It could have been easy for the Buckeyes to discount what the Hoosiers have done this season, but Ohio State gave its best on Saturday and Indiana came out second best.
Throughout the week leading up to No. 5 Indiana’s showdown with No. 2 Ohio State, on the Indiana side of things most were interested in the comments that the Hoosiers made and that outside observers made about the Hoosiers.
What Ohio State did instead was understand they had to play their best to beat the Hoosiers and demonstrate to Indiana and to observers nationwide that they were still the national championship contender everyone thought they were. A hint into Ohio State’s mindset came Friday. Ohio State coach Ryan Day appeared on the Pat McAfee Show and recoiled when McAfee said the Hoosiers were the “real deal.’’Ohio State did seem to be taken aback early in the game. Indiana’s first series was the Hoosiers at their best. An 11-play, 70-yard drive culminated in a Ty Son Lawton touchdown run to put Indiana up 7-0.
The Ohio Stadium crowd smelled blood and made life hard on the Hoosiers. Indiana was forced to go to a silent count at the scrimmage line. While Cignetti downplayed its impact after the game, the Buckeyes thought it was a turning point. “Our guys played with a chip today and that’s how you’ve got to play football,” Day said. “That’s the mentality we have to have. We knew what was at stake. You don’t win this game, you have no chance to go to Indianapolis and play in the Big 10 championship. That’s real.”
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