Ohio State beats Indiana 19-15, ending Hoosiers' 22-game winning streak

Right · 2No. 4 Ohio State beat No. 5 Indiana 19-15 on 17 October 2026 at Memorial Stadium in Bloomington, Indiana, ending Indiana's 22-game winning streak. 1 2 Right · 1It was Indiana's first loss since December 2024 and its first home loss in 19 games. Fox News's Outkick describes Indiana as the reigning national champions. 2 Right · 1Ohio State led 10-7 at halftime. Sayin's interception set up a 7-yard touchdown run by Indiana's Turbo Richard. Ohio State scored on a goal-to-go fourth-down call by coach Ryan Day, a pass from Sayin to Bo Jackson. Indiana kicker Nico Radicic missed a 32-yard field goal off the upright. 2

Right · 1Ohio State extended its lead to 13-7 with a third-quarter field goal. Indiana then missed a career-long 55-yard field goal attempt by Radicic. 2 Right · 2In the fourth quarter, Jeremiah Smith made a leaping 38-yard touchdown catch from Sayin on fourth-and-1, putting Ohio State up 19-7 after a failed two-point try. 2 1 Right · 1Indiana answered with a 19-yard touchdown pass from Josh Hoover to Nick Marsh and a successful two-point conversion to Richard, cutting the deficit to 19-15. 2

Right · 2Sayin was sacked for 18 yards by Indiana defensive end Mario Landino and left the game. He returned to the sideline with his right arm in a sling. He finished with 235 yards, two touchdowns and two interceptions, according to IJR. 2 1 Right · 2Freshman Luke Fahey replaced Sayin. IJR reports he completed 0 of 2 passes and scrambled for 8 yards. Indiana's defense forced two punts and a three-and-out against him. 1 2 Right · 2On Indiana's last chance, Marsh caught a potential go-ahead touchdown from Hoover out of bounds on fourth down, which sealed the result. 2 1

Right · 1Day said Sayin will "probably be out for several weeks, so we'll have to come up with a plan there." He said Fahey has "confidence" and "athletic ability". Smith said "Next man up". 1 Mixed · 2Fox News's Outkick quoted Day as saying Sayin would be out at least a "couple of weeks", with a shoulder injury; Newsweek said Day gave no specific diagnosis. 3 4 Right · 1Smith said he had run the wrong route on the winning touchdown play: "I actually ran the wrong route... But, Julian (Sayin) trusted me and I made the play." Indiana coach Curt Cignetti said: "We had it, but we just didn’t make it happen. It's a hard one to swallow, learn from it and move on." 3

Centre · 1Newsweek said the win avenged Indiana's 13-10 victory over Ohio State in last year's Big Ten title game, after which Indiana won the national title. It said Sayin, a Heisman finalist last season, ranked sixth nationally with 1,772 passing yards and 17 touchdowns before the game, and completed 15 of 29 passes against Indiana. 5 6 4 Centre · 1Newsweek's injury report has some details that differ from the other coverage. It put Ohio State's lead at 19-5 before the sack and called Indiana "No. 6", though the same outlet's other report said 19-7 and No. 5. It also said Sayin's injury came in the end zone and that he returned to the sideline with 3:35 left. 6 5 Right · 1Ohio State is 6-1. It has a bye next week, then plays USC on 31 October and Oregon on 7 November. 1