Overview
- Ohio State faced 4th-and-1 at Indiana’s 9 with 2:48 left and chose a 27-yard field goal that sailed wide left.
- Indiana closed out a 13–10 win at Lucas Oil Stadium to capture its first Big Ten championship since 1967.
- Fielding entered the night 15-for-17 on field goals and perfect on extra points, yet he has prior high-pressure misses, including two vs. Michigan in 2024.
- Analysts expect Ohio State to stay in the playoff top four, though a lower seed is widely projected.
- Online reaction turned fierce, with memes targeting the senior kicker and public jabs from ex-Michigan staffer Connor Stalions and Barstool’s Dave Portnoy, who also blasted coach Ryan Day’s decision.