Ohio State Football: Big Ten Championship Game predictions

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COLUMBUS, OH – SEPTEMBER 7: J.K. Dobbins #2 of the Ohio State Buckeyes leaves the Cincinnati Bearcats defense behind as he runs for a 60-yard touchdown run in the second quarter at Ohio Stadium on September 7, 2019 in Columbus, Ohio. (Photo by Jamie Sabau/Getty Images)
COLUMBUS, OH – SEPTEMBER 7: J.K. Dobbins #2 of the Ohio State Buckeyes leaves the Cincinnati Bearcats defense behind as he runs for a 60-yard touchdown run in the second quarter at Ohio Stadium on September 7, 2019 in Columbus, Ohio. (Photo by Jamie Sabau/Getty Images) /

Fresh off huge victories over rivals, Ohio State and Wisconsin are set to collide in Indy for the Big Ten Championship. This will be the team’s third meeting together for the conference title and this matchup also happens to be a rematch of a late October meeting in Columbus.

The Buckeyes cruised once the offense got going toward the end of the first half en route to a 38-7 victory over the Badgers. Beating a team twice in one season is very difficult especially with the game only being six weeks ago.

This Ohio State team has been special all season and laser focused I expect an output similar to last time, but for sixty full minutes. A motivated JK Dobbins and Chase Young will lead the way for the Buckeyes.

I like Dobbins go have a career game on Saturday night etching himself further into the record books and officially the Heisman campaign.

Justin Fields won’t have as much mobility with the bigger brace so I don’t expect him to carry the ball as often, but he will still have an incredible performance through the air.

The Ohio State defense has done a phenomenal job containing Jonathan Taylor both times he’s played the Buckeyes. In fact Taylor has yet to score a rushing touchdown against Ohio State. The scheme will contain him and force Jack Coan to beat the Buckeyes with his arm which isn’t going to happen.

If Taylor can’t run the football it’s going to be a long day for Wisconsin. I believe that’s the case and the Buckeyes roll to their third straight Big Ten Championship as well as lock up the well-earned and deserved No. 1 seed in the College Football Playoff.

Ohio State 41 Wisconsin 13