Indiana wide receiver Charlie Becker looked Ohio State head coach Ryan Day right in the eye and delivered an apology Saturday, right after the Hoosiers took a tough 19-15 loss to the Buckeyes at home. WCMH-TV cameras didn’t miss a beat, capturing the whole postgame interaction that had been brewing since last season.
Remember That ‘O-H-F-U’ Chant? Yeah, Day Did Too.
Man, talk about a long memory. This apology wasn’t for anything that happened on Saturday’s field. Nope, this was all about last December, when Indiana shocked the world and beat Ohio State 13-10 to snag the Big Ten Championship. Becker was absolutely lights out in that game, hauling in six passes for 126 yards. And afterward? He got a little, shall we say, *enthusiastic*. Cameras caught him doing his own, um, creative version of the classic “O-H-I-O” chant. His take? “O-H-F-U.” You know, mocking the rival right to their face after a huge win. Spicy stuff at the time.
Becker Showed Up, But OSU Still Took The W
Fast forward to Saturday, and while the score flipped, Becker was still showing up big for Indiana. He was the absolute star for the Hoosiers, snatching nine catches for a monster 165 yards against the Buckeyes’ defense. But it wasn’t enough. Ohio State emerged victorious in that 19-15 nail-biter, thanks in part to wideout Jeremiah Smith’s incredible 38-yard touchdown pass that kept them ahead. Indiana almost pulled off a wild comeback, with QB Josh Hoover hitting wideout Nick Marsh in the end zone late, but Marsh landed just out of bounds. Heartbreak city for the Hoosiers. Despite the loss, it sounds like the air’s cleared between Becker and Day, with their postgame chat looking pretty cordial.
Ohio State is now sitting pretty at 6-1 overall, 4-0 in the Big Ten, and they’ve got a bye week to chill before heading to USC on Halloween. Indiana, despite the tough loss, is still strong at 6-1 overall, 3-1 in the Big Ten. They’re going to have to shake this one off fast, because next Saturday they travel to face Michigan. Talk about another huge challenge!
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Originally reported by Bleacher Report.
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