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Ohio State football issues availability report for Indiana game

Ohio State football issues availability report for Indiana game #GoBucks

Ohio State football kicks off its third top-five match-up of the season against the Indiana Hoosiers at Noon ET at home in Columbus, Ohio. No one predicted that this game would be the marquee game of the season back in August, but a few months later and Curt Cignetti has turned Indiana into a powerhouse.

Last week, the Buckeyes were relatively healthy against the Northwestern Wildcats, but this week the injury report has one huge and alarming name listed. Center, Seth McLaughlin, has been playing at an All-Big Ten level and he suffered a season-ending Achilles injury on Tuesday.

This OSU offensive line had been ravaged by the injury bug this season as we saw Donovan Jackson deal with some issues early on and then of course Josh Simmons went down with a season-ending injury against the Oregon Ducks. Hopefully, Ohio State has a plan for all of these injuries on the offensive line. The rest of the availability report is as follows:

Out

WR Nolan Baudo
RB TC Caffey
C Seth McLaughlin
OT Zen Michalski
OT Josh Simmons
WR Reis Stocksdale

How Ohio State football should attack the Hoosiers defense

The Ohio State Buckeyes will face the Indiana Hoosiers on Saturday in a top-five battle. Here’s how they should attack the Indiana defense.

When it comes to taking down a top-five team, it’s never a walk in the park. It doesn’t matter if you’re home or away. It should be a competitive battle to some degree.

That said, Ohio State likely won’t be able to easily steamroll right through a strong front for Indiana. The Hoosiers are undefeated for a reason and have a talented defense. However, like most defenses, they have flaws as well.

The Buckeyes, who really do have a multi-dimensional attack in their arsenal, can take advantage of any weakness, so when looking at the Hoosiers’ defense, what areas should the Buckeyes attack?

Let’s take a look at the two games in which an opponent put up more than 20 points on them — on September 28 against Maryland and October 5 against Northwestern.

The Terrapins used 289 yards and three touchdowns from quarterback Billy Edwards Jr. and scored all their points in the final three quarters. The Wildcats had little going on the ground when they scored 24, but their quarterback, Jack Lausch, ended with 243 yards and two scores.

What does that say?

Well, it’s going to be time to shine for Will Howard, and this offense may live by his accuracy and the team’s elite receivers on Saturday. That’s how they attack Indiana best, especially as the Hoosiers’ defensive front should allow many explosive running plays.

The good thing for the Buckeyes is that Howard has gone two straight games without an interception and has more than 500 yards in those. Let’s hope he continues to play at a high level.

Ohio State football commit making cross-country trip for Indiana game

Ohio State football’s wide receiver commit Phillip Bell will be making a cross-country trip for the top-five battle on Saturday.

The Ohio State Buckeyes bring in some of the best wide receivers in the country, and next season is going to be no different with talent like Phillip Bell joining the program.

Bell, who is the 28th-best recruit via 247Sports Composite Rating, committed to Ohio State in August and will be making the trip back to Columbus for the Buckeyes battle with Indiana.

He told the public that via Twitter/X.

Bell was recruited by Brian Hartline and visited back in June as well. With Ohio State having beaten out other Big Ten programs like USC and Penn State, getting a commitment from Bell was huge.

Bell will join Tavien St. Clair, the No. 2 quarterback in the class, and Devin Sanchez, the No. 1 cornerback, in Columbus next season. Let’s just say the Buckeyes will again have high expectations with this array of talent.

A four-star commit, Bell is playing his high school football with Mission Viejo in California, so to make this game, he’ll have quite the mission ahead of him. But, for a top-five battle, it should be worth it.

Ohio State football legend, Justin Fields announced as ESPN College GameDay guest picker

Ohio State football legend, Justin Fields announced as College Gameday guest picker #GoBucks

Ohio State football will have the opportunity to play in its third top five match-up of the season against the Indiana Hoosiers and this game is receiving some insane hype. Come Saturday, Columbus, Ohio, will be hosting Fox’s Big Noon Kickoff as well as ESPN’s College GameDay.

ESPN recently announced its guest picker for the pregame show and former Ohio State quarterback, Justin Fields, will be joining the crew. The show typically either gets celebrity or professional athlete alumni and the Fields pick makes perfect sense considering his current team, the Pittsburgh Steelers, have already played on Thursday night.

The former All-American will join C.J. Stroud, who was a guest in 2023, A.J. Hawk in 2022, Eddie George in 2019 and 2017, Orlando Pace in 2016, Archie Griffin in 2015, and Santonio Holmes in 2009, as the only former Ohio State football players who were guest pickers.

For those heading to the game the College GameDay set will be near St. John Arena and the Big Noon Kickoff set will be near the RPAC.

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Why Justin Fields is the perfect guest picker for Ohio State vs. Indiana

ESPN’s College Gameday is coming to Columbus for Ohio State vs. Indiana, and Justin Fields has been announced as the guest picker.

ESPN’s College Gameday is coming to campus, and they will treat the hundreds of Ohio State football fans with a guest appearance from a former superstar.

That star quarterback was none other than Justin Fields, who is one of the most memorable quarterbacks in recent history for the Buckeyes.

Other former players, like Joe Burrow, could’ve been possible candidates as well, but Fields won the prize. Coming off a win against the Browns on Thursday Night Football with his Pittsburgh Steelers doesn’t hurt either.

Here’s the official release.

Having been back to Columbus since being a first-round pick, Fields is the perfect pick because he’s a fan favorite.

While Burrow’s name might have been thrown out and even Keanu Reeves, who has played Ohio State quarterbacks in movies, made some sense, it is Fields who will get this crowd going.

However, the dominos also had to fall in the right way as the Steelers will have the next few days without a game as they did play on Thursday Night Football.

Had that not been the case, we might not be typing this article up. Fields spent two seasons with the Buckeyes and went for a total of 63 passing touchdowns in those.

Let’s just say it is pretty easy to guess who Fields is going to pick on Saturday!

An ESPN analyst actually suggested Indiana sit Kurtis Rourke vs. Ohio State

Should Indiana bench Kurtis Rourke against Ohio State on Saturday? ESPN analyst Joey Galloway makes the case for it.

Could the No. 5 Indiana not play its starting quarterback, lose the game against Ohio State by a significant margin and get into the playoffs?

Well, that’s a tough question that only the College Football Playoff committee could answer.

Most would think an 11-1 Indiana team could get in, especially with a easy win over Nebraska, a team that beat top-20 Colorado, earlier in the season, but does that rely upon what happens on Saturday?

While those questions don’t have real answers for now, one could argue that Indiana’s best option is to bench its starting quarterback and eat the loss to avoid his being injured.

That’s at least the take that ESPN’s Joey Galloway had. His main point was that Florida State could’ve won a National Championship had Jordan Travis not been hurt late in the season. No one on Twitter/X was a fan of that suggestion as it would void fans a real top-five battle.

Here’s the full clip.

Now, there hasn’t been any real discussion of this, just Galloway’s take. Rourke, who led the MAC in passing yards and passing touchdowns at Ohio in 2022, has played well this season and has a 21:4 touchdown-to-interception ratio.

On top of that, should Ohio State blow out Indiana and the Hoosiers not have a top-25 win to end the season, they might not get in, especially if they pulled off a move like this. Nonetheless, it was a take thrown out.

Just, for all parties, hopefully it won’t be one that Indiana head coach Curt Cignetti takes any real consideration of.

Ohio State basketball vs. Campbell: How to watch, stream the game

Back at the Schott #GoBucks

After a slow start on Tuesday evening, the Ohio State basketball team dropped the hammer in the second half against Evansville. The Buckeyes would go on to get the win over the Aces by a score of 80-30.

OSU comes back to the Schott for a Friday night tilt against the Campbell Fighting Camels. Campbell comes into the contest at 3-2. The two losses have been close games however, one of which was just a nine-point loss to ACC power, Virginia.

Of course, the Ohio State football team has a pretty big game on Saturday, but what better way to start the weekend than catching the Bucks on the hardwood?

Here’s how to catch all the action.

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Basic info

When: Friday, November 22, at 6 p.m. ET

Where:  Value City Arena (Columbus, Ohio)

How to watch/stream/listen:

Broadcast: BTN+

Radio: IMG Radio Network (flagship station WBNS 97.1 The Fan)

Radio announcers:

  • Paul Keels (play-by-play)
  • Ron Stokes (analysis)

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Ohio State football releases game trailer for Indiana

The Moment #GoBucks

Ohio State is back home for what is one of the biggest games of the season. No one would have believed Indiana was going to be the most meaningful game played in November at the beginning of the season, yet here we are. The Hoosiers come into Ohio Stadium at 10-0 and looking for a statement win to give validity to their undefeated season.

Indiana seems to be the trendy pick to beat the Buckeyes, especially after another injury to the OSU offensive line. But Ryan Day and company are focused and are built for this moment.

The Ohio State media team has put together another thrilling game trailer guaranteed to give you chills. Give it a watch as Ohio State prepares for the Hoosiers. And don’t forget to take a look at our preview and prediction for game insights.

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CBS Sports analyst explains why he’s taking Indiana over Ohio State

One CBS Sports analyst is taking the Indiana Hoosiers over the Ohio State Buckeyes on Saturday. Here’s his explanation as to why.

Ohio State football will welcome the undefeated Indiana Hoosiers to Ohio Stadium in Columbus on Saturday. The game is being featured as part of FOX’s Big Noon Kickoff series.

That said, the Buckeyes are widely seen across betting markets as a double-digit favorite, but CBS Sports’ analyst Aaron Taylor isn’t buying the hype as he’s taking the Hoosiers to win outright.

Why would he go for the upset?

Well, he outlines his points below, but the most notable reason is that he believes the Hoosiers defensive line will abuse the Buckeyes offensive line. Ohio State’s starting center, Seth McLaughlin going down for the season with an Achilles tear during practice certainly won’t help to argue against Taylor.

The Buckeyes have used their offensive line to their advantage numerous times throughout the season, and in their only top-five win, they stuffed the ball down Penn State’s throat late in the game.

Ohio State may not have that capability against Indiana on Saturday. While no one can predict the future, Taylor’s rationale at least makes sense, so let’s hope the Buckeyes offensive line can hold strong in this primetime battle.

Defensive back visiting Ohio State this weekend

Defensive back visiting Ohio State this weekend #GoBucks

Ohio State football is still working on the 2025 recruiting class and an interesting prospect has scheduled a visit to Columbus, Ohio this weekend. Aydan West is a three-star cornerback from the state of Maryland, but is currently committed to become a Michigan State Spartan.

The Buckeyes are hoping to flip the commitment of the impressive athlete as he will be in attendance to watch a top five match-up as OSU will be playing the Indiana Hoosiers. West has been committed to Michigan State since June, but as we know recruiting can be fickle and that is even more true today with the emergence of NIL.

The Maryland product is still being recruited by a number of schools including Virginia Tech. This weekend will no doubt be a big one for Ohio State in regard to recruiting and swaying another talented corner to this class would be huge for the Buckeyes.

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