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With his 69-yard touchdown pass in the first quarter of Saturday’s game at Michigan State, Ohio State quarterback C.J. Stroud has passed Justin Fields for the second-most touchdown passes in a career.

Stroud, who is in his second season as a starter, now has 64 career touchdown passes, which trails only former quarterback J.T. Barrett, who set the school and Big Ten record with 104 touchdown passes from 2014-17.

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The Buckeyes lead the Spartans 14-7 at the end of the first quarter. Stroud has completed 7-of-9 passes for 117 yards and two touchdowns with one interception, which was returned for a touchdown.

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This article first appeared on FanNation Buckeyes Now and was syndicated with permission.

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