Julian Sayin, Jeremiah Smith and the No. 1 Ohio State Buckeyes cruised to a 34–3 road victory over Purdue on Saturday.

Purdue's offense struggled to gain yardage and the defense couldn't stop the combination of Ohio State's Julian Sayin and Jeremiah Smith on Saturday.

Julian Sayin takes the Heisman lead, with new odds and ballots backing Ohio State’s rising star after a four touchdown day against Penn State.

Ohio State launched a Heisman campaign website for Julian Sayin following his four-touchdown win over Penn State. Julian Sayin and the Ohio State Buckeyes are 8-0, seeking their first Big Ten title since 2020 and to repeat as national champions. Their latest win came on Saturday against the Penn State Nittany Lions.

Sayin was named as one of 14 semifinalists for the Shaun Alexander Freshman of the Year Award on Wednesday. The Buckeyes’ signal-caller has put together a stellar season in his first year as a starter, and with four regular season games left, is the favorite to win the Heisman Trophy.

Sayin leads the FBS in passer rating (197.1), completion rate (80.7%) and ranks third in yards per attempt (10.0). The last Heisman winner at quarterback, former LSU star Jayden Daniels, led college football in passer rating (208.0) and yards per attempt (11.7).

The Ohio State Buckeyes face the Penn State Nittany Lions on Saturday. They enter undefeated at 7-0, with wins over Texas, Grambling, Ohio, Washington, Minnesota, Illinois and Wisconsin. Penn State, on the other hand, enters with a 3-4 record and losses to Oregon, UCLA, Northwestern and Iowa.

When college football saw the inclusion of the spread offense by countless programs around the start of this century — others earlier — it meant many NCAA passing records were about to be