The last two years the Ohio State football team suffered bad losses on the road nullifying any chance of making the College Football Playoff. That didn’t happen when the Buckeyes throttled the Wildcats of Northwestern Friday night.
The Buckeyes simply took care of business winning 52-3.
It was up to Wisconsin, a heavy favorite, to defeat Illinois and set up a marquee match-up. The Badgers laid an egg and were defeated 24-23 on a last-second field goal.
Early on it appeared Wisconsin came prepared to play in what some considered to be a trap game. The Badgers seemed to be rolling and led 10-0 early in the second quarter.