It’s only fitting that the day after the news of fall football’s return in the Big Ten should also mark a triumphant win that Ohio State fans will remember well from the program’s recent history.

The Buckeyes passed their first true test of the 2016 season with flying colors on Sept. 17, as they successfully marched in Norman, Oklahoma, and hung 45 points on the No. 14 Sooners in the third game of the year.

It was a 21-point rout in favor of Ohio State, a win that propelled the program into the nation’s top three rankings following a disappointing end to the 2015 season that saw the Buckeyes drop from playoff contention with a tight loss to Michigan State.

But that game was out of sight and out of mind for Buckeye proponents during this particular matchup, and with J.T. Barrett taking full rein of the offense once again, Ohio State looked like a well-oiled machine with 443 yards and no turnovers.

This game may be remembered best for the breakout performance turned in by Ohio State wide receiver Noah Brown, who entered with just two career catches for nine yards, but finished the night with four touchdowns and 72 yards in 60 minutes of football.

Brown caught scores of four and 37 yards in the second quarter, and followed up with 21 and eight-yard touchdown grabs in the third to tie the all-time single-game receiving touchdown record at Ohio State.

Brown’s final grab gave the Buckeyes a commanding 42-17, but before he found the end zone, it was his teammates that were making big plays for the scarlet and gray.

H-back Curtis Samuel ripped off a 36-yard run to score the game’s first points in the first quarter, and the silver bullets followed suit when linebacker Jerome Baker returned a Baker Mayfield interception 68 yards to paydirt.

It was one of two interceptions on the day for Mayfield, who had an inefficient night on just 17-for-32 passing, while Barrett’s four scores came on just 14 completions and 70 percent passing.

Barrett tacked on 74 yards on the ground, while Samuel and Mike Weber combined for 221 rushing yards on a total of 29 carries.

For Oklahoma, future Bengals running back Joe Mixon found the end zone on a 97-yard kickoff return in the first quarter, and future Ravens tight end Mark Andrews caught a five-yard scoring strike from Mayfield in the fourth, but it was all Buckeyes early and often for the most part.

The Sooners would get their revenge the following season back in Columbus, Ohio, but on this day four years ago, the Buckeyes reigned supreme over the perennial Big 12 powerhouse.