Believe it or not these are two very similar teams. Both rank top 3 defensively in the Big Ten for total yards, rushing and passing yards allowed. On offense they are both are top 3 in rushing while being bottom 3 in passing. Top of the league in time of possession, near bottom of the league in red zone defense. There are similar stats between these two teams all over the Big Ten stats pages.
Both have quarterbacks who have been great at times and pretty ugly at others while relying heavily on the ground game for offensive rhythm.