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Ohio State Football vs. Northwestern: Three bold predictions

By Frank Teriaca

Sep 24, 2022; Columbus, Ohio, USA; The Ohio State Buckeyes take the field prior to the NCAA Division I football game against the Wisconsin Badgers at Ohio Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Adam Cairns-The Columbus DispatchNcaa Football Wisconsin Badgers At Ohio State Buckeyes
Sep 24, 2022; Columbus, Ohio, USA; The Ohio State Buckeyes take the field prior to the NCAA Division I football game against the Wisconsin Badgers at Ohio Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Adam Cairns-The Columbus DispatchNcaa Football Wisconsin Badgers At Ohio State Buckeyes /
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The Ohio State football team takes its perfect 8-0 record up to Evanston for a game against Northwestern on Saturday. Here are three predictions.

The Ohio State football team is coming off of an emotional win last weekend against Penn State in Happy Valley. Could there be a letdown as the Buckeyes travel to Northwestern this Saturday afternoon? If Northwestern was at least decent, maybe there’d be a chance. But the Wildcats are pretty awful this season.

Entering the game at 1-7 with its only win coming Week One in Ireland against Nebraska, Northwestern is a long way off from its Big Ten championship game appearance against the Buckeyes only two short seasons ago.

Head coach Pat Fitzgerald has proven to be one of the best head coaches in college football. Year after year he has his alma mater competing against teams with a lot more talent than they have. He’s done such a great job that the University, with the help of boosters, is building a new Ryan Field and are investing heavily in the program.

It’s a very exciting time to be part of the football program, however, the play on the field is less than exciting. Only averaging 17.9 points per game, this Wildcat offense is atrocious. Ryan Hilinski transferred in at quarterback from South Carolina to lead the program this season. With a QBR of 48.4, Hilinksi was benched last week in favor of sophomore Brenden Sullivan against Iowa. The Hawkeyes promptly pounded Northwestern 33-13.

It’s going to be very hard for Northwestern to hang with the Buckeyes. It’s going to take a major letdown with the Buckeyes’ focus and a stellar defensive performance. I just don’t see how this game isn’t over at halftime. Alas, however, we need to make three bold predictions for the game.

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