ATHENS, Ohio (AP) - Derrius Vick, making his first start at quarterback for Ohio, passed for four touchdowns in leading the Bobcats to a 44-10 rout against Norfolk State Saturday in nonconference play.
Ohio, now 4-0 for the first time since 1976, jumped all over Norfolk State (2-2) with a 24-0 first quarter. Vick, starting in place of injured Tyler Tettleton, threw two touchdown passes in the first quarter. He hit Donte Foster on a 10-yarder to open the scoring, then found running back Beau Blankenship on a 24-yard touchdown. Blankenship later scored on a 2-yard run to make it 24-0.
Vick, who finished 14 of 20 for 199 yards and no interceptions, threw a 31-yard touchdown pass to Jordan Thompson in the third quarter. Vick's second scoring pass to Foster, a 13-yarder, upped the lead to 41-0.
Norfolk State finally scored in the fourth quarter on Randy Maynes' 7-yard run.
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| Scoring Summary |
| OHIO | Donte Foster 10 yd pass from Derrius Vick (Matt Weller kick) |
| OHIO | Beau Blankenship 24 yd pass from Derrius Vick (Matt Weller kick) |
| OHIO | Matt Weller 49 yd FG |
| OHIO | Beau Blankenship 2 yd run (Matt Weller kick) |
| OHIO | Jordan Thompson 15 yd pass from Derrius Vick (Matt Weller kick) |
| OHIO | Matt Weller 40 yd FG |
| OHIO | Donte Foster 13 yd pass from Derrius Vick (Matt Weller kick) |
| OHIO | Matt Weller 31 yd FG |
| NRFST | Randy Maynes 7 yd run (Everett Goldberg kick) |
| NRFST | Everett Goldberg 42 yd FG |
| Team Stats | ||
| NRFST | OHIO | |
| First Downs | 14 | 20 |
| Third Down Efficiency | 7-16 | 3-15 |
| Fourth Down Efficiency | 0-1 | 1-1 |
| Plays-Net Yards | 67-241 | 68-378 |
| Rushes-Yds | 35-110 | 48-179 |
| Passing Yds | 131 | 199 |
| Kick Return Yds | 76 | 42 |
| Punt Return Yds | -4 | 50 |
| Passes | 16-32-2 | 14-20-0 |
| Punts | 6-179 | 4-111 |
| Fumbles-Lost | 3-3 | 0-0 |
| Penalties-Yds | 11-96 | 7-60 |
| Time of Poss. | 27:53 | 32:7 |
| Individual Stats |
| RUSHING |
| NRFST: Takeem Hedgeman 10-39, Randy Maynes 8-32, Brendon Riddick 9-19, Nico Flores 5-13, Keith Johnson 1-5, Jake Basmagian 1-4, Calvin Roberts 1--2 |
| OHIO: Beau Blankenship 25-109, Kyle Hammonds 6-31, Daz'mond Patterson 9-23, Derrius Vick 5-14, Brian Palermo 3-2 |
| PASSING |
| NRFST: Nico Flores 8-17-63-2, Jake Basmagian 8-14-68-0, Dylan Shaddix 0-1-0-0 |
| OHIO: Derrius Vick 14-20-199-0 |
| RECEIVING |
| NRFST: Derrick Demps 6-45, Xavier Boyce 3-35, Joseph Hawkins 3-25, Tevin White 1-18, Keith Johnson 1-4, Conley Smith 1-4, Brendon Riddick 1-0 |
| OHIO: Donte Foster 5-69, Jordan Thompson 2-19, Bakari Bussey 2-10, Derek Roback 1-46, Beau Blankenship 1-24, Troy Hill 1-20, Ryan Clark 1-9, Chase Cochran 1-2 |
