VSiN College Football Tailgate Show | October 17, 2026 | Hour 2

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Tim Murray (0:19)

Two hours away from kickoff in Bloomington, Indiana, the biggest game in Bloomington history, biggest college football game that is on that campus, I know they won the national title a year ago and won the Rose Bowl, won the Big Ten Championship, but those were all away from Bloomington and Kirk Signetti's squad welcoming in Ohio State's top five matchup, first time ever. We've had a top five matchup in Bloomington, Indiana. Not to be sold short, later today, we also have a top 10 matchup, first time ever, in Provo, number eight BYU, number two Notre Dame. It's the third Saturday of October, that means Tennessee and Oklahoma. We'll go head to head. That game in Knoxville, seven and a half point spread, top 15 matchup. We've also got Missouri taking on Ole Miss in a top 15 matchup, so a absolutely loaded day.

We've got Mississippi State and LSU. Unfortunately, that game is taking a little bit of a hit because Super Camario, Camario Taylor, not expected to play, dealing with turf toe. Florida State and Miami, you know, not too long ago, this would have been the premier matchup of this Saturday. What do we get from the Hurricanes in this spot? They have been dominant all throughout the year, have the Hurricanes, and this is one of their kind of premier games of the season. An undefeated UCLA.

They get to take on Wisconsin fresh off of an upset win against the Oregon Ducks. Last week is double digit Dawgs. Now they're a favorite. It's a short one, though, against Wisconsin, and they will not have their starting quarterback for the remainder of the year.

Niko Yamaleava out for the year. Brutal blow for UCLA, and it will be Ty Diefenbach. The transfer from Cal Poly started his career at Pitt, did play last week when Niko went down with injury. That game in the Rose Bowl later on tonight. So, so much to get into, so little time. Later on this hour, we will head down to Austin and check in with Ian Fitzsimmons. He will be on the sidelines for Florida and Texas. We will get the latest of, just the mindset of those two teams coming off of tough losses a week ago. But let's jump right back into Indiana and Ohio State. Last year, Big Ten Championship game, Ohio State, the favorite, loses 13 to 10 Two empty possessions inside the 10-yard line. Late in that game, Indiana wins at 13 to 10 And then, of course, Kirk Signetti's squad goes on to win the National Championship a year ago. So there may be some revenge for Ohio State. But also, you got to imagine Kirk Signetti, the genius that he is, the motivator that he is, the fact that he's seeing his team as a home dog, that has to add a little bit of something to it, doesn't it? So we'll dive into the betting splits here in just a moment. But let's hear from the head coach of Ohio State, Ryan Day, about the big fellas up front in this matchup later on this afternoon.

Ryan Day (3:24)

It is going to be a huge challenge. They do an excellent job up front on defense. Their defensive line is one of the biggest challenges we'll have all season. So we got to have a great week of preparation. And like you said, looks like we'll get Phil back this week, and so we'll have a full day today.

And so we'll work through what that looks like throughout the week. But this is not something that you don't plan for. We have a plan in place. That's why we recruit depth. That's why we develop depth. And that's why we have to play depth. And so that's what we're going to have to do in this game. And then be prepared for whatever comes with it. But the good news is some of these guys have played against Indiana before. And so they know how good these guys are and what comes with it. So they're going to have all of our attention for sure.

Tim Murray (4:12)

I'll tell you what, a lot of big time receivers in this game. We know about Jeremiah Smith, Charlie Becker, Charlie B from Nashville, Tennessee, Stud, and then Nick Marsh, absolute stud for Indiana. So as Kirk Cignetti said earlier this week, we got two really good guys as well.

But Jeremiah Smith is on another level. This from Julian Edlow over at DraftKings. Ohio State is the most bet team at DraftKings on the Saturday Slate, both by ticket count and handle, ATS and Moneyline. Also, Julian noting that the under is the most bet total of the day by bets and handle. This is going to be an absolutely monster betting game. And I'm sure sports books, the only quibble they would have is they just wish it was a little bit later in the day. But under money and Ohio State money, that's what's been bet so far this week in Ohio State in Indiana. Matt Newman is traveling today. So we're going to talk to Wes Reynolds in the final hour of the show. Perfect person to talk to, to break down Ohio State. And Indiana, but on the VSiN College Football Betting Podcast, which you can get wherever you get your podcast, iTunes, Spotify, also on YouTube. Matt Newman broke down this game and had a play on Ohio State, Indiana.