Ultimately, regardless of the rest of the Wisconsin's offense, Pete Werner sees the result of Saturday's matchup coming down to one player.
Jonathan Taylor.
The Badgers running back who has 5,128 career rushing yards and 44 career rushing touchdowns on an average of 6.7 yards per carry midway through his junior season.
“We stop him, we’re going to win the game,” he said on Wednesday evening.
But if Taylor finds some sort of rhythm? That might spell trouble for Ohio State, especially since it would give Wisconsin a chance to whip out its play-action pass repertoire, which both Werner and Malik Harrison agreed is the best the Buckeyes have faced this season.