Ohio State football's offensive line has been scrutinized and in flux nearly all season long. It started from Day 1 of training camp, when coach Ryan Day said members of the offensive line were battling illness,

On the first stop, OSU went into the shotgun on fourth-and-inches at the 2 only to find out that slow-developing plays have a way of blowing up in short yardage. On the second stop, quarterback Will Howard forced a throw to Jelani Thurman, and it was intercepted at the 11 with the score tied 7-7.

But No. 2 Ohio State's 38-15 victory in front of 105,751 loud fans at Ohio Stadium was a struggle until two punt plays proved decisive. The Buckeyes capitalized on a fumbled punt snap late in the second quarter to take their first lead, and Caleb Downs returned a punt 79 yards for a touchdown early in the third quarter.

Ohio State’s path back to the Big Ten Championship is simple, though easier said than done. All the Buckeyes have to do is get through a third top-five opponent of the season, then beat a rival they haven’t beaten since pre-COVID-19.

The No. 2 Ohio State Buckeyes (9-1, 6-1 Big Ten) host the No. 5 Indiana Hoosiers (10-0, 7-0) in a Big Ten battle with plenty of College Football Playoff implications on Saturday.

The Ohio State Buckeyes are set to take on the undefeated Indiana Hoosiers in one of the most important games of the college football season. The Big Ten championship, College Football Playoff and potentially the national championship could all be affected by the outcome of Saturday's game in