Overview
- Indiana captured its first Big Ten championship since 1967, snapped a decades-long losing streak to Ohio State, and finished the regular season 13-0.
- Game MVP Fernando Mendoza went 15-of-23 for 222 yards with one touchdown and one interception, hitting Elijah Sarratt for a 17-yard score and Charlie Becker for a late 33-yard dagger.
- Becker led Indiana with six receptions for 126 yards as the Hoosiers overcame the early loss of leading receiver Omar Cooper Jr. to injury.
- Indiana’s defense produced five sacks and an interception and delivered late stands, while Ohio State had a fourth-and-1 conversion overturned on review and missed a short game-tying field goal inside three minutes.
- With Ohio State now 12-1, Indiana is widely expected to be the No. 1 seed with a first-round bye in the CFP, and Mendoza’s Heisman odds spiked following the title-game performance.