Julian Sayin threw for 303 yards and a touchdown to Jeremiah Smith, CJ Donaldson ran for two scores and No. 1 Ohio State overcame a rare early deficit to defeat Purdue 34-10 on Saturday at West Lafayette, Ind.

Trailing 3-0 at the end of the first quarter, the Buckeyes (9-0, 6-0 Big Ten) scored 24 unanswered points in the second quarter as Sayin threw for 182 yards and a touchdown to Smith in the first half.

Sayin finished the day completing 27 of 33 passes with an interception.

Playing without star receiver Carnell Tate, who was held out as a precautionary measure due to an undisclosed injury, Smith had seven of his career-high 10 catches and 109 of his 137 yards before halftime.

Quarterbacks Ryan Browne and Malachi Singleton were held to a combined 94 passing yards for the Boilermaker

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