Ohio State saw its Big 10 Championship hopes veer wide left of the goalposts Saturday against Indiana at Lucas Oil Stadium in Indianapolis, Ind.
The No. 1 Buckeyes trailed the No. 2 Hoosiers 13-10 and had 4th-and-1 at Indiana’s 9 with under three minutes left in the game. Instead of going for a high-risk fourth-down conversion, Ohio State opted to play it safe with a field goal. The decision did not turn out to be as safe as head coach Ryan Day had hoped.
The field goal attempt was supposed to be a gimme for Ohio State kicker Jayden Fielding, who just needed to convert on a 27-yard kick to tie the game. Instead, Fielding went a few feet to the left of the goalposts, all but sealing an Indiana win in the title game…