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Unbeaten Buckeyes pass season's first real test

MADISON, Wis. -- The ease with which Ohio State had won its first five games this season established the Buckeyes again as a legitimate College Football Playoff contender. But destroying teams by an average margin of 42.4 points doesn't always build the type of resiliency necessary to become a true championship unit. Sometimes a team simply needs to be tested.

Mission accomplished.

No. 2 Ohio State came from behind -- twice -- to force overtime and beat No. 8 Wisconsin 30-23 on Saturday night at Camp Randall Stadium in front of 81,541 fans. Buckeyes receiver Noah Brown caught the go-ahead, 7-yard touchdown pass from quarterback J.