BLOOMINGTON – In a game that was never competitive, IU fell, humbled, 54-7 to No. 5 Ohio State on Saturday night. Here are three reasons why: Defensive disaster The one way Indiana could not afford for Saturday’s game to unfold was exactly how it did. Saddled with a struggling, undermanned offense, the Hoosiers needed their defense to hold the line early. Stop the run. Get C.J. Stroud out of rhythm. Force the kinds of mistakes that would keep Ohio State out of sync. None of that happened. IU grades: This kind of dud — after this kind of season — is on everyone. Instead, the Buckeyes bulldozed through that defense, to the tune of 334 first-half yards. Stroud threw for 201 of them, and three touchdowns. The Buckeyes went 5-of-5 on third down in the first and second quarters, and scored on every one of their drives. Their defense even…
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