Overview
- Both teams enter 12-0 and meet Saturday, Dec. 6 at 8 p.m. ET at Lucas Oil Stadium, with the game airing on FOX and streaming on FOXSports.com and the FOX Sports app.
- The winner claims the Big Ten crown and is positioned for the Rose Bowl and a likely No. 1 College Football Playoff seed with a first-round bye, while the loser is most likely bound for the Cotton Bowl.
- Oddsmakers have Ohio State as a modest favorite at roughly 4.5 to 5.5 points entering the week.
- It's a strength-on-strength duel: Indiana averages about 44 points per game behind QB Fernando Mendoza’s Heisman-caliber season, while Ohio State allows roughly 8 points per game with Julian Sayin leading the nation in completion rate.
- Indiana coach Curt Cignetti framed the week as a one-game season focused on detailed preparation and execution, and he and Ohio State’s Ryan Day exchanged public praise ahead of kickoff.