COLUMBUS (AP) — Quarterback Justin Fields accounted for six touchdowns in the second quarter as No. 6 Ohio State routed Miami 76-5.
Fields threw for four scores and ran for two more.
He threw two touchdown passes to Chris Olave and one each to K.J. Hill and Binjimen Victor.
Fields committed his first turnover of the season when Miami linebacker Myles Reid batted the ball out his hand and it trickled out of the back of the end zone for a safety that gave the RedHawks an early lead. Miami kicked a field goal and led 5-0 before Ohio State scored the next 76 points.
Fields says falling behind didn’t startle him.
“Coach always tells us we’re eventually going to get punched in the face,” he said. “It’s just about how we respond.”
Fields finished 14 for 21 for 223 yards.
The game was suspended because of lightning with 2:40 left and then was declared over by consent of the two head coaches.
The Buckeyes (4-0, 1-0) now get into the meat of their Big Ten schedule beginning with a visit to Nebraska and then a home game against Michigan State.