{"id":376148,"date":"2026-10-18T08:22:09","date_gmt":"2026-10-18T08:22:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/376148\/"},"modified":"2026-10-18T08:22:09","modified_gmt":"2026-10-18T08:22:09","slug":"indianas-22-game-win-streak-gets-snapped-in-heartbreaking-fashion-vs-ohio-state","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/376148\/","title":{"rendered":"Indiana&#8217;s 22-game win streak gets snapped in heartbreaking fashion vs. Ohio State"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>It might be trite, but football is a game of inches.<\/p>\n<p>Indiana learned that in maybe the most heartbreaking fashion possible on Saturday afternoon. <\/p>\n<p>The <a href=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/2026\/10\/04\/sports\/rutgers-destroyed-by-indiana-as-hoosiers-win-streak-hits-21-games\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Hoosiers\u2019 22-game winning streak<\/a> was snapped in a 19-15 loss to <a href=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/2026\/10\/16\/sports\/why-jeremiah-smith-could-go-no-1-in-2027-nfl-draft\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Big Ten rival Ohio State<\/a> in Bloomington. But it took a mistake from receiver Nick Marsh to sink Indiana\u2019s chance at a second straight perfect season. <\/p>\n<p><img style=\"aspect-ratio:1.49926794;display:block\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\"   data-modal-image=\"41385461\" width=\"885\" height=\"590\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/GettyImages-2300195155.jpg\" alt=\"An Indiana football player in a red jersey catches a pass in the end zone while an Ohio State defender in a white jersey pursues him.\" class=\"wp-image-41385461\"\/>Indiana Hoosiers wide receiver Nick Marsh (11) comes down just out of bounds with a catch in the fourth quarter of a college football game against the Ohio State Buckeyes at Memorial Stadium in Bloomington, Ind., Saturday, Oct. 17, 2026. Icon Sportswire via Getty Images<\/p>\n<p>With just over a minute left and Indiana down by four, quarterback Josh Hoover heaved up a fourth-and-4 pass from the Ohio State 27-yard line into the end zone for what looked like a go-ahead touchdown. <\/p>\n<p>Although Marsh caught the pass along the near side of the end zone and over the top of the Buckeyes\u2019 defense, Marsh\u2019s left foot landed out of bounds. The incompletion gave Ohio State the ball back, and it was able to kill the clock and hand Indiana its first loss since the first round of the 2024-25 College Football Playoff.<\/p>\n<p>The loss not only ended Indiana\u2019s long winning streak, but it also marked its first home defeat since Nov. 18, 2023 against Michigan State during then-head coach Tom Allen\u2019s final season with the program.<\/p>\n<p>Hoover, who appeared to be playing with a right arm injury, finished 20-for-40 passing with 296 yards and a touchdown, but his efforts fell just short. <\/p>\n<p><img style=\"aspect-ratio:1.49926794;display:block\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\"   data-modal-image=\"41385462\" width=\"885\" height=\"590\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/GettyImages-2300195324.jpg\" alt=\"An Indiana football player holding a football above his head in front of a stadium crowd.\" class=\"wp-image-41385462\"\/>Indiana Hoosiers wide receiver Nick Marsh (11) reacts after realizing he was out of bounds on his catch late in the fourth quarter during a college football game against the Ohio State Buckeyes at Memorial Stadium in Bloomington, Ind., Saturday, Oct. 17, 2026. Icon Sportswire via Getty Images<\/p>\n<p>On the other side, Ohio State\u2019s Julian Sayin (235 yards, two touchdowns, two interceptions) <a href=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/2026\/10\/17\/sports\/julian-sayin-to-miss-multiple-weeks-after-suffering-injury-in-ohio-state-crusher\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">suffered an injury<\/a> that will keep him out for multiple weeks, head coach Ryan Day told reporters afterward. Sayin was seen walking off the field with his right arm in a sling.<\/p>\n<p>Indiana next goes on the road to play Michigan, while Ohio State visits USC.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"It might be trite, but football is a game of inches. 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