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Huffman Sports Wire — Breaking News Saturday, October 17, 2026
Ohio State Snaps Indiana 22-Game Win Streak 19-15, Sayin Leaves in Sling
Ohio State beat Indiana 19-15 on Saturday in Bloomington to snap the 22-game win streak of the defending national champions in the first top-five matchup at Memorial Stadium. The result avenged the 2025 Big Ten championship game loss for Ohio State, handed Indiana its first home loss under coach Curt Cignetti, and ended a 19-game home win streak for the Hoosiers. Both teams left the game with records of 6-1 overall.
Julian Sayin threw touchdown passes on 2 fourth-down plays to carry the Ohio State offense through a difficult afternoon. He found Bo Jackson for a 2-yard score on fourth-and-goal with 7 seconds left in the first half, then hit Jeremiah Smith for a 38-yard score on fourth-and-1 early in the fourth quarter to push the lead to 19-7. The catch was the 39th touchdown reception of the career of Smith, a total that tied the Big Ten record held by Braylon Edwards. Ohio State forced 2 Indiana fumbles in the third quarter, while Indiana kicker Nico Radicic missed 2 field goal attempts, including a 55-yard try that fell short in the third quarter.
Indiana rallied late to make the finish frantic. Josh Hoover connected with Nick Marsh for a 19-yard touchdown in the fourth quarter, followed by a two-point conversion pass to Turbo Richard that cut the margin to 19-15 at the 10:30 mark of the fourth quarter. Indiana reached a final fourth-down chance in the last minute, when Hoover found a wide-open Marsh near the goal line. Marsh stepped out of bounds on the play, Ohio State took over on downs with 1:02 left, and the Buckeyes closed the win in victory formation.
The win came at a cost for Ohio State at quarterback. Sayin left the game in the fourth quarter after taking a hard hit on a blitz, went to the locker room, and did not return. He later reappeared with a sling on his throwing arm, while backup Luke Fahey finished the game for the Buckeyes. No official diagnosis or return timetable for Sayin had been announced by the end of the game, so his status beyond Saturday remains unresolved.
The outcome reshapes the top of the Big Ten race with both teams now carrying a 3-1 conference record. Ohio State has an off week next before a road game at USC on October 31. Indiana takes its first loss of the season after a perfect start through 6 games, with its long streaks at home and overall both ending on the same afternoon.
Sources: - [Eleven Warriors](https://www.elevenwarriors.com/ohio-state-football/2026/10/164646/ohio-state-defeats-no-5-indiana-19-15-to-snap-hoosiers-22-game-win-streak) - [USA TODAY](https://www.usatoday.com/story/sports/ncaaf/bigten/2026/10/17/indiana-ohio-state-football-live-updates-score--live/92268195007/) - [Columbus Dispatch](https://www.dispatch.com/story/sports/college/football/2026/10/17/ohio-state-football-live-score-stats-highlights-analysis--live/92255168007/) - [Herald-Times](https://www.heraldtimesonline.com/story/sports/college/iu/2026/10/17/indiana-football-ohio-state-report-card-analysis-final-score/92259841007/)