Overview
- Coach Ryan Day told reporters that a majority of the six starters who missed the Maryland game are expected to be available for Saturday’s trip to Indiana with Phillip Daniels slated to practice fully and be a candidate to return.
- Austin Siereveld remains day-to-day after an illness that kept him out against Maryland, and some absences were linked to unspecified non-football issues that disrupted the week.
- Ohio State was forced to reshuffle its right side against Maryland with Jake Cook moving to right guard and Gabe VanSickle shifting to right tackle, and several freshmen and sophomores logged expanded snaps and made key plays.
- The coaching staff faces a choice between inserting returning veterans for experience or keeping the line that played together for continuity against Indiana’s defensive front led by sack leaders Stephen Daley and Tobi Osunsanmi.
- The matchup is a top-five rematch with Big Ten and College Football Playoff implications so practice-day availability reports and offensive-line performance against Indiana’s pass rush will be the clearest indicators of how the game could unfold.