Some wins don’t inspire riotous celebration from the victor.
Ohio State survived its last encounter with Indiana, a top-10 showdown in Columbus 11 months ago, but the visiting team was the clear winner of the final 30 minutes of play. Down 35-7 early in the third quarter, the Hoosiers made a frenetic comeback bid, which included four second-half touchdown passes from Michael Penix Jr. before Ohio State eked out a 42-35 win.
Penix and company came up short on a last-ditch effort to tie things up in the game’s waning moments, but the Buckeyes left the field with their fair share of disappointment as well.