No. 2 Ohio State stifled No. 5 Indiana, winning 38-15 to inch closer to a Big Ten title bid while handing the Hoosiers their first loss.

At some point late in the second quarter, if it wasn’t clear before, the talent gap became apparent. Ohio State and Indiana were locked in a close game on the scoreboard, but it was clear that the Buckeyes had the Hoosiers on the ropes after the visitors committed just one too many errors to rebound from — notably,