The stakes have rarely been higher this late in the season for Indiana.
On the line: A trip to the Big Ten Championship game, a bye in the College Football Playoff, and ultimately, the national championship.
The eyes of the college football world will be fixated on this one.
Here’s everything you need to know about Indiana’s matchup against the Buckeyes.
No. 5 INDIANA (10-0, 7-0) at No. 2 OHIO STATE (9-1, 6-1)
- Kickoff: Noon ET, Saturday
- Location: Columbus, Ohio; Ohio Stadium (102,780)
- Television: FOX — Gus Johnson (pbp), Joel Klatt (color), Jenny Taft (sideline); FOX’s Big Noon Kickoff, ESPN GameDay and the B1G Tailgate pregame shows will all be on site in Columbus this week
- Stream: FOX Sports
- Radio: IU Football radio network
- Odds: Ohio State is a 10.5-point favorite
- Weather at kickoff: 46 degrees, cloudy, wind 11 mph, 4% chance of precipitation.
- Series: Ohio State leads 79-12-5
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- The Coaches:
- Curt Cignetti is in his first year as the head coach at IU. He holds a 129-35 record in his 14th season as a college head coach.
- Ryan Day is in his sixth season as a head coach, all at Ohio State. He’s 65-9 as a head coach.
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TALE OF THE TAPE
THE COMPLETE BIG TEN WEEK 12 SLATE
FRIDAY, NOV. 22
Purdue at Michigan State 8 p.m. FOX
SATURDAY, NOV. 23
Iowa at Maryland 12 p.m. Big Ten Network
Indiana at Ohio State 12 p.m. FOX
Illinois at Rutgers 12 p.m. Peacock
Northwestern at Michigan 3:30 p.m. FS1
Penn State at Minnesota 3:30 p.m. CBS
Wisconsin at Nebraska 3:30 p.m. Big Ten Network
USC at UCLA 10:30 p.m. NBC
OHIO STATE 2024 RESULTS
Aug. 31 Akron W, 52-6 CBS
Sept. 7 Western Michigan W, 56-0 BTN
Sept. 21 Marshall W, 49-14 FOX
Sept. 28 at Michigan State W, 38-7 Peacock
Oct. 5 Iowa W, 35-7 CBS
Oct. 12 at Oregon L, 32-31 NBC
Oct. 26 Nebraska W, 21-17 FOX
Nov. 2 at Penn State W, 20-13 FOX
Nov. 9 Purdue W, 45-0 FOX
Nov. 16 at Northwestern W, 31-7 BTN
OHIO STATE NOTES AND NUMBERS
(Via Ohio State Athletics)
– Ohio State OL coach Justin Frye started a school-record 45 games at Indiana from 2002-06, playing under Gerry DiNardo and Terry Hoeppner, and he was a GA there under Bill Lynch in 2007-08. Safeties coach Matt Guerrieri was co-DC and safeties coach at IU in 2023 under Tom Allen. GA Michael Hunter was a Hoosier DB for Kevin Wilson between 2011-14, including starting 24 games. Former Ohio State OC Kevin Wilson (2017-22) was Indiana head coach from 2011-16. His son, Toby Wilson, has spent five years in the Ohio State program as an offensive lineman.
– The starting linebackers – Sonny Styles and Cody Simon – lead the team in tackles with 63 and 55, respectively. Styles recorded seven tackles, two quarterback sacks for losses totaling 16 yards and two pass break-ups in the win over Northwestern. Both Styles and Simon have 5.5 TFLs to rank third on the team.
– Thorpe, Bednarik and Lott IMPACT award semifinalist Caleb Downs continues to establish himself as one of the best defensive players in America in addition to best defensive backs in America. Downs’ 46 tackles rank third on the team and his 28 solo stops lead the team. He is 2nd with 6.5 tackles-for-loss and
fourth with three pass break ups.
– Safety Lathan Ransom – 44 tackles, 5.5 TFLs, one INT, PBU, QB hurry and FR plus two FFs – and DE Jack Sawyer – 38 tackles to lead all down linemen – and three QB sacks, five QB hurries, 2 FFs and 2 FRs – know how to fill a stats line as well.
– DE JT Tuimoloau leads the team in TFLs (10.5-48) and QB sacks (5.0).
– QB Will Howard, 248.2 passing yards per game with 24 TD throws and six rushing TDs for 30 total TDs, powers and leads the Ohio State offense.
– He throws to a trio of talented receivers in Emeka Egbuka (49-612-8 TDs), Jeremiah Smith (49-865-9 TDs) and Carnell Tate (31- 457-4 TDs).
– RBs Quinshon Judkins (723 yards and eight TDs) and TreVeyon Henderson (662 yards and five TDs) combine for right at 140 yards per game.
– The offensive line, was led by C Seth McLaughlin and OT Donovan Jackson. McLaughlin was lost for hte season in practice this week. OSU has had four different starting lineups along the line, and a fifth is coming on Saturday.
PREDICTIONS
We see this game still being in doubt in the fourth quarter. We think it could either way. We haven’t picked against Indiana all season, sharing the same 10-0 record. But the home field gives the Buckeyes a slight edge.
TDH PREDICTION: OHIO STATE 31 INDIANA 24
- ESPN SP+ (Computer): Ohio State 31 Indiana 19 (OSU 78% win probability)
- ESPN FPI (Computer): Indiana has an 26.6% chance to win.
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