Live stats, information and analysis from Columbus as the No. 2-ranked Ohio State Buckeyes return home to square off with the Indiana Hoosiers.
COLUMBUS, Ohio — No. 2 Ohio State returns home after two consecutive road games, and they return to Columbus looking to keep their undefeated record stainless against Indiana. The Hoosiers come into action sitting at 13th in the Big Ten with a 3-6 record, but following a somewhat underwhelming win over Northwestern last Saturday, the Buckeyes will be looking for a bounce-back performance at home.
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Fourth Quarter
- Jayden Ballard gains 24 yards on a 3rd down pass from Kyle McCord.
- Kyle McCord is in at quarterback for the Buckeyes.
- The Buckeyes come up with another short yardage stop on 3rd-and-3. Indiana will punt.
- Dexter Williams gains 18 yards on his first down carry.
- TOUCHDOWN BUCKEYES! Kamryn Babb is on the receiving end of C.J. Stroud's fifth touchdown pass of the day, his first career touchdown reception. The Buckeye bench is going nuts for him. 56-14, OSU.
- Hayden picks up another 9 yards on his next carry, and Ohio State is inside the IND 10.
- Dallan Hayden gains 20 yards on the ground. The Buckeyes have 317 team rushing yards and counting.
- Xavier Johnson takes a swing pass for a first down in IU territory.
- Marvin Harrison Jr. is now over 100 yards receiving on the day, gaining 24 yards on a strike from C.J. Stroud. Ball is out to midfield.
- Touchdown Indiana. The Hoosiers capitalize off of the muffed punt and strike quickly. 49-14, Buckeyes.
- Reis Stocksdale has muffed two punts now. Indiana recovers this one at the Ohio State 18.
- Williams throws incomplete on third down again. Ninth three-and-out for the Hoosiers today.
- Drive Summary: 1 Play, 71 Yards, 0:16 TOP, Touchdown.
- XAVIER JOHNSON HAVE MERCY! Johnson goes coast-to-coast for a 71-yard touchdown on the Buckeyes first play of the fourth quarter! 49-7, Ohio State.
- On 3rd-and-3, Williams dirts the ball, and Indiana will punt again.
- Williams scrambles for a gain of 8 on 2nd-and-11.
Third Quarter
- C.J. Stroud throws incomplete to Marvin Harrison Jr. on 3rd-and-10, and the Buckeyes will punt.
- Stroud finds Julian Fleming on 3rd-and-6, and a nice burst of speed easily gives him the first down out by midfield.
- Stroud takes a deep shot and throws behind Marvin Harrison Jr., and the pass is nearly intercepted.
- Hayden picks up 5 and a first down at the OSU 29.
- Dallan Hayden gains 7 on a first down rush.
- Jack Sawyer picks up his second sack of the day on 3rd-and-7!
- Tommy Eichenberg crashes into the backfield for another TFL.
- Dexter Williams picks up a first down himself on a QB keeper on 3rd-and-3.
- Drive Summary: 3 Plays, 52 yards, 1:15 TOP, Touchdown.
- TOUCHDOWN NUMBER 2 FOR CADE STOVER! Stover stretches over the pylon to reach pay dirt for the second time today. Ohio State stretches the lead, 42-7.
- Emeka Egbuka secures a 32-yard reception and takes a big hit on the play.
- C.J. Stroud gains 8 yards before stepping out of bounds on a designed QB run.
- A facemask penalty is called on Indiana during the punt, and OSU will start their next possession from their own 48.
- A facemask penalty is called on Indiana during the punt, and OSU will start their next possession from their own 48.
- Cam Brown breaks up Indiana's third down pass attempt, and the Hoosiers have gone three-and-out seven times in the game.
- Drive Summary: 2 Plays, 2 Yards, 0:15 TOP, Touchdown.
- TOUCHDOWN BUCKEYES! C.J. Stroud lofts up an easy one to a wide open Cade Stover, and Ohio State takes advantage of the blocked punt. 35-7, Buckeyes.
- Lathan Ransom is having himself a day. He leads OSU with eight tackles, has 1.5 sacks, and now a blocked punt.
- BLOCKED PUNT ALERT‼️Lathan Ransom gets the block, and Xavier Johnson recovers at the IND 2!
- Dexter Williams throws across his body on third down, and his pass attempt falls incomplete. Indiana will punt.
- Ty Hamilton breaks up the second down pass attempt, and IU has a 3rd-and-17 upcoming.
- Lathan Ransom bursts through the line and gets home for Ohio State's fourth sack of the day.
- Josh Henderson gains 3 yards on first down and picks up 11 on the following play, and the Hoosiers are on the move.
- Jesse Mirco's punt is fair caught at the IND 23.
- C.J. Stroud keeps the ball himself on third down, but is tackled short of the first down. Three and out for the Buckeyes to open the second half.
- Hayden gains 3 yards on second down, and the Buckeyes face third and short.
- Dallan Hayden gains 6 yards on OSU's first play of the third quarter.
- Dexter Williams throws too high on fourth down, and the Hoosiers turn the ball over on downs.
- Shaun Shivers gains 2 yards on 3rd-and-4, and the Hoosiers will go for it on fourth down from the OSU 23.
- Indiana attempts a flea-flicker on their second play, but the pass falls incomplete.
- Emery Simmons gives Indiana a spark on offense early in the third quarter, gaining 44 yards on the first play of the half.
Second Quarter
- Halftime Analysis: Ohio State Racing Away From Indiana
- Ohio State records another sack to end the half.
- Williams is sacked by a host of Buckeyes, and Indiana is forced to burn their final timeout of the half.
- Williams connects with Malachi Holt-Bennett for a gain of 28 down to the OSU 29.
- Indiana calls its second timeout of the first half with 56 seconds remaining. They've advanced to their own 38 on the drive.
- Jaylin Lucas bursts forward for a gain of 10.
- Miyan Williams is carted off to the locker room. He has 15 carries for 147 yards and a touchdown on the day.
- Mitch Rossi is stopped short of first down yardage on Ohio State's fourth down attempt. Indiana will take over possession at their own 18 with 1:33 remaining in the half.
- Dallan Hayden is stopped short of the first down on a 3rd-and-2 rushing attempt.
- Indiana calls timeout with 2:17 remaining in the half.
- Miyan Williams is slow to exit the field following a 4-yard rush. It looks like his ankle was rolled on as he landed on the ground.
- Marvin Harrison Jr. just made a ridiculous toe-tapping catch on the sideline to convert a first down on 3rd-and-10.
- Stroud scrambles around and tries to force a pass to Marvin Harrison Jr. late, and the ball is nearly intercepted by Tiawan Mullen.
- Miyan Williams is bouncing off of Hoosiers left and right, pin-balling for a gain of 11 yards to the IND 38.
- C.J. Stroud with a big-league throw on 3rd-and-7, hitting Cade Stover on a rope up the seam to pick up a huge gain of 32.
- Williams with another incompletion on third down, as Ronnie Hickman is in on the stop. Indiana with yet another three-and-out.
- Williams keeps it himself on second down, and is forced out of bounds by Lathan Ransom after a gain of 7.
- Dexter Williams takes a deep shot on the first play of the possession but the play is broken up by Cam Brown.
- C.J. Stroud is forced out of the pocket on third down and fires to Cade Stover but the pass is broken up by Jaylin Williams. Jesse Mirco is on to punt.
- Dallan Hayden gets back-to-back carries and gains 8 yards, setting up a 3rd-and-2 for Ohio State.
- C.J. Stroud completes to Marvin Harrison Jr. on the first play of Ohio State's drive, and Harrison drags Tiawan Mullen with him for first down yardage.
- Dexter Williams throws incomplete on third down, and Indiana is called for a chop block on the play as well. The penalty is declined, and the Hoosiers will punt. Another three-and-out.
- Tommy Eichenberg with a TFL on second down.
- Drive Summary: 3 plays, 57 yards, 0:27 TOP, Touchdown.
- TOUCHDOWN MIYAN WILLIAMS! Ohio State shows off the quick-strike offense again, as Miyan Williams walks into the end zone virtually untouched on a 48-yard touchdown scamper. 28-7, Buckeyes.
- Ohio State will take over possession at their own 43.
- Steele Chambers with vice grips on Dexter Williams, bringing the QB down short of the first down marker with a one-handed tackle on third down.
- Ronnie Hickman reads a second down screen pass to A.J. Barner perfectly, dragging the receiver down in the backfield for a loss.
- Jesse Mirco's punt is fair caught at the IND 9.
- C.J. Stroud looks for Emeka Egbuka on 3rd-and-8, but Aaron Casey hurries Stroud and the pass falls incomplete. Ohio State will punt at the IND 43.
- Miyan Williams gains a short two yards on 2nd-and-10.
- C.J. Stroud takes a deep shot to Julian Fleming, but the receiver can't haul it in.
- Stroud connects with Marvin Harrison Jr. again, this time for 25 yards and a Buckeye first down at the IND 45.
- Ohio State is called for holding on the first play of the drive.
First Quarter
- Touchdown Indiana. Dexter Williams throws a jump ball to AJ Barner, who comes down with the ball for the score. 21-7, OSU.
- Dexter Williams II is in the game for Indiana, and immediately connects with Andison Coby for 49 yards down to the OSU 10.
- Drive Summary: 1 Play, 58 yards, 0:09 TOP, Touchdown.
- MARVIN HARRISON JR.!! C.J. Stroud takes a deep shot off of play-action on the Buckeyes' first play of the drive, and the duo connects for a 58-yard touchdown. 21-0, Buckeyes.
- The Buckeyes force another three-and-out with a tackle-for-loss on 3rd-and-3.
- Emery Simmons gains nine yards on 2nd-and-12 before being forced out of bounds by Lathan Ransom.
- Indiana fumbled the snap on their first play of the drive, but recovered the ball.
- Ohio State already has 104 yards rushing in the game.
- Drive Summary: 8 Plays, 78 Yards, 3:37 TOP, Touchdown.
- TOUCHDOWN OHIO STATE! Dallan Hayden enters the game in relief of Miyan Williams, and immediately flashes with a sudden burst right into the end zone from 14-yards out. 14-0, Buckeyes.
- Williams totes the rock again on 3rd-and-5, and he picks up 10 yards and a first down inside the IND 15.
- Miyan Williams picks up 5 on 2nd-and-10.
- Xavier Johnson gets into the action on short swing pass, and great downfield blocking from the Ohio State wide receivers helps create a big gain of 32 yards down to the IND 28.
- Williams gets the carry again on second-and-short, breaking free fora gain of 9 and a first down.
- Miyan Williams breaks a few tackles en route to a solid 7-yard gain on first down.
- THIRD-DOWN SACK. J.T. Tuimoloau and Taron Vincent come together to force a second consecutive three-and-out for Indiana to start the game.
- Drive Summary: 6 plays, 65 yards, 2:19 TOP, Touchdown.
- TOUCHDOWN BUCKEYES! C.J. Stroud finds Emeka Egbuka on 3rd-and-goal, and the Buckeyes walk right down the field on their second drive and take a 7-0 lead.
- Stroud looks to Marvin Harrison on a fade in the back corner of the end zone, but Tiawan Mullen was there, perhaps a tad bit early, to break up the pass. 3rd-and-goal upcoming.
- A designed run for C.J. Stroud is called on 1st-and-goal, but the Hoosiers drag him down in the backfield for a one-yard loss.
- Marvin Harrison Jr. gets a carry on a reverse, and he picks up 18 yards down to the IND 5.
- Williams with a HUGE gain of 32 on a short pitch to the right, and the Buckeyes are moving. Down to the IND 23 in just two plays.
- Miyan Williams bursts up the middle for a gain of 10 on the first play of the drive.
- Close call on the punt return, as it looked like the ball deflected off of a Buckeye downfield. Ohio State recovers and will start their next possession from the OSU 35.
- Connor Bazelak finds A.J. Barner for a short 5-yard gain on third down, and Indiana will punt.
- A short run on first down and a forced incompletion by Ronnie Hickman on second leads to an early 3rd-and-9 for the Hoosiers.
- C.J. Stroud scrambles and heads for the sideline on 3rd-and-2, lowering his shoulder and absorbing a hit from Jaylin Williams. Stroud didn't make the line to gain, and the Buckeyes will punt.
- Stroud finds Julian Fleming over the middle of the field on second down, and the play goes for eight yards.
- A bubble screen to Marvin Harrison Jr. on the first play of the game is chopped down at the line of scrimmage.
- The Buckeyes will begin today's game at their own 25.
- Indiana won the coin toss and deferred. Ohio State will begin the game on offense.
Pregame
- Kamryn Babb will be active today for Ohio State. He was in uniform during warmups.
- Officials for today's game: