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OSU at IU

No. 2 10/17 · TBD · TBD · Memorial Stadium

Desk line: Ohio State −7.5, total 54.5. Home rivalry vs the class of the division. Steal a possession, feed Marsh, don't get run out.

Spread

IU +7.5

Desk line

Total

54.5

Win

34%

Ohio State

31

desk projection

Hoosiers

24

Desk implied 24–31 · OSU −280 / IU +230

Kick weather

58°F

October home night · rivalry · lo 40°F

Bloomington · Memorial Stadium

20% precip

Window

TBD

Home vs No. 2 Ohio State. Kick TBD.

Day's front seven at Memorial Stadium.

Unit matchups

Quarterback

IU 8 · 9 OSU

Hoover vs an Ohio State creator. Talent gap is real, not fatal.

Offensive line

IU 7 · 9 OSU

Ohio State's front is the best IU will see. Protection is survival.

Receivers

IU 8 · 9 OSU

Marsh can still win a go-ball. Everyone else is covered.

Front seven

IU 8 · 9 OSU

They will sit in rhythm unless you wreck a protection.

Secondary

IU 7 · 9 OSU

Don't get stacked. They will throw it over you if you load.

Special teams

IU 7 · 8 OSU

Hidden yardage is how dogs stay in a rivalry.

Availability

  • Trevor Gibbs TE

    Targeted back after the opener. Schott/Barker/Thiry have the two-deep either way.

    probable

  • Josh Hoover QB

    Full go. TCU transfer, first IU start. The season walks through him.

    available

  • Turbo Richard RB

    Full go. BC transfer, the featured back and KR.

    available

  • Nick Marsh WR

    Full go. Michigan State transfer is the X.

    available

  • Carter Smith OT

    Full go. Left tackle and the public voice of the line.

    available

What the tape says

  • Steal a possession in the first 20 minutes or the crowd dies.
  • Marsh early. Make Ohio State prove the corner before they sit on it.
  • Don't get run out. Pride and recruiting live in the first half of this one.
  • Special teams. A blocked punt is how dogs stay in a home rivalry.

History

  • No. 2 Ohio State at Memorial Stadium. The rivalry that still sets the temperature in the state.
  • Ryan Day's front is still the class of the division.
  • Cignetti's Ohio State games have been about fight, not the number.

Roster advantage · vs Ohio State

OSU holds the two-deep

Starter-vs-starter grades for Ryan Day's Ohio State (No. 2).

Net grade

-12

0 IU · 0 even · 8 OSU

QB

OSU edge

Josh Hoover

IU 8

vs

OSU starter

9 OSU

Even enough on talent. Ohio State's supporting cast is the gap.

RB

OSU edge

Turbo Richard

IU 7

vs

OSU committee

8 OSU

Don't win this. Don't get embarrassed on first contact.

WR

OSU edge

Nick Marsh

IU 8

vs

OSU corners

9 OSU

Marsh is the one mismatch. Use him early.

OL

OSU edge

Carter Smith

IU 7

vs

OSU front

9 OSU

The biggest gap on the slate. Chip, slide, survive.

EDGE

OSU edge

Chiddi Obiazor

IU 8

vs

OSU tackles

9 OSU

A sack would be a win. Contain is the job.

DL

OSU edge

Tyrique Tucker

IU 7

vs

OSU interior

9 OSU

They will maul you. Two-gap and live.

LB

OSU edge

Rolijah Hardy

IU 7

vs

OSU skill

9 OSU

Assignment football. One missed fit is six.

DB

OSU edge

Amare Ferrell

IU 7

vs

OSU receivers

9 OSU

Play the ball. Don't hunt.