Why Northwestern will/won’t beat Ohio State

After two consecutive games on the road, the ‘Cats will play at Ryan Field for the first time since Oct. 8. Unfortunately, any sort of goodwill or hope that may have existed before that matchup with Wisconsin has now completely evaporated. Ohio State is rolling as usual: 8-0, second-highest scoring team in the nation, and the No. 2 team in the first College Football Playoff rankings of the year. The Buckeyes have national title aspirations; the Wildcats are just trying to finish the season with multiple wins. To be blunt, there probably isn't even one reason that the ‘Cats should win. But because this is an Inside NU tradition, here’s three reasons Northwestern will beat Ohio State and three reasons it won’t.

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