Back to the Ohio State Buckeyes Newsfeed

Ohio State football ratings prove why conference championship games won't go away

The massive audience the Buckeyes drew is why the Big Ten Championship won't be going away anytime soon.

Ohio State Buckeyes quarterback Julian Sayin (10) signals during the first half of the Big Ten Conference championship game against the Indiana Hoosiers at Lucas Oil Stadium in Indianapolis on Dec. 6, 2025. | Adam Cairns/Columbus Dispatch / USA TODAY NETWORK via Imagn Images

The Ohio State football program had to play the number-two team in the country on Saturday in the Big Ten Championship Game. It was the first time in the history of the Big Ten Championship Game that the top two teams in the country met in that game.