Julian Sayin is out for at least "several weeks," Ohio State coach Ryan Day confirmed right after his Buckeyes' stirring 19-15 win at Indiana - the victory boosting OSU up to No. 3 in the Associated Press poll and snapping reigning national champion Indiana's 22-game win streak.

But the OSU win came with the loss of 2025 Heisman finalist Sayin for the near future with what insiders say is a right elbow injury.

That means it's going to be the Luke Fahey show for the time being, and though he struggled somewhat in his relief role at Indiana, the freshman now has some time to settle in before the Buckeyes play at USC on Oct 31.

"The bye week being now is such a gift," says Tim's regular early week co-host Matt Wilhelm.

They talk about the big win for OSU, some of the adjustments they expect with Fahey at the helm, plus the craziest weekend in the history of ranked teams, what with a record five of the top seven going down, including No. 1 Georgia to unranked Auburn.

There's a lot to talk about.

Bye-Bye Indiana, Hello Bye Week

Ohio State is gonna win at Indiana, maybe big.

That's what Jeff Snook and Bill Bender of The Sporting News say here. Show host Tim agrees.

Reigning national champion Indiana is hosting arguably its greatest home game in school history, and this time, maybe for the first time, the vast majority of the red-clad crowd is expected to be Hoosier backers.

The Buckeyes are challenged with some injuries and illnesses, so that adds intrigues, while Indiana coming off a come-from-behind win at Nebraska, looks vulnerable.

We know, talk is cheap.

But that's what we do here.

Enjoy.

You have to admit, from individuals to squads to schemes, Ohio State has been on the upswing the past three games.

Ryan Day talked about a few of those things, but always with the caveat that the No. 4 Buckeyes need to take another major leap Saturday when they play at No. 5 Indiana.

Poo-poo the Hoosiers' schedule to date and throw in a couple of those wins could easily have flipped (Northwestern and Nebraska), but truth is Indiana hasn't lost a Big Ten game since late 2024 at Ohio State.

It is the reigning national champion.

The Buckeyes meanwhile have found some confidence in their run game, their short-yardage approach - heck, Julian Sayin now runs occasionally as a matter of course.

And the defense had gained more cohesion. So kick as Day, Sayin, LB Payton Pierce and DelGazette.com's Dillon Davis help Tim through this.

Earbuds turnt UP!!