Buckeye Rosters

Recap

Columbus, OH — Freshman Maurice Clarett scored three touchdowns and Craig Krenzel threw three touchdowns passes as the Buckeyes used a balanced attack to beat San Jose State 50-7.

San Jose State came into the game leading the nation in takeaways with 24, but Ohio State had one turnover while the Spartans lost four fumbles.

Clarett, who finished with 132 yards on 18 carries, scored on runs of 1 and 5 yards and caught a 7-yard TD pass from Krenzel. Krenzel completed 11 of 14 passes for 241 yards and also had TD passes of 40 yards to Mike Jenkins and 37 yards to Chris Vance.

Clarett and Krenzel went to the sideline midway through the third quarter after the Buckeyes scored 31 unanswered points to build a 41-7 lead.

San Jose State quarterback Scott Rislov, passing on almost every snap, completed 36 of 44 passes for 265 yards and a touchdown, setting school records for completions and completion percentage.

Head coach Fitz Hill pulled Rislov soon after he set the records.

San Jose State had zero rushing yards on 13 attempts – the fewest number of carries ever against Ohio State.

Clarett gave the Buckeyes a quick lead on a 1-yard plunge on Ohio State’s first possession.

After the Spartans pulled to 10-7 on Rislov’s 9-yard scoring pass to Charles Pauley in the second quarter, San Jose State turned the ball over on fumbles on its next four possessions. The Buckeyes turned three of them into touchdowns.

Mike Nugent, who kicked a 29-yard field goal on the Buckeyes’ first possession of the second  half, kicked three field goals to tie Vlade Janakievski’s Ohio State record of 15 in a row.

Ohio State rushed 49 times for 212 yards and amassed 567 yards of total offense. Scott McMullen relieved Krenzel and hit 8 of 9 passes for 114 yards to give the Buckeyes 355 yards through the air.