No. 3 Ohio State sputters in the first half before blowing out Iowa 35-7

COLUMBUS, Ohio -- , Emeka Egbuka caught three touchdown passes and Jeremiah Smith made another one-handed grab for a score as No. 3 Ohio State sputtered early before burying Iowa 35-7 on Saturday. Quarterback Will Howard was 21 of 25 for 209 yards passing and four touchdowns and ran for 28 yards and a score as Ohio State (5-0, 2-0 Big Ten) cleaned up its first-half mistakes and put up 21 unanswered points in the third quarter. The Buckeyes, hanging on to a 7-0 halftime lead, seized the momentum right away in the second half. Ohio State had a third-and-6 on their own 43 when Howard threw a long ball to Smith who had outrun two defenders. Smith was tackled at the Iowa 3-yard-line, but that gave him a chance to really show off. On the next play, he leaped in the end zone and brought in Howard’s floating pass with his right arm while keeping defensive back Deshaun Lee at bay with his left.