THIRD AND DATA

Week 1 · 2026

Ball State at #1 Ohio State

Sat 09/05/2026 12:30 PMOhio StadiumOhio State pregame100% — Pregame win probability: 100% for Ohio State. Ohio State favored, and won.

79°Clear8 mph NNW · 65% humidityMeasured at kickoff, by an official weather station

Ball State

3

3–5

#1 Ohio State

56

6–2

Attendance

—

not yet reported

Passing

Ball State1 unplaced1 interceptions, none of which the provider placed on the field
J. McDougle2 of 4T. Horton4 of 4C. Nelson1 of 3Other5 of 11Unattributed8 of 14
DeepShort
0.0
—
0.0
5.45.3
2.83.3
2.93.3
LeftMiddleRight
caughtincompleteyds/att · YAC/comp · boxed = best
Ohio State4 unplaced1 interceptions, none of which the provider placed on the field
J. Smith7 of 8D. Mccuin5 of 6B. Inniss3 of 3Other13 of 16
DeepShort
8.01.0
22.00.0
48.00.0
12.53.9
6.42.0
11.94.7
LeftMiddleRight
caughtincompleteyds/att · YAC/comp · boxed = best
Ball State1 unplaced
DeepShort
0%
—
0%
36%1.41
20%1.09
19%1.36
LeftMiddleRight
successfulnotrate · explosiveness · boxed = best
Ohio State4 unplaced
DeepShort
33%1.96
100%2.33
100%4.16
90%1.28
38%1.44
80%0.54
LeftMiddleRight
successfulnotrate · explosiveness · boxed = best
Ball State1 unplaced
DeepShort
0
—
0
59
14
47
LeftMiddleRight
area = yds · one scale for both teams
Ohio State4 unplaced
DeepShort
24
22
48
125
51
119
LeftMiddleRight
area = yds · one scale for both teams
Ball State1 unplaced
DeepShort
-2.8
—
-1.1
2.0
-2.0
-5.5
LeftMiddleRight
area = points added · one scale for both teams
Ohio State4 unplaced
DeepShort
1.3
2.3
4.2
11.8
3.3
4.9
LeftMiddleRight
area = points added · one scale for both teams
Ball State
DeepShort
— · —
—
— · —
22 · 37
4 · 10
14 · 33
LeftMiddleRight
airYACone scale for both teams
Ohio State
DeepShort
23 · 1
22 · 0
48 · 0
86 · 39
41 · 10
72 · 47
LeftMiddleRight
airYACone scale for both teams

Rushing

Ball State
K. Luster8T. Horton6J. Bonds3Other2Unattributed2
-1.043%0%
3.914%0%
4.029%0%
LeftMiddleRight
carryyds/car · stuff · power · boxed = best (stuff: low wins)
Ohio State
B. Jackson9J. Jackson8L. Bey6Other8Unattributed2
11.322%0%
2.930%100%
8.47%0%
LeftMiddleRight
carryyds/car · stuff · power · boxed = best (stuff: low wins)
Ball State
-7
27
28
LeftMiddleRight
area = yds · one scale for both teams
Ohio State
102
29
118
LeftMiddleRight
area = yds · one scale for both teams
Ball State
-6.1
-0.3
1.2
LeftMiddleRight
area = points added · one scale for both teams
Ohio State
3.8
4.4
7.0
LeftMiddleRight
area = points added · one scale for both teams
Ball State
-10 · 0 · 0
18 · 6 · 5
19 · 8 · 2
LeftMiddleRight
OLRB 5–10RB 10+one scale for both teams
Ohio State
26 · 10 · 69
25 · 5 · 0
59 · 22 · 44
LeftMiddleRight
OLRB 5–10RB 10+one scale for both teams

Previous meetings vs. Ball State

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