The Indiana and Ohio State defenses got here to play on Saturday.
Through the second quarter of the top-five matchup, the 2 models compelled turnovers on consecutive possessions.
The Buckeyes’ protection gave their offense the ball at Indiana’s 18-yard line after forcing a fumble from quarterback Kurtis Rourke following a sack by Ohio State linebacker Cody Simon.
Ohio State quarterback Will Howard threw an interception three performs in a while a Third-and-14. His move, meant for tight finish Jelani Thurman, was deflected and intercepted by Hoosiers linebacker Jailin Walker.
For Ohio State, it was the second time it squandered a red-zone scoring alternative. It was stopped on a 4th-and-goal from Indiana’s 2-yard line on its second possession.
The 2 defenses have began sturdy. Neither offense has run successfully, with Indiana working backs Justice Ellison and Ty Son Lawton gaining 56 yards on 15 carries (3.7 yards per try).
Ohio State backs TreVeyon Henderson and Quinshon Judkins have 10 carries for twenty-four yards (2.4 yards per carry).
Coming into Week 13, Indiana ranked seventh in FBS in scoring protection (13.8 factors allowed per sport), whereas Ohio State ranked first (10.3 factors allowed per sport).
The winner of Saturday’s sport will inch nearer to a berth within the Large Ten championship sport on Dec. 7.
By way of two quarters, neither protection is budging.
At halftime, CFP No. 2 Ohio State (9-1, 6-1 in Large Ten) leads No. 5 Indiana (10-0, 7-0), 14-7.
