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Why Northwestern will/won’t beat Ohio State in the Big Ten Championship

For the second time in three years, the Northwestern Wildcats will head to Indianapolis to clash with the Ohio State Buckeyes for the Big Ten Championship. Many of the players on both sides (and particularly that of the scarlet-and-gray) have changed since the teams met at Lucas Oil Stadium in 2018, but one thing certainly stayed the same: Northwestern remains a massive underdog. In spite of that hefty, 20.5-point line, here are three reasons the Wildcats will find a way to win the rematch, and then three reasons they will see their upset dreams dashed once again.