For all the attention surrounding Saturday’s matchup between No. 8 Wisconsin and No. 2 Ohio State, the 81st meeting between the schools could very well boil down to an aspect of football these programs are no stranger to: the running game. A variety of rushers have carried the Badgers and Buckeyes to Heisman Trophies, conference championships, a national championship; even this and (sigh) this.
Both teams enter the 2016 installment of this matchup with a familiar cast of characters: behemoth offensive lines, talented running backs and the philosophy that whomever runs the ball better will leave Camp Randall Stadium with a victory.