COLUMBUS, Ohio — Ohio State football opens the 2023 season on Saturday with a Big Ten matchup at Indiana. Here is everything you need to know before kickoff.
Game information
Who: No. 4 Ohio State (11-2, 8-1 Big Ten in 2022) at Indiana (4-8, 2-7 Big Ten in 2022).
When: Saturday, 3:30 p.m. Eastern.
Where: Memorial Stadium, Bloomington, Ind.
TV: CBS, with Brad Nessler, Gary Danielson and Jenny Dell on the call.
Live streams: fuboTV (free trial); DirecTV Stream (FREE trial); Paramount+ (free 7-day trial); and Hulu + Live TV (free trial). Also, Sling TV (promotional offers).
Twitter: Follow Nathan Baird, Andrew Gillis and Stephen Means.
Latest line: Ohio State -30.
Series info: This is the 96th meeting between the two schools. Ohio State leads the series, 78-12-5, with the most recent meeting being a 56-14 OSU win in 2022.
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Listen to our Buckeye Talk podcast
After months of competition, Ohio State has its Week 1 starting quarterback in junior Kyle McCord. Ryan Day announced it at his Tuesday press conference, but he also said that backup Devin Brown will play some meaningful snaps on Saturday.
Listen to Andrew, Nathan and Stephen discuss what that news means and how they would handle the quarterback situation as part of Wednesday’s episode of Buckeye Talk.
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News from Indiana
* Indiana makes ‘decision’ on starting QB: ‘No, we’re not going to announce it’ (Bloomington Herald-Times)
* 5 transfers IU football is counting on for instant impact (Indianapolis Star)
* Freshman star Jaylin Lucas primed for sophom*ore step at IU (Fort Wayne Journal Gazette)
Returning stat leaders
Passing: Ohio State: Kyle McCord, 16-20 (80.0%), 190 yards, 1 TD, 0 INTs. Indiana: Dexter Williams, 13-38 (34.2%), 194 yards, 2 TDs, 2 INTs.
Rushing: Ohio State: Miyan Williams, 128 carries, 825 yards (6.4 avg.), 14 TDs. Indiana: Josh Henderson, 90 carries, 398 yards (4.4 avg.), 4 TDs.
Receiving: Ohio State: Marvin Harrison Jr., 77 receptions, 1,263 yards (16.4 avg.), 14 TDs. Indiana: Cam Camper, 46 receptions, 569 yards (12.4 avg.), 2 TDs.
Tackles: Ohio State: Tommy Eichenberg, 121 tackles. Indiana: Aaron Casey, 86 tackles.
Sacks: Ohio State: Mike Hall Jr., 4.5 sacks; Jack Sawyer, 4.5 sacks. Indiana: Noah Pierre, 3 sacks.
Interceptions: Ohio State: Steele Chambers, 2 INTs; J.T. Tuimoloau, 2 INTs. Indiana: Myles Jackson, 1 INT; Josh Sanguinetti, 1 INT.
Other Big Ten games
Thursday
Minnesota 13, Nebraska 10
Friday
Central Michigan at Michigan State
Saturday
East Carolina at No. 2 Michigan, noon, Peaco*ck
Utah State at No. 25 Iowa, noon, FS1
Fresno State at Purdue, noon, BTN
Buffalo at No. 19 Wisconsin, 3:30 p.m., FS1
Towson at Maryland, 3:30 p.m., BTN
West Virginia at No. 7 Penn State, 7:30 p.m., NBC
Toledo at Illinois, 7:30 p.m., BTN
Sunday
Northwestern at Rutgers, noon, CBS
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