The Ohio State Buckeyes are 8-0 and the top ranked team in college football. To say the Minnesota Golden Gophers will be challenged is an understatement.
The suspension of starting quarterback J.T. Barrett for an OVI is an unfortunate development for a talented young man, but the Gophers are catching a break with him sidelined. Since being inserted in the third quarter of the Buckeyes' game against Penn State three weeks ago, Barrett was 18-for-22 with 253 passing yards and 5 touchdowns, with 24 rushes for 203 rushing yards and 4 touchdowns on top of that.