Ohio State vs. Indiana score, takeaways: No. 3 Buckeyes overcome Justin Fields' turnovers, edge No. 9 Hoosiers The Hoosiers made it close late, but the Buckeyes remained atop the Big Ten with a big ranked win No. 3 Ohio State held on to beat No. 9 Indiana 42-35 in a roller coaster of a game on Saturday in Columbus, Ohio. The Buckeyes were able to survive a couple of turnovers early in the game to take a 28-7 lead into the locker room at halftime, and it seemed they were well on their way to a comfortable victory. Indiana had other ideas. While the Hoosiers weren't able to capitalize on the turnovers early, they were able to exploit Ohio State's secondary in the second half to make it a game. Time and again, Indiana quarterback Michael Penix Jr. found open receivers in the secondary to cut into the Ohio State lead. The Hoosiers came back to make it a 42-35 game in the fourth quarter and then forced an Ohio State turnover on downs inside the Indiana 10-yard line late. That's when the Buckeyes defense saved the day, forcing a quick three-and-out. The Hoosiers got one more chance but had little time and no timeouts. Ohio State quarterback Justin Fields finished with 300 yards passing, 78 yards rushing and three total touchdowns; however, he also threw three interceptions after not tossing one all season. Fields was outplayed by Indiana's Penix, who threw for 495 yards and five touchdowns. Ohio State improved to 4-0 on the season, while Indiana dropped to 4-1 but should remain highly ranked in the new AP Top 25 on Sunday. Here are four takeaways from a fantastic Big Ten battle on Saturday afternoon. 1. Ohio State should utilize its strong run game I understand that Fields is amazing and that he's a legitimate Heisman Trophy candidate, but at times, it feels as though Ohio State asks him to do too much. His first pass of the day was a 65-yard connection to Garrett Wilson. His second was a 10-yard pass to Wilson for a touchdown to finish off Ohio State's two-play, 75-yard touchdown drive to open the game. They were beautiful throws, but they were also the last time Fields looked comfortable for the rest of the game. Indiana pressured him with well-disguised blitzes, and it led to Fields throwing three interceptions, some on horrible decisions while he was under pressure. Meanwhile, on the ground, Ohio State was running the ball well against the Hoosiers. Master Teague finished with 169 yards and two touchdowns, and it was his 41-yard touchdown run in the second quarter that established control for Ohio State at the time. Or at least, you thought it did. MASTER TEAGUE FOR THE TD@OhioStateFB retakes the lead against Indiana 👏👏 pic.twitter.com/r05rvVonKn — FOX College Football (@CFBONFOX) November 21, 2020 Every time it felt like the Buckeyes were taking control of the game, Ohio State got pass-happy again. The most significant example of this was late in the game with the Buckeyes up a score. Coach Ryan Day ran a QB draw on third-and-4 inside the Indiana 10 with Ohio State needing a score to put the game away for good. Fields came up a yard short. Then, with Ohio State averaging over 6.5 yards per carry at the time, Day decided to go for it on fourth down. Instead of handing off to Teague or running another QB draw, Ohio State had Fields fake the handoff and roll out to his right. He had an option to keep it and run for the first or throw it. Fields rushed a throw after being pressured by an Indiana linebacker, and it was a bad throw that fell incomplete. Ohio State survived, but had it just handed off to Teague, he likely picks up the first with ease, ending the game. 2. Penix and the Indiana offense are legit It's incredible enough on its own that Penix threw for 491 yards and five touchdowns. It's more incredible when you realize Penix and Indiana's receivers -- Ty Fryfogle caught seven passes for 218 yards and three scores -- did all this despite having no semblance of a rushing attack. IT'S A ONE SCORE GAME!@Ty_Fry3 makes an unbelievable catch for an @IndianaFootball TD 😱😱 pic.twitter.com/jIqdXWaFgN — FOX College Football (@CFBONFOX) November 21, 2020 ohio state buckeyes vs indiana hoosiers, ohio state vs. indiana, indiana vs ohio state live stream, osu indiana live, indiana vs ohio state stream, watch college football free, college football odds, college football streaming, tvstart, fubotvstreamlink, betmgm, watch, affiliate, watch, college football schedule, college football scores, college football games today, ncaa football schedule, college football live stream, college football reddit streams, how to watch ohio state vs indiana, indiana ohio state live, indiana osu live stream Subscribe to Events And News : https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCRF8iBc2An44Fz13Jceo76A/videos?view_as=subscriber #Ohio_State_vs_Indiana #Indiana #Ohio_State