July 17, 2026

Ohio State Survives Top 10 Scare from Indiana


Good teams sometimes make mistakes. Great teams pick each other up and find ways to overcome adversity. When they Buckeyes led 35-7 after scoring on the opening drive of the second half, nobody expected Indiana to have a chance to tie the game on the very last play. Perhaps it’s still too early to know just how good this team can be. Ohio State played a far-from-perfect game against No. 9 Indiana, but every time one of the Buckeyes stumbled, someone else picked them up. The Hoosiers proved a worthy opponent after trailing 35-7 two minutes into the third quarter, but Ohio State held on to win, 42-35. It’s not far-fetched to say this was the worst game of Justin Fields career as a Buckeye (which is impressive considering he finished with 300 yards passing on 18-of-30 passes, including two touchdowns). Fields said earlier this week that most of the…

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