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J.K. Dobbins ran for 181 yards in his college debut to break Ohio State’s freshman record, J.T. Barrett threw three touchdown passes and the second-ranked Buckeyes pulled away to beat Indiana, 49-21, on Thursday night in Bloomington, Ind.
The Buckeyes have won 23 straight over the Hoosiers.
Indiana had big plans for what was billed as the biggest opener in school history — a prime time, nationally televised game that included the first trip by ESPN’s “College GameDay” to Bloomington. Instead, Dobbins stole the show.
“I’m probably the only good thing going on in my town,” he said, referring to his hometown of LaGrange, Texas. “It motivated me to want to pick them up.”
With Mike Weber, Ohio State’s top runner in 2016, out with a hamstring injury, Dobbins stepped in and surpassed Maurice Clarett’s previous debut record of 175 yards set in 2002 against Texas Tech.
“He’s very similar to Zeke,” coach Urban Meyer said, referring to Ezekiel Elliott. “He’s very similar in how he works. We’re very happy to have him.”
Barrett overcame a slow start to finish 20 of 35 for 304 yards. He added 61 yards rushing and another score to move within two touchdowns of matching Drew Brees’ Big Ten career record for total touchdowns of 106.
l Mason Rudolph threw for 303 yards and three touchdowns and ran for another score to help No. 10 Oklahoma State beat Tulsa, 59-24, in Stillwater, Okla.
The latest image of Tiger Woods looked more familiar. The 14-time major champion had a golf club in his hand. Woods tweeted a short video on Thursday showing him hitting a chip shot with a message that said, “Dr. gave me the ok to start pitching.” He had a fourth surgery on his back to fuse disks in April. Woods last played a tournament in early February when he shot 77 and withdrew from the Dubai Desert Classic.