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Huffman Sports Wire — Breaking News Saturday, October 17, 2026
Ohio State Quarterback Julian Sayin Out Several Weeks With Throwing Arm Injury
Ohio State quarterback Julian Sayin will miss several weeks with an injury to his throwing arm, a timeline head coach Ryan Day shared after the Buckeyes beat fifth-ranked Indiana 19-15 on Saturday in Bloomington. Day said the staff did not yet have full details on the injury and would build a plan around the backup quarterbacks while Sayin recovers. The update turned a late-game exit in the biggest win of the Ohio State season into a multiweek absence for its starting quarterback.
Sayin was hurt just past the 8-minute mark of the fourth quarter when Indiana defensive tackle Mario Landino drove into his right arm as he threw. The hit jarred the ball loose for a fumble that teammate Phillip Daniels recovered, and Sayin headed to the locker room with the arm hanging limp. He returned to the sideline with 3:35 left in the game wearing a sling on the arm and did not take another snap.
Before leaving, Sayin completed 15 of 29 passes for 235 yards with 2 touchdowns and 2 interceptions, including the 38-yard fourth-down touchdown pass to Jeremiah Smith early in the fourth quarter that pushed the Ohio State lead to 19-7. The junior has thrown for 2,007 yards with 19 touchdowns and 4 interceptions this season, one year after he finished fourth in Heisman Trophy voting.
Backup Luke Fahey finished the game and completed none of his 2 pass attempts as the Ohio State defense protected the lead through the final Indiana drive. Ohio State sits at 6-1 and has an off week before a road game at USC on October 31, followed by home games against Oregon and Northwestern, a trip to Nebraska, and the home rivalry game against Michigan. Fahey has completed 9 of 13 passes for 203 yards with 2 touchdowns and 2 interceptions in limited action this season, and the off week gives Ohio State extra time to prepare him for a starting role while Sayin is out.
The win snapped the 22-game winning streak of Indiana and its 19-game home winning streak, and it moved Ohio State to 4-0 in Big Ten play. A several-week absence for Sayin now becomes the central question of the Ohio State stretch run, with a playoff race and a conference title race both running through the quarterback position.
Sources: - [Reuters](https://www.reuters.com/sports/ohio-state-qb-julian-sayin-injured-out-several-weeks--flm-2026-10-17/) - [TSN](https://www.tsn.ca/ncaa/article/ohio-state-qb-sayin-out-several-weeks-with-shoulder-injury-n1-50204305/) - [New York Post](https://nypost.com/2026/10/17/sports/julian-sayin-to-miss-multiple-weeks-after-suffering-injury-in-ohio-state-crusher/) - [theScore](https://www.thescore.com/ncaaf/news/3627161/sayin-out-several-weeks-after-injury-vs-indiana)