Ohio State First Thoughts: Buckeyes chase of perfection comes up short in Big Ten title game
The Buckeyes took their first loss of the season on Saturday night against Indiana.
INDIANAPOLIS — First thoughts on Ohio State’s 13-10 loss to Indiana in Saturday’s Big Ten Championship at Lucas Oil Stadium.
1. Ryan Day opted to put it on his kicker, who’s never shown an ability to make a kick of consequence. Ohio State drove the ball to the Indiana 9-yard line, trailing by three with less than three minutes to play. Facing fourth-and-1, Day opted for the field goal. Jayden Fielding pushed his 27-yard attempt to the left.
On OSU’s prior possession, the Buckeyes were stopped on fourth-and-1 inside the Indiana 10 when quarterback Julian Sayin’s knee grazed the turf on a sneak play, marking him just short of the first down.
The No. 1 Buckeyes had not been pushed to the fourth quarter by anyone all season.
Finally dragged there by the No. 2 Hoosiers, Ohio State’s offense moved it reasonably well into scoring position, but came up short twice.
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