Indiana heads into Saturday’s showdown with Ohio State with a mostly clean injury report, while the Buckeyes are dealing with a longer list of absences that includes a key starter up front.
The first Big Ten availability report for No. 5 Indiana vs.
No. 4 Ohio State came out Wednesday night, and the Hoosiers had no players listed out.
Indiana had one player marked doubtful and one listed questionable.
The biggest update for IU is third-year running back Khobie Martin, who has moved to doubtful after being ruled out the previous five weeks. Martin has not taken the field since Week 1 against North Texas, when he suffered multiple broken bones in his forearm.
Indiana also got a possible boost with second-year tight end Andrew Barker moving to questionable after sitting out last week’s game at Nebraska because of injury. Barker had worked his way into a starting role before getting hurt and caught his first career pass in Week 4 against Northwestern. With Barker out, true freshman Trevor Gibbs and second-year Brock Schott have handled bigger roles.
Ohio State’s report is more crowded. The Buckeyes listed six players out, including starting offensive tackle Austin Siereveld and rotational running back Ja'Kobi Jackson.
Siereveld was a second-team All-Big Ten selection in 2025 and came into this season as a Preseason All-Big Ten pick. Jackson, a fifth-year back, has 59 carries for 354 rushing yards and six rushing touchdowns this season.
The Buckeyes also have five players listed as questionable: second-string offensive tackle Deontae Armstrong, third-leading rusher Isaiah West, wide receiver Brock Boyd, running back Anthony "Turbo" Rogers and defensive end Khary Wilder. Armstrong has played in three games this season, while West has picked up 80 rushing yards and one touchdown on 22 carries.
Indiana and Ohio State meet Saturday, Oct. 17 at Memorial Stadium in Bloomington. Kickoff is set for Noon ET, with FOX’s “Big Noon Kickoff” carrying the game and Gus Johnson and Joel Klatt on the call.
INDIANA
OUT
- None
DOUBTFUL
- RB Khobie Martin
QUESTIONABLE
- TE Andrew Barker
OHIO STATE
OUT
- SAF Leroy Roker III
- RB Ja'Kobi Jackson
- WR Amari Valerio-Hudson
- SAF Khmari Bing
- OL Jaxon Powell
- OL Austin Siereveld
QUESTIONABLE
- WR Brock Boyd
- RB Anthony "Turbo" Rogers
- RB Isaiah West
- DE Khary Wilder
- OL Deontae Armstrong
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