Indiana football’s loss to Ohio State on Saturday was its first disappointment of a previously unblemished 2024 season and planted a seed of doubt in its hopes of making the newly expanded College Football Playoff.
The Hoosiers could’ve all but locked up a bid with a win or solidified their case by keeping the game close, neither of which happened. After a result like that their fate was, and still is, out of their hands. They’d need some help.
And, well.
Indiana was No. 5 in the latest edition of the playoff rankings this past week.