Staff Predictions: Ohio State Buckeyes vs. Indiana Hoosiers

James Grega Ever since Urban Meyer arrived in Columbus, Indiana has been a team that always seems to give the Buckeyes problems. In fact, Indiana has scored the most points of any team in a single game against Meyer in his time at Ohio State, dating back to the Buckeyes’ 52-49 win in Bloomington, Ind., in 2012. That game was a “program changer” Meyer said a year ago, and the Buckeye defense is playing at a record-setting level. Indiana has struggled mightily on defense in Kevin Wilson’s time with the Hoosiers, but Meyer went so far as to say that the Indiana defense is the best Ohio State has played thus far this year. The Buckeyes have also played Oklahoma and Bob Stoops this year. That said, I still don’t think the Buckeyes have any problems scoring in this one. Last season in this matchup, Ohio State broke multiple big runs, and I would expect Meyer and Ed Warinner to get Mike Weber going early to try to set up big plays down the field for the young wide receivers. Defensively, this game should be the Buckeyes’ biggest test so far this season other than the Oklahoma game. The Hoosiers…

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