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C.J. Stroud’s Mind “Rivals” Sam Bradford, TC Caffey “Might Mess Around And Make SportsCenter” And Cade Stover’s Work is “Starting to Pay Off”

Well that was an ass-kicking.

Ohio State pulled no punches during a brutal beatdown of its in-state opponent Saturday, racking up its second-most yards of total offense in program history (763) as the Buckeyes poured in 77 points on the Toledo defense.

C.J. Stroud put up Heisman-like numbers at quarterback, throwing as many touchdowns (five) as he had incompletions to finish the game with 357 yards on 22-for-27 passing. Stroud’s performance was so good that Ohio State offensive coordinator Kevin Wilson compared him to a Heisman Trophy-winning quarterback he coached back at Oklahoma in the aughts.

“Sam Bradford was the first guy I thought had the quickest mind, and I would say C.