This week the Buckeyes face the Indiana Hoosiers. The Hoosiers had a heartbreaking loss to the up-and-coming Michigan Wolvierines. It was a shootout that ended with a Michigan touchdown with close to 20 seconds left in the game. The final was 42-35. This was a game that each team's offense dominated.
With the Indiana offense putting up over 450 passing yards and 88 rushing yards, the question is, Can Ohio State's defense shut down the high powered Indiana offense led by quarterback Ben Chappell and wide reciever, Tandon Doss?
My answer is yes. Indiana played Michigan, whose defense averages over 430 yards a game. Indiana will see a completely opposite defense when they step into Ohio Stadium against the Buckeyes on Saturday. Although Chappell and Doss are a very experienced qb, wide reciever combination, Ohio State has just as much, if not, more experience on their defense.
Indiana's defense gave up 42 points to Michigan, whose qb did most of the work putting in over 200 rushing yards and passing yards. With the Ohio State offense coming off of a less-than-solid performance against Illinois, they will be ready to run and pass all over the Hoosier defense. The only factor holding Ohio State back is Terrelle Pryor's leg injury. He said it was not a serious injury but we will see if he favors his leg in this Big Ten matchup.
Other notes for this game:
ESPN plans on televising this game on their new 3D network.
If Jim Tressel and his Buckeyes win this game, Tressel would become the third-fastest coach to win 100 games at a Big Ten school.
Ohio State currently has the all-time series record vs. Indiana: 66-12-5
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