Postgame Notes: Ohio State

Postgame Notes
Ohio State vs. Indiana
Big Ten Championship Game
December 6, 2025

TEAM
• Indiana is 44-77-6 all-time against Purdue and 34-63-3 in the Old Oaken Bucket Game.

• Indiana's game captains were: OL Pat Coogan, LB Aiden Fisher, TE Riley Nowakowski
WR Elijah Sarratt,

• Ohio State won the coin toss and deferred the opening kickoff. Indiana received the opening kick.

• The Hoosiers are 44-27-1 all-time as a ranked team, which includes a 1-3 record on a neutral site.

• Indiana won its third-ever Big Ten Championship (1967, 1945) and first out-right title since 1945.

• The win snaps Ohio State's nation-leading 16-game winning streak and in turn moved its now nation's best win streak to 13 games.

• Indiana collected its first win over Ohio State since Oct. 8, 1988, to snap a 30-game Ohio State winning streak in the series.

• Indiana sacked Julian Sayin five times in the game, which was almost the total number of sacks the team had given up all season (6) entering the game.

• The Hoosiers threw for 222 yards against the Ohio State defense, which was over 100 yards more than their average entering the game (121.3).

• On the ground, Indiana gained 118 yards against a Buckeye defense that was allowing just 82.6 yards per game.

• Indiana put up 340 yards of total offense against an OSU defense that was surrendering just 203.9 yards per game entering the night.

Charlie Becker | WR | So.
• Had a career high 126 yards receiving on six receptions. It was his third career game with over 100 yards receiving.

Rolijah Hardy | LB | So.
• First-quarter tackle for loss marked his 10th straight game with at least 0.5 tackles for loss.
• His 10 tackles marked back-to-back weeks with double-digit stops. He also had 10 stops In Week 14 at Purdue (11/28).

Isaiah Jones | LB | R-Jr.
• Posted a career high 2.0 sacks.

Mikail Kamara | DL | R-Sr.
• Owns at least one tackle in 48 of 50 career games played.

Fernando Mendoza | QB | R-Jr.
• Completed 15-of-23 passes for 222 yards and one touchdown.
• With his passing touchdown, he passed Kellen Lewis (38; 2007) for the most touchdowns accounted for in a single season.
• Moved into No. 6 on the single season passing yardage list with 2,980, and will look to become the sixth 3,000-yard passer in program history. He trails Kurtis Rourke (3,042; 2024) for a spot in the top 5.
• His passing yardage total ranks No. 17

Louis Moore | DB | R-Sr.+
• Pulled in sixth interception of the season in the first quarter that led to the game's opening score.

Nico Radicic | K | R-So.
• Converted a 29-yard field goal in the first quarter to move his consecutive field goals made streak to a program-record 16 straight. He passed Austin Starr (15; 2007).
• His 1-for-1 effort on extra points pushed his season total to 71 to extend his own school record for the single-season mark.
• His two field goals and one extra point pushed his season total to 116 to pass Levron Williams (114; 2001) and Austin Starr (111; 2007) to move into No. 4 on the single-season charts. He trails Griffin Oakes (125; 2015) for No. 3.
• The seven total points improved his career total to 220 to pass James Hardy (216; 2005-07) to move into No. 11 on the career charts. He trails Bill Manolopoulous (226; 1993-96).

Elijah Sarratt | WR | Sr.
• His 17-yard touchdown reception in the third quarter pushed his career count to 20 and into a tie for No. 3 on the program's career charts with Omar Cooper Jr. (20; 2022-present), Shane Wynn (20; 2011-14), Ernie Jones (20; 1984-87).
• The touchdown pushed him to 12 receiving scores on the season and into No. 3 on the program's season charts. He trails Ernie Jones (13; 1987) for No. 2 on the list.

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Players Mentioned

Charlie Becker

Pat Coogan

Omar Cooper Jr.

Aiden Fisher

Rolijah Hardy

Isaiah Jones

Mikail Kamara

Fernando Mendoza

Louis Moore

Riley Nowakowski

Nico Radicic

Kurtis Rourke

Elijah Sarratt

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