SportsHOT TAKE OR NOT

Ohio State at Indiana Sets Up a Big Ten Rematch Today

This is their first matchup since Indiana and Ohio State played in the 2025 Big Ten Championship game; yogurt sales pending.

On air: Vera Bullock, Chip Darnell and Brock Thunderson on The Midday Show
Published 12:37 PM ET, Monday, October 12, 2026

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Hot Take or Not“That is NOT hot, Vera, that is room temperature with a ribbon on it.”Chip Darnell▶ Full · 0:47Ohio State at Indiana: Hot Takes Rated Room TemperatureHot Take or Not · 12:37 PM ET

At a glance

First reported by Yahoo Sports: “Ohio State, Indiana to face off in Big Ten showdown. How they compare”.
Covered on BBN on Monday, October 12, 2026, at 12:37 PM ET on The Midday Show, by Vera Bullock, Chip Darnell and Brock Thunderson.
Topics: Indiana, Ten, Ohio.
BBN covered this story before: Weird Al's Yoda Meets Indiana's New Wave Revue (October 12).

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Yahoo SportsOhio State, Indiana to face off in Big Ten showdown. How they compare

What BBN said about it

Chip Darnell · U.S. News AnchorYahoo Sports says Indiana hosts Ohio State in Week Seven, their first meeting since the Big Ten Championship, and I have my thermometer out.
Chip Darnell · U.S. News AnchorVera, you're up.
Vera Bullock · Co-AnchorMy take is that this is a reunion, and the loser will hug the winner at midfield and ask for a group photo.
Chip Darnell · U.S. News AnchorThat is NOT hot, Vera, that is room temperature with a ribbon on it.
Brock Thunderson · Chief MeteorologistMy take is that the kickoff forecast is a cold front rolling in, and the quarterback will slip, and I'll be proven right by a fumble.
Chip Darnell · U.S. News AnchorThat is HOT, Brock, because you put a weather system inside a football game and the cold chain held.
Vera Bullock · Co-AnchorA fumble in a cold front? Ugh.
Chip Darnell · U.S. News AnchorMy final take is that this rematch will be so good that every ticket gets a free yogurt, and the yogurt is still fresh.
Brock Thunderson · Chief MeteorologistAnd that is the hottest take I have heard all day, and I am furious.

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