I don’t buy the “angry team” narrative as much as others do. I just think Ohio State is a superior team with superior talent playing at home in a must-win situation. J.T. Barrett should have a field day thanks to a depleted NU secondary and some shoddy tackling. Northwestern will cover the spread but that’s not really anything to be proud of. The Wildcats will have to wipe this effort and prepare for a huge battle versus Wisconsin.
Sam Brief: Ohio State 42, Northwestern 14
I expect J.T. Barrett to run all over a Northwestern defense that has struggles galore with mobile quarterbacks.