• Ohio State enters the game having won 18 in a row overall, the longest active streak in the nation.
• Ohio State has won 25 Big Ten regular season games in a row, going 8-0 in each of the past three seasons and 1-0 this year. The streak is a Big Ten record.
• Ohio State ranks No. 2 in the Big Ten in scoring (34.4) and rushing (239.6).
• Running back Ezekiel Elliott, the reigning Big Ten offensive player of the week, leads the Big Ten and is No. 6 in the NCAA in rushing at 145.8 ypg. He has a current streak of 10 consecutive games with at least 100 yards rushing.
• Elliott rushed for a career-high 274 yards at Indiana, tied for the second most all-time at Ohio State.
• Linebacker Raekwon McMillan is tied for Big Ten lead with 54 total tackles. He has 30 tackles in the last two games.
• Wide receiver Michael Thomas has caught a pass in 21 consecutive games in which he has played. He leads the team with 20 catches for 292 yards and four TDs.
• Punter Cameron Johnston ranks No. 1 in the Big Ten with a 46.3 yard average.
• Urban Meyer has the highest winning percentage (.849) among active coaches and is third all-time.
• Meyer is tied with FSU's Jimbo Fisher with the best winning percentage since the start of the 2012 season (43-3; .949).
BOSA SECOND AMONG ACTIVE SACK LEADERS
Junior DE Joey Bosa has 21.5 career sacks in 33 career games, which is tied for the second most among active players in the FBS. Bosa trails Colorado State’s Cory James, a senior who has 22.0 for his career, and is tied with Emmanuel Ogbah from Oklahoma State.
SETTING THE STAGE
No. 1 Ohio State (5-0, 1-0 Big Ten) returns home this Saturday when it plays host to the Maryland Terrapins (2-3, 0-1) in its Big Ten home opener. Kickoff is scheduled for Noon ET and will be televised on BTN and BTN2Go.
The Buckeyes are coming off a 34-27 win at Indiana while the Terrapins fell to No. 22 Michigan, 28-0, at home last Saturday. The Buckeyes and Terrapins are meeting for just the second time after Ohio State won the inaugural meeting, 52-24, last season in College Park, Md.
A GLANCE AT MARYLAND
Maryland enters Saturday’s game at Ohio Stadium with a 2-3 record overall and 0-1 in the Big Ten after falling to Michigan, 28-0, at home last Saturday.
Maryland started the season with a 50-21 win over Richmond before falling to Bowling Green (48-27) and defeating USF (35-17). The Terrapins also fell on
the road at West Virginia (45-6) before Big Ten play.
Maryland leads the Big Ten in punt returns with a 24.0 average as a team, led by William Likely who has returned two for TDs already this season.
Maryland also ranks second in QB sacks with 19, led by Yannick Ngakoue who has 6.5 on the season.
Quinton Jefferson also ranks among the conference leaders with 5.5 sacks per game while Jermaine Carter is tied with Ohio State’s Raekwon McMillan with 54 total tackles on the year.
Offensively, Maryland comes in averaging 23.6 points per game while giving up 31.8 to the opposition.
QB Caleb Rowe has taken a majority of the snaps from under center and is 40-91 for 428 yards to go along with four TD passed and 12 INTs. Brandon Ross has been the leading man on the ground with 402 yards on 73 carries with 2 TDs.
Levern Jacobs is the leading receiver with 196 yards on 18 catches and 2 TDs.
Randy Edsall is in his fifth season as Maryland’s head coach with a 22-33 record. He is 96-103 overall in his career after spending the previous 12 seasons at UConn, where he compiled 74-70 mark with five bowl appearances.
Noah Brown, Corey Smith, Cam Burrows, Nick Connor out for season with injuries. Damon Webb suspended.
