The most important hand signal of Ohio State’s season had nothing to do with a play, but with a player. When Sayin entered the medical tent following an ankle injury with four seconds left in the first quarter,

Buckeyes quarterback Julian Sayin, who completed 14 of his 15 pass attempts, had four touchdown passes. Two of those went to Carnell Tate. The others were to Will Kacmarek and Brandon Inniss. The defense posted its second shutout of the year. The first was in a 70-0 victory over Grambling State.

Two teams from Olentangy schools will meet on Friday night, and only one will advance to a regional final in Ohio’s high school football playoffs. At 7 p.m.,

Ohio State RB James Peoples has known he always could create the hurdle he had vs UCLA, with the track and field ability running in his genes.

OSU, for a second straight week, is without wide receiver Carnell Tate. Buckeyes wide receiver Jeremiah Smith played early in the first half, but sat out Ohio State's final offensive drive with his helmet off. He has not re-entered the game.