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Indiana managed to win the Big Ten title 13-10 on Saturday after Ohio kicker Jayden Fielding missed a 27-yard field goal in the final minutes. The victory marks the Hoosiers' first outright conference championship since 1945, following an overall victory in 1967.
The Hoosiers were four-point underdogs heading into their game against the defending national champions. top seed in the College Football Playoff on the line. Now, before the playoffs even begin, Indiana may have had its most successful season in the modern era.
“I want to give all the glory to God. We should never have been in this position, but thank God, great coaches, great teammates, everyone around us, we were able to pull it off,” Indiana quarterback Fernandeo Mendoza told Fox Sports after the game.
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Indiana Hoosiers linebacker Rolayah Hardy tries to stop Ohio State Buckeyes running back Bo Jackson on Saturday, Dec. 6, 2025, during the Big Ten Football Championship at Lucas Oil Stadium in Indianapolis. (Grace Smith/IndyStar/USA Today Network via Imagn Images)
Mendoza passed for 222 yards with one touchdown and one interception to help secure the win.
Indiana wide receiver Charlie Becker, who caught six passes for 126 yards, also said “thank God” to Fox Sports after the win.
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Indiana Hoosiers kicker Nicholas Radicic kicks a field goal during the Big Ten Conference championship game against the Ohio State Buckeyes at Lucas Oil Stadium in Indianapolis on Dec. 6, 2025. (Adam Cairns/Columbus Dispatch/USA Today Network via Imagn Images)
“Hoosiers are real and we are here,” Becker said.
Indiana, now 13-0, will now look to win their first national championship in the College Football Playoff as their blowout win over Ohio State should all but secure the No. 1 seed when the tournament begins.
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Indiana Hoosiers running back Roman Hemby rushes the ball Saturday, Dec. 6, 2025, during the Big Ten football championship game against the Ohio State Buckeyes at Lucas Oil Stadium in Indianapolis. (Grace Smith/IndyStar/USA Today Network via Imagn Images)
Ohio State, meanwhile, will likely get a first-round bye despite the loss.
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