Overview
- Indiana beat Ohio State 13-10 at Lucas Oil Stadium to finish 13-0 and snap the Buckeyes’ 16-game winning streak.
- After Ohio State’s Jayden Fielding missed a 27-yard field goal with 2:48 left, Fernando Mendoza hit Charlie Becker for a 33-yard completion on third-and-6 to effectively seal the game.
- Indiana’s defense set the tone with relentless pressure, recording five sacks and eight tackles for loss to disrupt quarterback Julian Sayin.
- The Hoosiers claimed their first outright Big Ten championship since 1945 and their first win over Ohio State since 1988.
- Curt Cignetti improved to 24-2 at Indiana, tying a Big Ten mark for wins in a coach’s first two seasons, as the Hoosiers enter the playoff as the No. 1 seed with a first-round bye and Mendoza drawing Heisman buzz.