COLUMBUS — Julian Sayin passed for 326 yards and three touchdowns, Carnell Tate had 183 yards receiving and top-ranked Ohio State rolled to a 42-3 victory over Minnesota on Saturday night.

It was the third 300-yard game in five starts for Sayin, who completed 23 of 27 passes.

Tate finished with 183 yards on nine receptions. The junior receiver had seven receptions for 163 yards in the first half, including three for at least 44 yards. Five of his catches came on the first play of Ohio State’s drives, including a 44-yard touchdown on the opening play of the Buckeyes’ fifth series where he beat Minnesota cornerback Za’Quan Bryan on a go route and hauled in a 44-yard pass from Sayin in the end zone to extend the Buckeyes’ lead to 21-3 with 8:04 remaining in the first half.

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