Jeremiah Smith is so good that we had to add an additional category to our usual ‘The Good, the Bad and the Ugly’ recap from Ohio State’s 56-3 win over Ball State

No. 1 Ohio State opened the 2026 season exactly the way a top ranked team is supposed to. The Buckeyes overwhelmed Ball State 56-3 Saturday afternoon at Ohio Stadium, putting together a dominant performance on both sides of the football.

Ohio State rolled to a blowout victory over Ball State on Saturday. Here are five things we think we learned about the Buckeyes in Week 1.

Here are two winners and two losers from Ohio State's first game of the season, which resulted in a win over Ball State.

The No. 1 Ohio State Buckeyes begin their 2026 season today when they host the Ball State Cardinals at Ohio Stadium in Columbus.

Three underground ruptures in Ball State's geothermal system were reported over a 24-hour period in recent days.

Ohio State had little trouble dispatching the Ball State Cardinals from the Mid-American Conference.