Ohio State will have its full complement of starters and rotational pieces for the biggest college football game thus far this year.
Each Buckeye who's played at least 60 snaps this season is available for No. 1 Ohio State's Big Ten Championship game clash with No. 2 Indiana. No man in the Buckeyes' two-deep depth chart is out or even questionable.
| OSU STATUS REPORT FOR INDIANA |
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DE Logan George S Malik Hartford WR De'zie Jones QB Mason Maggs WR Quincy Porter DT Ahmed Tounkara |
First-team All-Big Ten wide receivers Jeremiah Smith and Carnell Tate were questionable with lower-body injuries against Michigan last week, but each ultimately played at least 40 snaps in The Game and is expected to enter Indianapolis even healthier than last week.
"Yes," Day put bluntly on Wednesday when asked if Smith and Tate were in a better place health-wise than the previous Wednesday.
Ohio State quarterback Julian Sayin, who is in a battle with Indiana quarterback Fernando Mendoza for the Heisman Trophy, will be happy to see his star receivers back in even better game shape. Smith has 72 receptions for 942 yards and 11 touchdowns in 11 games this year, and Tate has 44 receptions for 793 yards and eight touchdowns in just nine games.
The Buckeyes and Hoosiers kick off from Lucas Oil Stadium in Indianapolis at 8 p.m. Saturday. FOX will carry the broadcast.
