The second half of Ohio State’s regular-season schedule includes four games against teams who currently sit in the top half of the Big Ten standings. That’s both a good and a bad thing for the Buckeyes now that they’ve suffered a loss in conference play.
On one hand, it increases the likelihood that the Buckeyes could suffer a second loss, which would likely eliminate them from the Big Ten Championship Game. Ohio State should beat Purdue and Northwestern comfortably barring a massive letdown, but Nebraska, Penn State, Indiana and Michigan are all capable of at least giving the Buckeyes a scare.