After Carmen: Ohio State Makes Statement With A Fun 38-15 Win Over Indiana

The Buckeyes came out to a raucous Horseshoe and played with an edge fueled by their home crowd’s tenacity. All week it felt like there was a desire to make a statement against 10-0 No. 5 Indiana, with a head coach in Curt Cignetti who had talked about a big game all season.

Ohio State not only made a statement with its 38-15 scoreline against the Hoosiers, who held to a meager 151 yards of total offense, but the Buckeyes made sure to put an exclamation point on the game with a 1-yard plunge in the final minute. Quarterback Will Howard extinguished an imaginary cigarette in remembrance of Coach Cig after the game.

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The Shoe was its loudest on a 79-yard punt return touchdown for Caleb Downs, the first for the Buckeyes since 2014 when Jalin Marshall had a runback that also came against Indiana in the next-to-last week of the season.

Howard was among Saturday’s standouts, going 22-of-26 for 201 yards, two touchdowns and an interception that came off a dropped pass by Ohio State tight end Jelani Thurman. Linebacker Cody Simon collected 11 tackles, 2.5 sacks and a forced fumble to lead a dominant day for Ohio State’s pass rush.

But above all else, Ohio State must carry this momentum through to its rivalry clash with Michigan next week – regardless of the Wolverines’ record.

Eleven Warriors’ Andy Anders and Dan Hope recap a fun, thrilling day from Ohio Stadium on the latest episode of After Carmen, which you can view at the top of the page.