The quarterback matchup between Indiana’s Fernando Mendoza and Ohio State’s Julian Sayin is commanding most of the attention going into the Big Ten Championship Game.

However, Saturday night’s matchup also features the nation’s top two ranked scoring defenses.

The Buckeyes lead the Football Bowl Subdivision in giving up only 7.8 points per game. The Hoosiers are next at 10.9.

Ohio State also lead the nation in total defense (203 yards per game) and allowing only 121.3 passing yards per game as well as being fourth against the run (81.7 ypg). Indiana is second against the run (79.2 yards per game), fourth in total defense (253.5 ypg) and 14th against the pass (172.5 ypg).

Both schools have four players on the coaches all-conference first team, which was announced Wednesday.

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