COLUMBUS, Ohio — Ohio State likely found its go-to offensive weapon for this season during its 77-10 romp of Bowling Green on Saturday. His name is Curtis Samuel.

“He’s a tremendous talent,” said head coach Urban Meyer. “It was great to see him have some success.”

“Some success” might be underselling the show that the 5-foot-11 junior put on for the 107,193 fans in attendance at Ohio Stadium on a picture-perfect September afternoon.

Samuel was electrifying both in the ground game and through the air, carving up the Falcon defense for 261 all-purpose yards and three touchdowns. His routes were crisp, his cuts deft.

After the Buckeyes’ lost all of their key skill-position players besides redshirt junior quarterback J.T. Barrett, Samuel’s performance was assuring. To be sure, he wasn’t the only bright spot.

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Redshirt freshman tailback Mike Weber was impressive, as were receivers Noah Brown and K.J. Hill, both of whom scored touchdowns.