Caleb Downs couldn't have chosen a better moment to break Ohio State's 10-year drought of return touchdowns on special teams.
With the Buckeyes ahead 14-7 in the third quarter, Downs fielded a punt off a couple of bounces at his own 21-yard line. It looked like a questionable catch, until Downs slipped past one defender, hit a second with a nasty spin move and outraced Indiana's coverage team 79 yards to the end zone.
CALEB DOWNS TO THE HOUSE @OhioStateFB starts the second half with a bang pic.twitter.com/XT4Wrax5CI
— FOX College Football (@CFBONFOX) November 23, 2024
It's the first return touchdown of any kind for Ohio State since Nov.