"INDIANAPOLIS -- Fernando Mendoza's 17-yard touchdown pass to Elijah Sarratt gave No. 2 Indiana the lead midway through the third quarter and the Hoosiers' stingy defense shut down No. 1 Ohio State the rest of the way in a 13-10 victory Saturday night for their first Big Ten championship since 1967. Indiana likely locked up the top seed in the College Football Playoff while extending the best record in school history to 13-0. The Hoosiers are also now poised to claim the No. 1 spot in The Associated Press Top 25 for the first time."
"They did it by snapping a 30-game losing streak against the Buckeyes that stretched to 1988. Indiana also ended major college football's longest winning streak at 16 games, sealing the win with a 33-yard pass from Mendoza to Charlie Becker on third down, a play that took the clock down to the 2-minute timeout."
"The Buckeyes had a chance to retake the lead on fourth-and-1 from the Indiana 5-yard line late in the third quarter. But a replay review overturned the call on the field, determining Julian Sayin came up short. They also had a chance to tie the score with 2:48 to play, but Jayden Fielding missed a 29-yard field goal wide left. The two quarterbacks dueling for the Heisman Trophy essentially played to a draw. Mendoza was injured on the first offensive play of the game but returned after missing one play and finished 15-of-23 for 222 yards, the one TD and one interception. Sayin was 21-of-29 for 258 yards, one TD and one interception."
Indiana defeated Ohio State 13-10 to claim the Big Ten championship and finish the season 13-0. The Hoosiers snapped a 30-game losing streak to the Buckeyes dating to 1988 and ended Ohio State's 16-game winning streak. Key plays included Fernando Mendoza's touchdown pass to Elijah Sarratt and a late 33-yard third-down completion to Charlie Becker that consumed the clock. Ohio State missed a late 29-yard field goal and had a fourth-and-1 reversal on review. Mendoza finished 15-of-23 for 222 yards with one touchdown and one interception; Julian Sayin was 21-of-29 for 258 yards with one touchdown and one interception.
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