Each week during Ohio State's football season, members of The Dispatch sports staff predict the outcome of the Buckeyes' game, along with nine other top matchups across the country.
Last weeks' results:
Todd Jones: 7-3
Rob Oller 7-3
Bill Rabinowitz: 7-3
Ray Stein: 7-3
Tim May: 6-4
Results to date:
Tim May: 55-24
Todd Jones: 52-27
Bill Rabinowitz: 52-27
Rob Oller: 51-28
Ray Stein: 50-29
This week's games:
Northwestern at Ohio State
Navy at South Florida
Nebraska at Wisconsin
Maryland at Indiana
Penn State at Purdue
Ohio at Toledo
Auburn at Mississippi
West Virginia at Oklahoma State
Washington at Utah
Clemson at Florida State
This week's picks (pickers listed alphabetically and certainly not in order of importance -- or expertise):
Todd Jones, Dispatch college football writer
Ohio State 34, Northwestern 17: The Buckeyes bounce back with a solid offensive effort against an improved but overmatched Northwestern team.