for 8 yds to the GRAM 9
Julian Sayin pass complete to Jeremiah Smith for 9 yds for a TD (Jayden Fielding KICK)
Jayden Fielding kickoff for 63 yds , Tylon Williams return for 14 yds to the GRAM 16
Tre Bradford run for a loss of 1 yard to the GRAM 15
Tony Phillips run for 3 yds to the GRAM 18
C'zavian Teasett pass intercepted
James Peoples run for 9 yds to the GRAM 12
James Peoples run for 6 yds to the GRAM 6 for a 1ST down
Julian Sayin pass complete to Carnell Tate for 1 yd to the GRAM 5
Julian Sayin pass intercepted Tyrell Raby return for no gain to the GRAM 1
Julian Sayin pass intercepted Tyrell Raby return for no gain to the GRAM 1
Andre Crews run for 2 yds to the GRAM 3
C'zavian Teasett pass complete to Keith Jones Jr. for 19 yds to the GRAM 22 for a 1ST down
C'zavian Teasett run for 11 yds to the GRAM 33 for a 1ST down
Byron Eaton Jr. run for 3 yds to the GRAM 36
C'zavian Teasett pass complete to Keith Jones Jr. for no gain to the GRAM 36
C'zavian Teasett pass incomplete to Jordan Bride
Schifano,Johnny punt 40 yards to the OSU24 Inniss,Brandon return 5 yards to the OSU29 (Hoff,Payton) PENALTY GSU Illegal Formation 5 yards from GSU36 to GSU31. NO PLAY.
Johnny Schifano punt for 39 yds , Brandon Inniss returns for 8 yds to the OSU 38
Julian Sayin pass complete to Carnell Tate for 7 yds to the OSU 45
Julian Sayin pass complete to Brandon Inniss for 9 yds to the GRAM 46 for a 1ST down
James Peoples run for 10 yds to the GRAM 36 for a 1ST down
Julian Sayin run for no gain to the GRAM 36
CJ Donaldson run for 27 yds to the GRAM 9 for a 1ST down
CJ Donaldson run for 4 yds to the GRAM 5
CJ Donaldson run for 3 yds to the GRAM 2
CJ Donaldson run for 2 yds for a TD (Jayden Fielding KICK)
Tre Bradford run for 5 yds to the GRAM 30
PENALTY GSU False Start (Mahoney-Bean,Erron) 5 yards from GSU30 to GSU25. NO PLAY.
C'zavian Teasett sacked by Caden Curry for a loss of 1 yard to the GRAM 24
Tre Bradford run for 3 yds to the GRAM 27
End of 2nd Quarter
Riley Pettijohn 23 Yd Fumble Return (Jayden Fielding Kick)
Ashton Frye run for 3 yds to the GRAM 28
Ashton Frye pass intercepted Aaron Scott Jr. return for no gain to the GRAM 32
Ashton Frye pass complete to Tre Bradford for 10 yds to the GRAM 38 for a 1ST down
Ashton Frye run for 1 yd to the GRAM 39
Ashton Frye pass complete to Covadis Knighten for 7 yds to the GRAM 46
PENALTY GSU False Start (Williams II,Patrick) 5 yards from GSU46 to GSU41. NO PLAY.
Ashton Frye pass incomplete to Tre Bradford
Johnny Schifano punt for 35 yds, fair catch by Bryson Rodgers at the OSU 24
James Peoples run for 9 yds to the OSU 33
Lincoln Kienholz pass complete to Bryson Rodgers for 1 yd to the OSU 34 for a 1ST down
Lincoln Kienholz pass incomplete to Jelani Thurman
James Peoples run for 8 yds to the OSU 42
Lincoln Kienholz run for 2 yds to the OSU 44 for a 1ST down
Grambling Penalty, Face Mask (15 yards) (Jamal Jordan) to the GRAM 40 for a 1ST down
Lincoln Kienholz pass complete to David Adolph for 8 yds to the GRAM 32
Lincoln Kienholz pass complete to Bryson Rodgers for 21 yds to the GRAM 11 for a 1ST down
Bo Jackson run for 11 yds for a TD (Jackson Courville KICK)
Andre Crews run for 16 yds to the GRAM 41 for a 1ST down
Andre Crews run for no gain to the GRAM 41 Andre Crews fumbled, recovered by OSU Epi Sitanilei
Isaiah West run for 6 yds to the GRAM 35
Lincoln Kienholz pass complete to Mylan Graham for 23 yds to the GRAM 12 for a 1ST down
Isaiah West run for 12 yds for a TD (Jackson Courville KICK)
Tre Bradford run for a loss of 2 yards to the GRAM 23
Tre Bradford run for 2 yds to the GRAM 25
Ashton Frye sacked by Zion Grady for a loss of 10 yards to the GRAM 15
Johnny Schifano punt for 38 yds, punt out-of-bounds at the OSU 47
Sam Dixon run for 6 yds to the GRAM 47
Bo Jackson run for 5 yds to the GRAM 42 for a 1ST down
Bo Jackson run for 16 yds to the GRAM 26 for a 1ST down
Lincoln Kienholz pass complete to Jelani Thurman for 14 yds to the GRAM 12 for a 1ST down
Bo Jackson run for 7 yds to the GRAM 5
Bo Jackson run for 2 yds to the GRAM 3
Bo Jackson run for a loss of 1 yard to the GRAM 4
Lincoln Kienholz pass complete to Jelani Thurman for 4 yds for a TD (Jackson Courville KICK)
Clyde McClendon Jr. run for 4 yds to the GRAM 29
Clyde McClendon Jr. run for 4 yds to the GRAM 33
Clyde McClendon Jr. run for 2 yds to the GRAM 35 for a 1ST down
Ashton Frye run for no gain to the GRAM 35
Ashton Frye run for 2 yds to the GRAM 37
Ashton Frye pass incomplete to Andrew Frazier
Johnny Schifano punt for 50 yds
Isaiah West run for 5 yds to the OSU 18
Lincoln Kienholz run for 8 yds to the OSU 26 for a 1ST down
Isaiah West run for 4 yds to the OSU 30
Isaiah West run for 2 yds to the OSU 32
Tavien St. Clair pass incomplete to Nate Roberts
Nick McLarty punt for 45 yds, fair catch by Tyrone Wilson at the GRAM 23
Tony Phillips run for 2 yds to the GRAM 25
Tony Phillips run for 9 yds to the GRAM 34 for a 1ST down
Clyde McClendon Jr. run for 4 yds to the GRAM 38
Ashton Frye pass incomplete to Patrick Williams
Ashton Frye pass incomplete to Patrick Williams
Johnny Schifano punt for 46 yds
Bo Jackson run for 7 yds to the OSU 23
Tavien St. Clair pass incomplete to Phillip Bell
Bo Jackson run for 51 yds to the GRAM 26 for a 1ST down
Isaiah West run for 4 yds to the GRAM 22
Isaiah West run for 3 yds to the GRAM 19
Isaiah West run for 6 yds to the GRAM 13 for a 1ST down
PENALTY GSU Offside (Monsanto,Shanye) 5 yards from GSU13 to GSU08. NO PLAY.
Shotgun Jackson,Bo rush right for 8 yards gain to the GSU00 TOUCHDOWN nullified by penalty, clock 01:55 PENALTY OSU Illegal Formation 5 yards from GSU08 to GSU13. NO PLAY.
Bo Jackson run for 10 yds to the GRAM 3 for a 1ST down
Sam Dixon run for 2 yds to the GRAM 1
Sam Dixon run for 1 yd for a TD (Jackson Courville KICK)
Clyde McClendon Jr. run for 1 yd to the GRAM 26