I’m about as confused as you all are.
Make no bones about it, Ohio State struggled on Saturday. Giving credit where credit is due, Northwestern didn’t just show up to Indianapolis to play the Buckeyes close — they came to win. The Wildcats put together an excellent defensive game plan against a pass-heavy offense, and if Ryan Day would have stuck to his original script in the second half, Pat Fitzgerald’s squad very well could have came away with a W.
For as good as Justin Fields looked against Michigan State two weeks ago, he looked every bit as bad against Northwestern.