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Wisconsin at a Glance: Previewing Ohio State’s Week 9 match-up

One week ago, the forthcoming contest between the Wisconsin Badgers and the Ohio State Buckeyes looked like it had a legitimate shot to challenge LSU vs. Alabama for best game on the Week 9 schedule. Though the latter boasts the ever-attractive #1—#2 pairing, some football purists favored a matchup between one of the college game’s most elite offenses against the top defense in the country in what figured to be a preview of the Big Ten Championship game. Getting to see Ohio State’s shockingly brilliant defense face their greatest offensive challenge of the season yet in running back Jonathan Taylor only ballooned viewing interest in the Midwest and beyond.