WATCH: CJ Verdell scorches Ohio State defense for 77-yard touchdown

Oregon running back CJ Verdell scored his third touchdown on the day with a huge 77-yard run early in the third to take a 21-7 lead.

Ohio State did not want to see this in real life or in their dreams. Oregon took a 21-7 lead early in the third quarter on a 3rd-and-3 on their own 23. CJ Verdell scored his third touchdown on the day after he broke through the defensive line and found himself in the secondary with nothing but green turf in between him and the end zone.

It was the exact kind of play that can demoralize a team who wasn’t expecting the team speed Oregon has shown on this Saturday in Columbus.

Verdell’s two other touchdowns came oom sweeps to the left side where there weren’t any defenders there to stop him.