GAME 11 OHIO STATE v INDIANA
November 22 2014 Ohio Stadium Columbus, OH
Indiana
Hoosiers
Location:
Bloomington, IN
Stadium:
Memorial Stadium (52,929)
Coach: Kevin Wilson
(4th year): 13-33 at Indiana/overall, 5-25 v B1G, 0-3 v OSU
Series: OSU 69, Indiana
12, 5 ties
Last Meeting:
11/23/2013: OSU 42, Indiana 14
Last Indiana win:
10/8/1988: Indiana 41, OSU 7
Coach Meyer
(3rd year): 33-3 at OSU, 137-26 overall, 25-2 v B1G, 2-0 v Indiana
2013
Indiana Hoosiers (5-7)(3-5) 2013 Ohio State Buckeyes (12-2)(8-1)
73 Indiana
State 35 40 Buffalo 20
35 Navy 41 42 San Diego State 7
42 Bowling
Green 10 52 at
California 34
28 Missouri 45 76 Florida
A&M 0
44 Penn
State 24 31 Wisconsin 24
28 at
Michigan State 42 40 at Northwestern 30
47 at Michigan 63 34 Iowa 24
39 Minnesota 42 63 Penn
State 14
52 Illinois 35 56 at Purdue 0
3 at Wisconsin 51 60 at Illinois 35
14 at
Ohio State 42 42 Indiana 14
56 Purdue 36 42 at Michigan 41
24 Michigan State 34
(B1G
Championship)
35 Clemson 40
(Orange
Bowl)
2014
Indiana Hoosiers (3-7)(0-6) 2014 Ohio State Buckeyes
(9-1)(6-0)
28 Indiana
State 10 34 at Navy (Baltimore) 17
S6 21 Virginia Tech 35
42 at
Bowling Green 45 66 Kent State 0
31 at
Missouri 27
15 Maryland 37 50 Cincinnati 28
49 North
Texas 24 52 at Maryland 24
29 at
Iowa 45
17 Michigan
State 56 56 Rutgers 17
O25 31 at Penn State 24 (2OT)
10 at
Michigan 34 55 Illinois 14
7 Penn State 13 49 at Michigan State 37
23 at
Rutgers 45 31 at Minnesota 24
N22 at Ohio
State Indiana
N29 Purdue Michigan
The Ohio State Buckeyes can clinch at least a share
of the East Division championship and a return trip to Indianapolis on December
6 for the conference title game with a win over Indiana, who hasn’t been the
same since the unfortunate injury to quarterback Nate Sudfeld.
Ohio
State offense v Indiana defense: Ohio State will put
its top-rated (in the conference) scoring offense against an Indiana defense
that has been gashed at times, particularly through the air. The Hoosiers do have some talent on defense
and it starts up front with senior DE Bobby Richardson. Showing his skill on run support and having a
nose for the ball, Richardson leads Indiana with 5.5 sacks and 7.5 tackles for
loss. He will move to either side and be
matched up against either Taylor Decker or Daryl Baldwin. Ohio State will need to know where he is on
every play and perhaps keep a back or tight end in to block on his side during
obvious passing downs. Adarius Rayner
mans the other DE position and has shown remarkable quickness for his size (307
pounds). He has only 11 tackles, but three
of those were for a loss, including a sack.
NT Nate Hoff adds some stoutness to that defensive line with 20 tackles,
3.5 tackles for loss and a sack. David
Cooper and T.J. Simmons lead the line backing corps for the Hoosiers. Cooper has the most experience as this game
will be his 34th consecutive start.
He is fourth in tackles on the team with 47 and his run blitzes have
netted him three tackles for loss. The
tackle leader is ILB T.J. Simmons who has already made a name for himself. In 2013, Simmons was an honorable mention on
the freshman All-American team and he has picked up where he left off. His 51 tackles go along with 3.5 tackles for
loss and a sack. Forisse Hardin and Nick
Mangieri have shown to be adept at pass coverage. Hardin has six pass break ups, while Mangieri
has three and an interception. The
Indiana secondary, although shredded at times, has had good play from seniors
Tim Bennett at CB and Mark Murphy at SS.
Bennett leads the team with nine pass breakups and is third in tackles
with 44 while Murphy is right behind with 39 and also with three pass breakups,
2.5 tackles for loss and two interceptions, one of which he returned for a
score against Penn State. Murphy has
also been named a National Football Foundation Scholar-Athlete. Antonio Allen mans the FS slot and he is tied
with Simmons for the team lead in tackles with 51, which includes 10 tackles
against Michigan, while Michael Hunter at the other CB spot adds 28 tackles and
another 3.5 tackles for loss coming up on run support.
Indiana’s beleaguered defense looks to be
overmatched against an Ohio State offense that has, at times, looked like a
juggernaut and just got done putting up 500-plus yards against the stout
defenses of Michigan State and Minnesota.
Ohio State’s offense should be able to do what they want, but look for
Jalin Marshall to be more involved as the coaching staff wants to stick with
him and have him build more confidence following his two fumbles against
Minnesota. Also look for Curtis Samuel
to be in the offensive game plan after being pretty much invisible the past two
weeks and for Cordale Jones and the backups to see action as the Buckeyes
figure to pull away in the second half.
Bobby Richardson
Ohio
State defense v Indiana offense: For the third
straight game, the Ohio State defense will do battle against a top-notch
running back. Tevin Coleman has been the
one, bright, shining star for this Indiana team as of late and he is the real
deal. The junior’s 1678 rushing yards
ranks just behind Wisconsin’s Melvin Gordon.
The fastest Hoosier to 1000 yards (in six games), Coleman is on pace to
rush for almost 1900 yards, which would set the single-season rushing record
for Indiana. A fine blend of power and
speed, Coleman will be every bit the test provided by MSU’s Jeremy Langford and
Minnesota’s David Cobb. Unfortunately,
for the Hoosiers, while the running back position has produced, the quarterback
position has not. When experienced
starter Nate Sudfeld was lost, true freshman Zander Diamont was thrust into the
starting role. He has shown good
mobility and played well against Penn State’s stout defense, running for 58
yards. Diamont has some help in the
downfield passing game with senior WR Shane Wynn leading the way. Wynn has also been adept in the third-down
possession routes, snagging 43 catches for 568 yards and three scores. Nick Stoner has been slowed by a hamstring
injury, but when healthy, has shown to be a deep threat. Freshman J-Shun Harris II has been a
contributor as well, with 14 catches for 139 yards. The Indiana offensive line is led by senior
guard Collin Rahrig, who has started 33 games and can also play center. His experience and versatility has helped
improve Indiana’s offensive line play as the season has worn on and, of course,
led to Coleman’s emergence as a top-notch runner. This offensive line is, however, not the
caliber of Michigan State’s or even Minnesota’s, so the Hoosiers will have to
find a way for somebody other than Coleman to be a threat. Look for Ohio State’s defense to stack the
box against Coleman and try to force the inexperienced Diamont to make plays,
which should result in sacks and turnovers.
Special
Teams: Griffin Oakes has taken over the place-kicking
duties this year with aplomb, going 8/12 on his field goal attempts, which
sounds average, but he did hit a 58-yarder.
Erich Toth is one of the better punters in the conference ,averaging
just under 40 yards per punt with a long of 64.
SUMMARY:
Ohio State must not forget they play Indiana this weekend. Many will fret and obsess over “style points”
to impress the playoff committee, but the Buckeyes cannot look past the task at
hand, which is defeating Indiana and securing the berth in the B1G Championship
game. They should accomplish that with
relative ease as long as they remain focused on ball security. Then, they can rest the starters in the
second half and get the younger players some valuable playing time.
OHIO STATE 52, INDIANA 17
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