# How Ohio State's 2026 game against Indiana can shape the Big Ten hierarchy

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Podcast: [Buckeye Talk: Ohio State podcast by cleveland.com](https://stenobird.com/podcast/buckeye-talk-ohio-state-podcast-by-cleveland-com-991743)
Published: 2026-06-18T06:00:00+00:00
Episode link: https://www.cleveland.com/osu/
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## Resource

What are we to make of the run Indiana has gone on the last two years, and is it actually a threat to Ohio State? Are the Hoosiers just the most extreme version of a Cinderella story where the clock will eventually strike midnight? Or are they the ultimate living proof of how the sport is changing? As they look ahead to an Oct. 17 matchup in Bloomington, Indiana, Stephen Means and Stefan Krajisnik discuss the dynamics between what might be the Big Ten's top two programs heading into 2026. Thanks for listening to Buckeye Talk and sign up to get text messages from experts Stephen Means, Stefan Krajisnik and Andrew Gillis at 614-350-3315. Get the insider analysis, have your voice heard on the Buckeye Talk podcast and connect with the best Buckeye community out there. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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