No. 3 Ohio State built a big lead before again faltering down the stretch in a 42-35 win over No. 9 Indiana, giving the 4-0 Buckeyes a stranglehold on the Big Ten East.
Ryan Day says Ohio State has “a ways to go” in a “bizarre” year, Shaun Wade thinks this is a championship defense and Baron Browning says “it was definitely a big win.”
Master Teague and Trey Sermon had their best games as Buckeyes, Jake Seibert missed his first field goal and Garrett Wilson had another huge game against Indiana on Saturday.
Ohio State's passing defense was a glaring liability against Indiana as Michael Penix Jr. threw for 491 yards, the fourth-most the Buckeyes have ever allowed in a game.
Ohio State and Northwestern now both control their own destiny in the chase for the Big Ten championship as the only two remaining unbeaten teams in the conference.
Tom Allen believed his team could hang with the Buckeyes, saying the Hoosiers have closed the talent gap a bit and “expected to come in here and win the game.”
Ohio State breathed a sigh of relief following a 42-35 win over Indiana. Check out the Eleven Warriors photo gallery from a victory that moved the Buckeyes to 4-0.
Ohio State's Ryan Day, Justin Fields, Shaun Wade, Master Teague, Baron Browning and Tommy Togiai take the podium to discuss their 42-35 win against Indiana.
Ohio State survives a second-half explosion by Indiana's passing offense to defeat the Hoosiers, 42-35, and take sole possession of first place in the Big Ten East.
