June 21, 2026

Trey Sermon rushes for Ohio State-record 331 yards as Buckeyes win Big Ten title


4:00 PM ET ESPN News Services INDIANAPOLIS — Trey Sermon ran for a school-record 331 yards and two second-half touchdowns Saturday, helping No. 4 Ohio State rally for a 22-10 victory over Northwestern for a fourth consecutive Big Ten championship. The Buckeyes (6-0) will find out Sunday if they’ve done enough to earn one of four spots in the College Football Playoff. It’s the first time Ohio State has won four consecutive outright conference crowns. Northwestern (6-2) heads into the bowl season with two losses in its last three games and a second runner-up finish to the Buckeyes in three years. After the Buckeyes settled for a field goal on the game’s first possession, Northwestern running back Cam Porter answered with a 9-yard TD run late in the first quarter. The Buckeyes trailed from that moment until Sermon’s 9-yard run with 2:41 left in the third priod. The Buckeyes had…

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