Buckeyes Blowout Western Kentucky, Move on to Notre Dame

After blowing out Western Kentucky on Saturday, the Ohio State Buckeyes now move on to a major matchup with the Notre Dame Fighting Irish.

Matt Galatzan | Sep 16, 2023

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The No. 6 Ohio State Buckeyes (3-0) took care of business in a big way on Saturday against Western Kentucky in Columbus, blowing out the Hilltoppers 63-10 at Ohio Stadium.

In many ways, it was a coming-out party for newly-anointed unquestioned starting quarterback Kyle McCord, who tossed three touchdown passes, to go along with 19 of 23 completions for 318 yards.

On the receiving end of McCord's big day, were the usual suspects, with Marvin Harrison Jr. catching five passes for 126 yards and a touchdown, and Emeka Egbuka catching four for 57 yards and the other two scores.

Even backup Devin Brown got in on the action, tossing his first career touchdown pass on a 28-yard score to Carnell Tate.

The offense also got going on the ground, with star back Treyveon Henderson rushing 13 times for 88 yards and two touchdowns, with Chip Traynum adding another one on a long score in the second quarter.

Suffice it to say, the 63-10 offensive explosion felt like the Buckeyes offense that fans have become accustomed to over in the Ryan Day era.

Now, however, Ohio State must turn its attention to their first real test of the season, when they head to South Bend to take on the No. 9 Notre Dame Fighting Irish at Notre Dame Stadium.

The Irish will be coming off of their own tune-up game, blowing out Central Michigan 41-17 to move to 4-0 on the season.

Kick-off between the Irish and Buckeyes is set for 7:30 PM ET, with ESPN's College Game Day in tow.

Published Sep 16, 2023

MATT GALATZAN

Matt Galatzan is the Publisher of LonghornsCountry.com, AllAggies.com, and the Managing Editor of BuckeyesNow.com and TheGroveReport.com He is also the Editor-In-Chief of RamDigest.com and TexansDaily.com. Galatzan graduated from the University of Mississippi, where he studied integrated marketing communications, with minors in journalism and business administration. Galatzan started in the sports journalism industry under Mike Fisher at DallasBasketball.com in 2014, which at the time was part of the 247Sports network. He also spent two years covering the SMU Mustangs for PonyStampede.com on the 247Sports network. When DallasBasketball.com and CowboysCountry.com moved over to Sports Illustrated's Fan Nation network in 2020, Galatzan followed suit, eventually being taking over as the Managing Editor and Publisher of LonghornsCountry.com and AllAggies.com a year later. Through the years, Galatzan has conducted a handful of high-profile one-on-one interviews to add to his resume — in both writing and podcasting. Some of his biggest interviews have been with Mavs owner Mark Cuban, former Longhorns players Dan Neil and Phil Dawson, and many other recruits, and current/former players for each of the teams he has covered. Galatzan is also a full-time employee in the digital media department for Audacy and KRLD FM's 105.3 The Fan in Dallas, which is the official radio home of the Dallas Cowboys. You can find Galatzan on all major social media channels, including Twitter on @MattGalatzan For any inquiries, please email matt.galatzan@gmail.com