Almost doesn’t count. Even against the Big Ten’s standard-bearer. Each week until the season, we’ll be going through the opponents one by one and looking at whatever we find interesting and/or hilarious about them. And as always, the kick was good. This week: O-H! GAME 5: THE ohio state buckeyes Last year’s record: 12-1 2015 Final F/+ Ranking: 3 Head Coach: Urban Meyer Where: Ohio Stadium, Columbus, OH When: October 8, TBA 1. Horseshoes, hand grenades, and IU football Three out of the past four years, IU has come close to beating Ohio State -?? twice at Memorial Stadium and once on the road. Four years ago, in Urban Meyer’s first season, the Buckeyes and Hoosiers played a wild, four-hour long night game in Bloomington. During this game, Indiana cut an 18-point deficit down to three in the final two minutes, but ran out of time in a furious comeback effort, losing 52-49. At the Horseshoe two years later, IU took a late third quarter lead on the Buckeyes, thanks mostly to Tevin Coleman’s 228-yard day out of the backfield. But Jalin Marshall scored four straight unanswered touchdowns for the Buckeyes, putting the game out of reach. Last season, the stakes were raised even further, with both teams at 4-0 and playing their B1G openers. And despite our unsuccessful campaign to get College Gameday to come to Bloomington, the game still sold out, and the crowd was lit. Though the Hoosiers lost both Nate Sudfeld and Jordan Howard to injury during the game, and despite…
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