Ohio State vs. Indiana projected starting lineup and depth chart for 2025 Big Ten championship game

The top-ranked Ohio State Buckeyes will face the No. 2 Indiana Hoosiers in the 2025 Big Ten championship game on Saturday. The game will kick off at 8 p.m. ET from Lucas Oil Stadium in Indianapolis, Indiana.

Ahead of the Ohio State vs. Indiana conference championship game, here's a look at the projected lineups for both teams.

Ohio State vs. Indiana projected starting lineup for Big Ten championship game

Ohio State projected starting lineup

Ohio State QB Julian Sayin - Source: Imagn

Here's a look at Ohio State's projected starters on offense vs. Indiana:

Position	Starter
WR-X	Carnell Tate (No. 17)
WR-Z	Jeremiah Smith (No. 4)
WR-SL	Brandon Inniss (No. 1)
LT	Austin Siereveld (No. 67)
LG	Luke Montgomery (No. 51)
C	Carson Hinzman (No. 75)
RG	Tegra Tshabola (No. 77)
RT	Phillip Daniels (No. 70)
TE	Max Klare (No. 86)
QB	Julian Sayin (No. 10)
RB	Bo Jackson (No. 25)

Here's a look at Ohio State's projected starters on defense vs. Indiana:

Position	Starter
LDE	Caden Curry (No. 92)
NT	Kayden McDonald (No. 98)
DT	Tywone Malone Jr. (No. 95)
RDE	Kenyatta Jackson Jr. (No. 97)
WLB	Sonny Styles (No. 0)
MLB	Arvell Reese (No. 8)
LCB	Jermaine Mathews Jr. (No. 7)
SS	Caleb Downs (No. 2)
FS	Jaylen McClain (No. 18)
RCB	Davison Igbinosun (No. 1)
NB	Lorenzo Styles Jr. (No. 3)

Here's a look at Ohio State's projected starters on special teams vs. Indiana:

Position	Starter
PT	Joe McGuire (No. 42)
PK	Jayden Fielding (No. 38)
KO	Jayden Fielding (No. 38)
LS	John Ferlmann (No. 43)
H	Joe McGuire (No. 42)
PR	Brandon Inniss (No. 1)
KR	Brandon Inniss (No. 1)

Indiana projected starting lineup

NCAA Football: Indiana Hoosiers QB Fernando Mendoza - Source: Imagn

Here's a look at Indiana's projected starters on offense vs. Ohio State:

Position	Starter / No.
WR-X	Elijah Sarratt / 13
WR-Z	E.J. Williams Jr. / 7
WR-SL	Omar Cooper Jr. / 3
LT	Carter Smith / 65
LG	Drew Evans / 62
C	Pat Coogan / 78
RG	Bray Lynch / 74
RT	Kahlil Benson / 67
TE	Riley Nowakowski / 37
QB	Fernando Mendoza / 15
RB	Roman Hemby / 1

Here's a look at Indiana's projected starters on defense vs. Ohio State:

Position	Starter / No.
DE	Stephen Daley / 8
NT	Tyrique Tucker / 95
DT	Mario Landino / 97
STUD	Mikail Kamara / 6
WLB	Rolijah Hardy / 21
MLB	Aiden Fisher / 4
LCB	Jamari Sharpe / 22
SS	Louis Moore / 7
FS	Amare Ferrell / 1
RCB	D’Angelo Ponds / 5
NB	Devan Boykin / 12

Here's a look at Indiana's projected starters on special teams vs. Ohio State:

Position	Starter / No.
PT	Mitch McCarthy / 44
PK	Nico Radicic / 15
KO	Quinn Warren / 93
LS	Mark Langston / 47
H	Mitch McCarthy / 44
PR	Jonathan Brady / 0
KR	Roman Hemby / 1

Ohio State vs. Indiana depth chart for 2025 Big Ten championship game

Ohio State depth chart

Here's a look at Ohio State's depth chart for its offense:

Position	Starter / No.	Backup 1 / No.	Backup 2 / No.	Backup 3 / No.
WR-X	Carnell Tate / 17	Quincy Porter / 11	David Adolph / 82	—
WR-Z	Jeremiah Smith / 4	Mylan Graham / 5	—	—
WR-SL	Brandon Inniss / 1	Bryson Rodgers / 13	Phillip Bell / 7	—
LT	Austin Siereveld / 67	Ian Moore / 69	Carter Lowe / 74	—
LG	Luke Montgomery / 51	Gabe VanSickle / 58	Jake Cook / 76	—
C	Carson Hinzman / 75	Isaiah Kema / 56	Simon Lorentz / 64	—
RG	Tegra Tshabola / 77	Ethan Onianwa / 78	Joshua Padilla / 62	Jayvon McFadden / 71
RT	Phillip Daniels / 70	Justin Terry / 65	Deontae Armstrong / 72	—
TE	Max Klare / 86	Will Kacmarek / 89	Bennett Christian / 85	Nate Roberts / 83
	—	Jelani Thurman / 15	—	—
QB	Julian Sayin / 10	Lincoln Kienholz / 3	Tavien St. Clair / 9	—
RB	Bo Jackson / 25	Isaiah West / 32	James Peoples / 20	CJ Donaldson / 12

Here's a look at Ohio State's depth chart for its defense:

Position	No.	Player 1	No.	Player 2	No.	Player 3	No.	Player 4	No.	Player 5
LDE	92	Caden Curry (SR)	14	Beau Atkinson (RS JR/TR)	52	Joshua Mickens (RS SO)	44	Epi Sitanilei (FR)	—	—
NT	98	Kayden McDonald (JR)	53	Will Smith Jr. (RS SO)	94	Jason Moore (RS SO)	90	Eric Mensah (RS FR)	—	—
DT	95	Tywone Malone Jr. (RS SR/TR)	96	Eddrick Houston (SO)	91	Jarquez Carter (FR)	55	Dominic Kirks (RS FR)	88	Trajen Odom (FR)
RDE	97	Kenyatta Jackson Jr. (RS JR)	15	Zion Grady (FR)	11	C.J. Hicks (RS JR)	48	Logan George (JR/TR)	—	—
WLB	0	Sonny Styles (SR)	20	Riley Pettijohn (FR)	17	Tarvos Alford (FR)	—	—	—	—
MLB	8	Arvell Reese (JR)	26	Payton Pierce (SO)	23	Garrett Stover (SO)	—	—	—	—
LCB	7	Jermaine Mathews Jr. (JR)	6	Devin Sanchez (FR)	—	—	—	—	—	—
SS	2	Caleb Downs (JR/TR)	10	Faheem Delane (FR)	—	—	—	—	—	—
FS	18	Jaylen McClain (SO)	28	Leroy Roker III (RS FR)	9	Malik Hartford (JR)	—	—	—	—
RCB	1	Davison Igbinosun (SR/TR)	5	Aaron Scott Jr. (RS FR)	—	—	—	—	—	—
NB	3	Lorenzo Styles Jr. (RS SR/TR)	12	Bryce West (SO)	13	Miles Lockhart (RS FR)	—	—	—	—

Here's a look at Ohio State's depth chart for its special teams:

Position	No.	Player 1	No.	Player 2	No.	Player 3
PT	42	Joe McGuire (RS SO)	19	Nick McLarty (RS FR)	—	—
PK	38	Jayden Fielding (SR)	96	Jackson Courville (JR/TR)	—	—
KO	38	Jayden Fielding (SR)	96	Jackson Courville (JR/TR)	—	—
LS	43	John Ferlmann (RS SR/TR)	41	Grant Mills (RS FR/TR)	35	Collin Johnson (RS SR/TR)
H	42	Joe McGuire (RS SO)	19	Nick McLarty (RS FR)	—	—
PR	1	Brandon Inniss (JR)	3	Lorenzo Styles Jr. (RS SR/TR)	—	—
KR	1	Brandon Inniss (JR)	3	Lorenzo Styles Jr. (RS SR/TR)	—	—

Indiana depth chart

Here's a look at Indiana's depth chart for its offense:

Pos	No.	Player 1	No.	Player 2	No.	Player 3	No.	Player 4	No.	Player 5
WR-X	13	Sarratt, Elijah SR/TR	6	Bond, Lebron FR	17	Wasserstrom, Jackson RS JR
WR-Z	7	Williams Jr., E.J. RS SR/TR	80	Becker, Charlie SO	4	Chandler, Davion FR
WR-SL	3	Cooper Jr., Omar RS JR	0	Brady, Jonathan SR/TR	89	Jordan, Camden RS SR/TR
LT	65	Smith, Carter RS JR	71	Lawrence, Evan RS FR
LG	62	Evans, Drew RS JR/TR	72	Ajani, Adedamola RS FR
C	78	Coogan, Pat RS SR/TR	70	Leibfried, Austin RS FR
RG	74	Lynch, Bray RS JR	61	Wilkin, Baylor FR	77	Marek, Matt FR
RT	67	Benson, Kahlil RS SR/TR	75	Michalski, Zen RS SR/TR
TE	37	Nowakowski, Riley RS SR/TR	19	Staes, Holden SR/TR	48	Bomba, James RS SR/TR
QB	15	Mendoza, Fernando RS JR/TR	16	Mendoza, Alberto SO	2	Wilson, Grant RS SR/TR
RB	1	Hemby, Roman RS SR/TR	8	Black, Kaelon RS SR/TR	28	Martin, Khobie RS FR

Here's a look at Indiana's depth chart for its defense:

Pos	No.	Player 1	No.	Player 2	No.	Player 3	No.	Player 4	No.	Player 5
DE	8	Daley, Stephen SR/TR	42	DePaepe, Andrew RS SO/TR
NT	95	Tucker, Tyrique RS JR/TR	0	Wheeler, Hosea RS SR/TR	90	Monette, J'mari RS JR
DT	97	Landino, Mario SO	91	Ratcliff, Dominique RS SR/TR
STUD	6	Kamara, Mikail RS SR/TR	17	Ndukwe, Daniel SO	18	Turvy, Andrew RS SR
WLB	21	Hardy, Rolijah SO	46	Jones, Isaiah RS JR
MLB	4	Fisher, Aiden SR/TR	14	Turner, Kaiden RS JR	34	Utzinger, Jeff RS JR
LCB	22	Sharpe, Jamari RS JR	3	Bell, Jaylen FR	23	Knighten, Amariyun RS JR/TR
SS	7	Moore, Louis RS SR/TR	16	Boyd, Jah Jah RS FR
FS	1	Ferrell, Amare JR	31	Chung, Anthony RS SO
RCB	5	Ponds, D'Angelo JR/TR	10	Gandy, Ryland RS JR/TR
NB	12	Boykin, Devan RS SR/TR	2	Baldwin Jr., Byron FR

Here's a look at Indiana's depth chart for its special teams:

Pos	No.	Player 1	No.	Player 2	No.	Player 3	No.	Player 4	No.	Player 5
PT	44	McCarthy, Mitch SR/TR	93	Warren, Quinn SO
PK	15	Radicic, Nico RS SO
KO	93	Warren, Quinn SO	15	Radicic, Nico RS SO
LS	47	Langston, Mark RS SR/TR	45	Lindsey, Sam RS SO/TR
H	44	McCarthy, Mitch SR/TR
PR	0	Brady, Jonathan SR/TR
KR	1	Hemby, Roman RS SR/TR	18	Vanhorse, Solomon GR/TR

How to watch the Ohio State vs. Indiana game? TV channel and live stream details for 2025 Big Ten championship clash

Ohio State WR Jeremiah Smith - Source: Imagn

The Ohio State vs. Indiana game will be broadcast live on Fox, with Gus Johnson, Joel Klatt and Jenny Taft handling the coverage. Fans can also live stream the contest on Fubo.