Ohio State has been all over the place in terms of performance this season. Good enough to beat Kentucky, but bad enough to nearly be beaten by Big Ten basement dwellers Minnesota. So Indiana needs to attack certainties. One of them is that Ohio State will foul a lot.

Ohio and Indiana governors bet local treats on the college football national championship game between Ohio State Buckeyes and Notre Dame Fighting Irish.

With Indiana sitting just 79th in adjusted offensive efficiency, it’s going to struggle against a quietly stout Ohio State Buckeyes defense. Ohio State is 29th in adjusted defensive efficiency and holding opponents to 71.1 ppg.

Indiana continues the 2024-25 season Friday against the Ohio State Buckeyes at Value City Arena in Columbus, Ohio. Here's how to watch.

Largely propped up by a victory over No. 8 University of Kentucky and three ... The one thing any team can control is effort, and Indiana showed almost none of it in the past two games. Against Ohio State, it was different — and ultimately, the effort ...

The NBA icon is a proud fan of Ohio and supports the Buckeyes to the fullest. Los Angeles Lakers superstar LeBron James is a big supporter of the Ohio State Buckeyes football team as he proudly represents being Akron's own hero.

Indiana men’s basketball (13-5, 4-3 Big Ten) will play its third game in less than a week when it faces Ohio State (10-7, 2-4 Big Ten) at 8 p.m. Friday inside Value City Arena in Columbus, Ohio.

And of course, quarterback Riley Leonard is from Fairhope, Ala., southeast of Mobile. He came to Notre Dame via transfer from Duke, but he also grew up a Fighting Irish fan, his great grandfather having played for Notre Dame in the 1940s.

Kickoff for the CFP National Championship between Notre Dame and Ohio State University is set for Monday night just after 7:30 p.m.

Ohio State DC Jim Knowles was dismissive of job offer rumors ahead of College Football Playoff National Championship Game vs. Notre Dame

The two most recent Buckeyes victories came in 2022 and 2023. Ohio State won 21-10 in ’22 and then scored with one second left in South Bend to grab a 17-14 victory last season. The Irish had only 10 players on the field on the winning 1-yard touchdown run, leaving a bitter taste in the team’s mouth.

Notre Dame became the latest team to find out what the rest of Ohio State’s opponents learned during this newly expanded College Football Playoff: It’s amazing what one can sometimes accomplish when angry,