They say that close only counts in horseshoes and hand grenades, but there was nothing close about the matchup between No. 3 Ohio State (4-0, 1-0 conference) and Wisconsin (2-2, 0-1 conference) at the Horseshoe, as the Buckeyes took a grenade to the Badgers, 52-21.
From the opening whistle, Ohio State dominated every facet of the game, outgaining Wisconsin, 539-296 and converting on third down, 7-11 times and its only attempt on fourth down.
Wisconsin converted 6-13 on third down and failed to convert on its only fourth down conversion attempt.
The Buckeyes scored fast and often, scoring on their first five offensive possessions of the game, with only one of their eight scoring drives taking longer than three minutes, 38 seconds to materialize.