GRR: Ohio State University
Indiana University defeated Ohio State 34-14 to win the Big Ten Universities Conference Saturday in Rockford, Ill.
The teams battled in a tight contest where Ohio State tried to assert their dominance in the forwards, and Indiana tried burn the Buckeyes on the outside. And this is how the two teams stayed deadlocked, 14-14 at halftime.
Indiana takes on Ohio State in a championship weekend in the BTU Conference that includes final matches for everybody.
IU is undefeated, 6-0 with a points-against average of less than ten points a game. Their offense has been impressive, with try-scorers all over the field, and yet they struggled to score against Wisconsin in last week's semi. They won, sure, but only 20-13.
The Big Ten championship game will be between Indiana and Ohio State, after both teams won very difficult games Saturday.
Ohio State put Purdue to the sword in impressive fashion Saturday in Big Ten action, beating the Boilermakers 78-7.
JoJo Eramo continued his torrid scoring pace, scoring the first try of the day, and adding four more, including three in a row late in the second half.
Two of the Midwest’s oldest rivals went at it tooth and nail on Saturday with Bowling Green State University dominating Ohio State in a 44 – 22 victory at Bowling Green’s College Park Rugby Field.