The last two seasons, a mid-October road game against a Big Ten West opponent has been horrendous for Ohio State. 2017 was a 55-24 defeat at Iowa, while 2018 was a 49-20 drubbing at Purdue. Can the Wildcats repeat recent history and shock the dominant Buckeyes?
In the preseason, I predicted Northwestern would win this game. The Wildcats haven’t exactly played how I expected they would, falling to a 1-4 record.
Albeit Northwestern has lost to Stanford, Michigan State, Wisconsin and Nebraska, but the Wildcats have struggled mightily, scoring only 42 total points in those four losses (the Buckeyes have scored 42+ in five of six games).