Will Howard and Ohio State troll Curt Cignetti for viral 'Google me' comment after big win vs. Indiana

Morgan Moriarty

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Will Howard and Ohio State troll Curt Cignetti for viral 'Google me' comment after big win vs. Indiana image

No. 2 Ohio State answered the call against the No. 5 Indiana Hoosiers. Despite the buzz surrounding Indiana's surprise 10-0 start under first-year head coach Curt Cignetti, the Buckeyes shut down any hopes of an upset early. 

Ohio State entered halftime with a one-touchdown lead and outscored Indiana by 17 points in the second half to cruise to a 38-15 victory. Unsurprisingly, there was some trolling from Ohio State directed at Indiana during and after the big win. 

From Buckeyes quarterback Will Howard's touchdown celebration to OSU head coach Ryan Day tacking on an extra score late in the game, the Buckeyes had some words for the Hoosiers.

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Did Ryan Day run up the score? 

You be the judge here. Indiana found the end zone for the second time Saturday with 1:53 remaining in the game. The Buckeyes were expected to just run the ball for a first down and either run out the clock or kneel down to ice the win at Ohio Stadium.

But Buckeyes running back TreVeon Henderson ran 38 yards and went down right at the Indiana 1-yard line with 1:10 left on the clock. Instead of kneeling down, Day decided to add insult to injury and punch the ball into the end zone. 

His quarterback Will Howard scored on a one-yard run to give Ohio State a 23-point lead. After the game, Day told reporters that he wanted to put an exclamation point on the game.

Cignetti was asked about the last score, and the head coach simply stated that Day "has to do what he's got to do for his team." 

Will Howard trolls Curt Cignetti: 'Google that!'

First, a brief backstory: During one of Cignetti's first Indiana press conferences last December, the new head coach was asked about how he planned to sell his visions to recruits. His response went viral, as he said: "It's pretty simple, I win — Google me."

After Howard scored for Ohio State, he mimicked typing on a keyboard and told a camera: "Google that!"

Ohio State's social media department even got in on the "Google me" trolling: 

Oh, and there was this on the OSU scoreboard after the game: 

Howard also pretended to put a cigarette out toward the direction of Cignetti: 

After the game, Howard was asked by Fox sideline reporter Jenny Taft about his celebrations. He clarified that he was just having fun, and that he has plenty of respect for Indiana and for Cignetti.

While these two teams won't meet again in the Big Ten title game with Oregon already locked into one of the spots, we could get a rematch in the College Football Playoff. If they do, you can go ahead and bring your popcorn.

Morgan Moriarty

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Morgan Moriarty joined The Sporting News as a content producer in the fall of 2024. Her sports journalism career started at the University of Florida in 2012, where she graduated in 2015. She has covered college football and basketball, the NFL and numerous other major sports for outlets like the Tampa Bay Times, Saturday Down South, UPROXX Sports and SB Nation. She also covers college football for Bleacher Report, and is a featured guest on various CNN programs.