No. 1 Ohio State, No. 2 Indiana Clash for Big Ten Title

FIRST AND TEN

No. 1 and undefeated Ohio State (12-0; 9-0 Big Ten Conference) and No. 2 and undefeated Indiana (12-0; 9-0 Big Ten) meet Saturday in the 15th Big Ten Conference Championship Game at Lucas Oil Stadium. Game time is 8 p.m. with FOX televising to a national audience.
This is the first Big Ten championship game featuring unbeaten teams and the first national No. 1 vs. No. 2 matchup.
The is the 64th overall 1 vs. 2 matchup in FBS history and the eighth such game for Ohio State. The team is 5-2 in its previous matchups.
With a win: the likely No. 1 seed in the College Football Playoffs and a first-round bye, and potential favorite status for the Heisman Trophy for one of several players in the running.
Ohio State is making its Big Ten-record seventh championship game appearance.
Ohio State is seeking its 40th Big Ten title and first since a conference record run of four consecutive outright Big Ten titles from 2017-20.
Ohio State, with a 26-2 record the past two seasons, and Indiana, at 23-2, are the Nos. 1 and 4 winningest teams in the FBS in 2024 and 2025.
Ohio State and Indiana last played Nov. 23, 2024, at Ohio Stadium, a 38-15 Buckeye win.

BY THE NUMBERS
50/50: Ohio State and Indiana each allowed only 50 cumulative points to their five common opponents this season: Illinois, Penn State, Purdue, UCLA and Wisconsin. Indiana scored 233 points; Ohio State scored 188.

10: Ohio State has won 10 consecutive games at road or neutral sites, including ranked wins over #3 Penn State, #1 Oregon, #3 Texas and #5 Notre Dame last year, and this year over #17 Illinois and #15 Michigan.

1: Texas (336) is the only team to top 300 yards of offense vs. Ohio State this season. This defense and the 2019 defense are the only units in school history to keep 11 consecutive teams from topping 300 yards.

.9891: Ryan Day has coached 92 games at Ohio State and in 91 of those games – 99 pct. – his team has been ranked in the Associated Press Top 10. His Buckeyes have been ranked in the Top 5 in front of 78 games.

SEVENTH BIG TEN TITLE GAME

Ohio State has surpassed Wisconsin for the conference lead with seven Big Ten championship game appearances.
Ohio State also has the most championship game wins with five, all coming consecutively after losing in its first appearance in 2013 against Michigan State.
Ohio State's previous six Big Ten championship game results (5-1): 2013 – No. 10 MSU 34, No. 2 OSU 24; 2014 – No. 5 OSU 59, No. 13 Wisconsin 0; 2017 – No. 8 OSU 27, No. 4 Wisconsin 21; 2018 – No. 6 OSU 45, No. 21 Northwestern 24; 2019 – No. 1 OSU 34, No. 8 Wisconsin 21; 2020 – No. 4 OSU 22, No. 14 Northwestern 10

OHIO STATE/INDIANA NOTES

Ohio State and Indiana are playing for the 99th time in a series that started in 1901.
This is the second consecutive meeting, including 2024, where Ohio State and Indiana are each ranked in the Top 5 of the Associated Press poll.
This is the fifth time in the series that both teams are ranked in the national Top 25.
The teams are meeting for the 17th consecutive season and will play in the 2026 regular season at Bloomington.
Ohio State leads the all-time series in wins with 82 against 12 losses and five ties.
Ohio State's last win came in 2024, 38-14, in Columbus while Indiana's last win came in 1988, 41-7, in Bloomington.
Ohio State has won the last 29 games in the series dating back to a 27-all tie in 1990. (2010 win not included in records.)
Indiana's last win in the series came in 1988 with consecutive wins in 1987-88.
This is the first game between the two schools played on a neutral site.

HOOSIERS

Ohio State's roster features five from the state of Indiana.
Sr. DE Caden Curry (Greenwood, Ind.) leads the Buckeyes in TFLs (13.5) and QB sacks (9.0), has started every game this year and is a veteran of 52 games played.
Soph. WR Mylan Graham (Fort Wayne) has six catches for 93 yards and has played in eight games.
Jr. TE Max Klare (Guilford) is third on the team with 41 receptions and 420 yards.
Jr. DE Josh Mickens (Indianapolis) has seen action in eight games this year.
Soph. OL Ian Moore (New Palestine) has played in every game this season and made his first career start at right tackle three weeks ago vs. Purdue.

MIRROR EFFECT

Both Ohio State and Indiana each have terrific defenses.
Ohio State ranks No. 1 in scoring (7.8); IU is No. 2 (10.9).
IU is No. 2 in rush defense (79.2); Ohio Sate is No. 4 (81.7).
Ohio State is No. 1 in passing yardage (121.3); IU is No. 14 (172.5). And ...
Ohio State is No. 1 in total defense (203.0); IU is No. 4 (253.5).
Both defenses will be pressed in this game. Indiana scores 44.3 ppg (No. 2 nationally) and Ohio State scores 37.0 (No. 13).
Indiana's balanced attack nets 483.8 yards per game (No. 5) while Ohio State's offense produces 438.5 (No. 24).

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