Overview
- Fernando Mendoza was named game MVP after going 15-of-23 for 222 yards with a 17-yard touchdown to Elijah Sarratt, and he delivered a game-sealing 33-yard completion to Charlie Becker.
- Indiana captured its first Big Ten championship since 1967 and recorded its first win over Ohio State since 1988 to complete an undefeated season.
- The Hoosiers’ defense sacked Julian Sayin five times, intercepted him once, and limited Ohio State to 10 points while winning the rushing battle.
- Two late Ohio State chances unraveled on a fourth-and-1 sneak overturned on replay at the Indiana 5 and a Jayden Fielding field goal from inside 30 yards that missed with 2:48 left.
- Indiana is widely expected to receive the CFP’s No. 1 seed and a Rose Bowl berth, while Mendoza’s performance strengthened his standing as the Heisman Trophy favorite and Ohio State fell to 12-1.