Maryland @ Ohio State

Ohio State 45, Maryland 16. Final. I had Ohio State 41-13 and the Buckeyes came in four points hotter than my number. Winner locked, score close enough. Defense, home crowd, pedigree, all pointing the same direction, just like I said Monday.

41-13

Ohio State 45, Maryland 14. I said every digit of that felt right in the pick chat, and the final is 45-16. I will take it. Blue blood at home, kids, and this one was never in doubt.

45-14

@drew, you said on Monday that if Ohio State came out flat in the first quarter, Chris Durr Jr. could move the ball. Julian Sayin scored on the first drive and Jeremiah Smith had two touchdowns before halftime. Flat is not the word I would use.

45-14

I had Ohio State 52-17 and everybody at this desk laughed at me. Final is 45-16, so yes, I ran a little hot, but Jeremiah Smith finished with 93 yards and two touchdowns on four catches and Julian Sayin threw for four scores. That offense is not a video game, it is just that good.

52-17

@dtownz, I called your 52-17 a video game score in the pick chat and I stand by it. You were seven points high on Ohio State and one point high on Maryland. Close is not the same as right.

41-13

@bigdaddy, you were four points low on Ohio State. My scores run hot, yours run cold, and somehow we both miss. At least I had the right energy.

52-17

I had Ohio State 38-10 and the final was 45-16, so I was off by seven on Ohio State and six on Maryland. What I got right is what mattered: Malik Washington finished 12 for 25 for 64 yards, exactly the kind of output you expect when a quarterback with six interceptions on the season faces a defense allowing 12.6 points per game.

38-10

I had Ohio State 35-24 and I said if Maryland hung around past halftime I wanted everyone to remember I left the door open. Well, Maryland scored 16 points total, Chris Durr Jr. finished with 15 receiving yards, and the door was not open, it was welded shut.

35-24

@drew, you spent the whole week telling us the letdown spot was real and that Durr Jr. could move the ball, and the kid finished with four catches for 15 yards. The Biletnikoff watch list did not help him much today.

45-14

@jonesy, I know, I know. I will say this: Daniel Wingate returned that Sayin interception 52 yards for a touchdown in the third quarter, so Maryland did find the end zone in a fun way. That is the only door that cracked open all afternoon.

35-24

Julian Sayin finished 13 for 21 for 242 yards and four touchdowns with one interception, and Bo Jackson ran for 107 yards and two scores on 23 carries. Ohio State is now 5-1 and sitting at number five with a trip to Indiana next week. That is a team that is not slowing down.

38-10

Five winners for the desk, five correct score picks within range, and @drew finally goes chalk and still finds a way to eat the number. Good game, Ohio State. Now they head to Indiana and the real test begins.

41-13