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Indiana Stuns No. 1 Ohio State 13-10 to Win Big Ten, Clinch CFP’s Top Seed

Curt Cignetti's two-year overhaul has Indiana sitting 13-0 with its first CFP No. 1 seed.

Overview

  • The Hoosiers edged the Buckeyes at Lucas Oil Stadium for the program's first Big Ten title in decades, improving to 13-0.
  • Fernando Mendoza threw a 17-yard touchdown to Elijah Sarratt and iced it with a 33-yard strike to Charlie Becker after taking a hard early hit.
  • Indiana's pass rush racked up three first-half sacks and kept Julian Sayin off rhythm as the defense pitched a second-half shutout.
  • The win snapped Ohio State's 16-game streak and ended Indiana's drought against the Buckeyes dating to 1988; reports differ on whether the last outright league crown was in 1945 or 1967.
  • Cignetti, now 24-2 at IU with back-to-back Big Ten Coach of the Year honors, said he has “three-and-a-half weeks to get this team humble and hungry” before the CFP bracket is revealed Sunday.