BIG TEN ROUNDUP
No. 7 Ohio State 66, Maryland 17: C.J. Stroud threw five touchdowns passes, host Ohio State scored on nine straight possessions and the Buckeyes steamrolled Maryland.
Stroud and the Buckeyes (5-1, 3-0 Big Ten) had their way with Terps. The freshman quarterback was 24 for 33 for 406 yards and threw two touchdown passes each to star wideouts Chris Olave and Garrett Wilson against a depleted Maryland secondary before taking a seat after three quarters.
Freshman Treveyon Henderson, after managing just 17 yards rushing in the first half, finished with 102 and two touchdowns. He also caught a 26-yard TD pass in the first half.
Master Teague also had a touchdown plunge as Ohio State beat Maryland for the seventh consecutive time. No. 11 Michigan State 31, Rutgers 13: Jalen Nailor caught touchdown passes of 63, 63 and 65 yards from Payton Thorne and Michigan State used its big-play offense to remain unbeaten with a victory at Rutgers. Kenneth Walker, who came into the game leading all Football Bowl Subdivision players in rushing, ran for 233 yards, including a school-record 94-yard touchdown. It was the longest offensive play in Michigan State history.
Michigan State (6-0, 3-0 Big Ten) is off to its best start since it won its first eight games in 2015, when it reached the College Football Playoff.
Rutgers (3-3) lost its third straight, all against ranked opponents.
Nailor finished with five catches for a career-best 221 yards, a stadium record. The old mark of 2007 was set by Larry Fitzgerald of Pittsburgh in 2003. Thorne finished 16 of 27 for a career-best 339 yards and the three long TDS.