On Saturday, Northwestern will take on No. 6 Ohio State in Columbus, where the Wildcats haven’t won since 1971. Despite Northwestern riding a 3-game winning streak and the Buckeyes coming off a loss to Penn State, the Wildcats are currently 27-point underdogs. And rightfully so. Ohio State is still one of the best teams in the country, with elite talent on both sides of the ball and one of the game’s best coaches in Urban Meyer.
Perhaps most importantly, the Buckeyes have JT Barrett.
With all due respect to Tommy Armstrong Jr., this Northwestern team has never seen anything like Barrett before.