Ohio State Buckeyes' head coach Ryan Day told reporters that he is “not going to make any excuses" about the team's loss to the Indiana Hoosiers in the Big Ten Conference Championship.
The Ohio State Buckeyes’ incredible undefeated run during the 2025 college football season officially came to a close on Saturday night, as head coach Ryan Day and his highly-touted squad were unable to defeat the Indiana Hoosiers in the Big Ten Conference Championship Game, 13-10.
When asked about the outcome on Saturday night, Day told reporters that the Buckeyes are “not going to make any excuses” about the loss.
“At the end of the day, that’s our job to come out here and execute and win games,” Day stated. “We’re not going to make any excuses about any of this [loss]. We wanted to win this game; the guys had a good week of practice, but at the end of the day, we came up short.”
After finishing the regular season with a perfect record, Saturday night was the Buckeyes’ first real test of the season, outside of the team’s Week One victory over the Texas Longhorns.
Unfortunately for Ohio State, Indiana's combination of explosive offensive play and stout defensive play proved to be too much for Day and his squad.
Day would also go on to say that he hopes the team can use the game as a way to get better heading into the playoffs.
“We've got to get back and figure out why that happened, what the issues were, and get it fixed...The season's not over, got a lot of football ahead of us, and hopefully we can use this as a way to get better as we head into the playoffs," Day said.
Looking ahead at the potential seating for Ohio State in the CFP, Day and his squad still possess one of the best resumes in college football this season.
At 12-1 with the team’s only loss occurring to the No. 1 team in the nation, the Buckeyes should land a top-three seed in the playoffs. Depending on how the committee views their resume to the Georgia Bulldogs, Ohio State could end up claiming the No. 2 seed.
In addition to the program’s strong record this season, the Buckeyes’ defense continued its stout play on Saturday night against the Hoosiers. The defense managed to give up an average of 3.5 yards per carry during the matchup, and it wasn’t until late in the second half that quarterback Fernando Mendoza was truly unleashed.