Indiana is the Big Ten champion with a 13-10 victory over Ohio State. It’ll be No. 1 in the College Football Playoffs standings tomorrow after the Big Ten football championship game.
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Ohio State completes a pass but is tackled at midfield
IU has third-and-7 at the Ohio State 40 with 1:10 to play. Ohio State uses its last timeout.
Indiana’s Fernando Mendoza hits Charlie Becker for 33 yards on third-and-6 from the IU 24.
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On third-and-1, Indiana’s Rolijah Hardy breaks up a pass in the endzone.
On 3rd-and-8 at the IU 39, Julian Sayin throws it to Brandon Inniss, he looks downfield but throws it back across the field to Bo Jackson for a 7-yard gain and there’s a 15-yard penalty on Indiana.
Ohio State converts a third-and-8 at its own 39 with a 20-yard completion to Carnell Tate.
Ohio State converts a third-and-5 with an 8-yard pass to CJ Donaldson; first down on its own 37
This is the first time Ohio State has trailed in the fourth quarter this season.
The review says Julian Sayin’s knee is down short of the yard to gain.
Ohio State converts a fourth-and-1 on the 5 on a QB sneak. Play is under review.
Indiana’s Elijah Sarratt catches a 17-yard touchdown pass on third and 8
Fernando Mendoza hits Charlie Becker for 51 yards to the Ohio State 19.
Julian Sayin is ruled to be sacked even though he got away from the defender and threw the ball away. Ohio State ball, third-and-29 at their own 37 with 12:11 to play in the third quarter.
INDIANA HALFTIME STATS
Fernando Mendoza: 9-of-15, 87 yards, 1 INT
Kaelon Black: 7 carries, 54 yards
Riley Nowakowski, Jonathan Brady, Elijah Starrett, Charlie Becker: 2 catches, 20 yards
Isaiah Jones: 4 tackles, 2 sacks
OHIO STATE HALFTIME STATS
Julian Sayin: 7-of-11, 109 yards, 1 TD, 1 INT
Bo Jackson: 7 carries, 25 yards
Jeremiah Smith: 4 catches, 84 yards
Caden Curry: 5 tackles, 2 sacks
Indiana’s Nico Radicic kicks a 32-yard field goal
Indiana lines up to go for it, then calls timeout.
Under heavy pressure, Fernando Mendoza gets the first down with a pass to Riley Nowakowski. First-and-10 on the Ohio State 30.
Indiana’s Isaiah Jones sacks Julian Sayin forcing a Jayden Fielding 30-yard field goal for Ohio State.
Julian Sayin hits Jeremiah Smith for 51 yards AND there’s an IU penalty. Ohio State on the IU 11 with 12:28 to play in the second quarter.
Indiana’s Nico Radicic misses a 39-yard field goal.
Indiana running back Kaelon Black picks up 27 yards after a defensive pass interference penalty. IU has the ball at the Ohio State 23.
Ohio State’s Julian Sayin hits Carnell Tate for the 9-yard touchdown.
Indiana’s Mario Landino is called for a facemask to give Ohio State a first down on the Indiana 8.
Fernando Mendoza’s pass bounces off tight end Ruley Nowakowski and is intercepted by Igbinosun. Ohio State ball at the Indiana 25.
Indiana takes over at its own 11 with 3:07 to play in the first quarter.
Nico Radicic turns the interception in to a 29-yard field goal for the Hoosiers.
Indiania’s Louis Moore with the interception of Julian Sayin at the Ohio State 34-yard line, returns it to the 23.
Hoosiers punt after Center Grove’s Caden Curry sacks Mendoza. Ohio State take over at its own 12-yard line.
Omar Cooper, Indiana’s leading receiver left the game with an apparent ankle injury. He didn’t pull in a long pass that he got his hands on. He did not return to the field on the next Hoosiers’ drive.
IU Heisman Trophy candidate Fernando Mendoza is down on the first play of the Big Ten championship game after a hit by Ohio State’s Caden Curry. Mendoza walked off under his own power and returned after sitting out one play.
The biggest question facing Indiana is whether left guard Drew Evans will start. He wore a brace on his right ankle in pregame warmups. Evans dressed last week for the first time since suffering an undisclosed injury prior to the Maryland game. E.J. Williams Jr. didn’t play against Purdue but wasn’t on the injury report.
The only Indiana player listed as out is kickoff specialist Brendan Franke. Quinn Warren has handled kickoffs since Franke was injured Oct. 25.
Gas in the car? Check. Indiana University gear packed? Check. Tickets? Check. Or so Adam Terwilliger thought, until three days before kickoff StubHub told him otherwise.
Terwilliger, his wife and a handful of other Indiana University fans were all set to attend the Big Ten championship game to watch their team compete for the conference title. One friend had planned to fly up from Florida to Indianapolis to attend.
Then StubHub canceled the tickets for the group of eight and offered, “no replacement. No help,” in replacing the voided tickets, according to a thread Terwilliger posted on X describing the exchange.
IU vs Ohio State begins at 8 p.m. ET Saturday, Dec. 6, 2025.
Indiana vs Ohio State is Saturday, Dec. 6, 2025, at Lucas Oil Stadium in Indianapolis.
TV: Fox with Gus Johnson (play-by-play), Joel Klatt (analyst) and Jenny Taft (sideline)
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- Radio: Indiana Hoosier Sports Network with Don Fischer (play-by-play), Buck Suhr (analyst) and John Herrick
- Streaming: SiriusXM Channel 82
Ticket prices for the Indiana vs Ohio State game at Lucas Oil Stadium start at $538 on StubHub.
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- Ohio State 24, Indiana 19: “It’s not lost on folks inside IU’s football facility that in the only two previous 1-vs-2 conference championship games, No. 2 won. And the Hoosiers are far better equipped for this moment and this opponent than they were a year ago in Columbus. College football has waited for this game for months, and it’s difficult to see Indiana disappointing now. It’s just also hard to see Ohio State, with all its talent and dominance this season, losing in Indianapolis. Call it a close one.” – IU reporter Zach Osterman
- Spread: Ohio State by 4
- Over/under: 47.5
- Moneyline: Indiana +165, Ohio State -200
- Ohio State (12-0)
- Indiana (12-0)
- Georgia (11-1)
- Texas Tech (11-1)
- Oregon (11-1)
- Ole Miss (11-1)
- Texas A&M (11-1)
- Oklahoma (10-2)
- Alabama (10-2)
- Notre Dame (10-2)
- BYU (11-1)
- Miami (10-2)
- Texas (9-3)
- Vanderbilt (10-2)
- Utah (10-2)
- USC (9-3)
- Virginia (10-2)
- Arizona (9-3)
- Michigan (9-3)
- Tulane (10-2)
- Houston (9-3)
- Georgia Tech (9-3)
- Iowa (8-4)
- North Texas (11-1)
- James Madison (11-1)
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