The No. 5 Indiana Hoosiers are no longer undefeated after the No. 2 Ohio State Buckeyes beat them on Saturday in Columbus. On Monday, Joel Klatt, on a recent episode of “The Joel Klatt Show,” offered Indiana fans some hope. With the win, Ohio State extended its winning streak over Indiana to 29 games.
The last time the Hoosiers beat the Buckeyes was 1998. Indiana scored on its first offensive possession after a two-yard touchdown from running back Ty Son Lawton. However, that would be Indiana’s last touchdown until the fourth quarter. After the first-quarter score, the Buckeyes put up 31 unanswered points.
The Hoosiers broke the scoring drought with another touchdown run from Lawton and converted the two-point conversion to make it 31-15. The Buckeyes scored another touchdown before the final whistle sounded.
Klatt was on Indiana’s side regarding the Hoosiers’ College Football Playoff hopes. He compared the worst losses that some of the top CFP teams have on their resumes to Indiana’s Ohio State loss.
Klatt used the No. 8 Miami Hurricanes’ loss to the Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets, the No. 13 SMU Mustangs’ loss to the No. 14 BYU Cougars, and the No. 6 Notre Dame Fighting Irish’s loss to Northern Illinois.
He argued that the concern should be with Notre Dame, not Indiana. The Fighting Irish have the 78th-ranked strength of schedule and lost to a team from the MAC, whereas Indiana’s worst loss is to the Buckeyes.
“…Miami lost to Georgia Tech,” Klatt said. “SMU lost to BYU, and Notre Dame lost to Northern Illinois. If there’s a question now, it should be about Notre Dame. They’ve played the 78th-ranked schedule,e and their loss is to Northern Illinois. It’s not even close to a team like Indiana. …This is why I’m telling you that Indiana is absolutely in.”
Indiana fans will have to wait until Tuesday night for the updated CFP Rankings results. The rankings show starts at 8 p.m. ET on ESPN. Indiana closes out the regular season with the Purdue Boilermakers on Saturday. Kickoff is at 7 p.m. ET on FS1.
