Jeremiah Smith has done it again. Ohio State’s freshman receiver scored a one-handed touchdown catch for the second consecutive week, giving the Buckeyes their second score over Iowa. No. 3 Ohio State went on to win 35-7 and improve to 5-0.
Smith caught the 4-yard TD with just his right hand while stopping Hawkeyes cornerback Deshaun Lee with his left.
The highlight catch capped a nine-play, 86-yard drive on Ohio State’s first possession of the second half. Before his touchdown grab, Smith hauled in a 53-yard pass to reach the Iowa 4-yard line.
Last week against Michigan State, Smith made two one-handed catches against the same two Spartan defensive backs on Ohio State’s final drive before halftime.
The first was a 27-yard leaping reception between two MSU defenders. The second grab went for a touchdown after Smith beat his defender at the line and charged past him to grab a throw from quarterback Will Howard.
The second one-hander went for a Buckeyes touchdown and a 24-7 lead going into halftime.
Against Iowa, Smith finished with four catches for 89 yards and a touchdown, along with a 14-yard rush.
Howard threw for 209 yards with four scores and an interception, completing 21 of 25 passes. Emeka Egbuka caught three touchdowns among his nine receptions for 71 yards. Quinshon Judkins led the Buckeyes in rushing with 78 yards on 13 carries, while TreVeyon Henderson added 61 yards on 11 rushes.
The Hawkeyes were led by Kaleb Johnson’s 86 yards rushing with one touchdown on 15 carries. Quarterback Cade McNamara threw for just 98 yards with an interception on 14-of-20 passing. He was also fired three times. Iowa had 225 yards of total offense and 10 total first downs.
