As the season nears its final weeks, Northwestern may not be in the hunt for a conference title, but several of the other top teams in the Big Ten are thriving more than ever. The upper echelon continues to separate itself from the rest of the pack, leaving the Nov. 26 matchup at Buckeye stadium between Michigan and Ohio State looming large.

Ohio State Makes a Late Turnaround in Happy Valley

Down by five in the early fourth quarter, their road matchup against Penn State seemed like another one of the Buckeye trap games that we have grown accustomed to seeing.