Ohio State quarterback J.T. Barrett has been cleared to play according to head coach Urban Meyer, but that doesn’t mean he is going to play. On Saturday against Michigan, Barrett re-aggravated a knee injury that he has silently been dealing with all season, knocking him out of the game completely. On Sunday, he had an arthroscopic…
Wisconsin head football coach Paul Chryst took part in Friday’s press conference prior to the Big Ten Championship Game on Saturday. He provided some updates on his team and previewed the Ohio State Buckeyes. Here are the highlights.
Ohio State head football coach Urban Meyer took part in Friday’s press conference prior to the Big Ten Championship Game on Saturday. He provided some updates on his team and previewed the Wisconsin Badgers. Here are the highlights.
As much as some people may not want to believe it, Ohio State (probably) and Wisconsin (definitely) are likely taking part in a play-in game for the College Football Playoffs tomorrow. But the Big Ten Championship Game is about more than just making the playoffs. It’s also about — get this — winning a Big Ten Championship.
Wisconsin enters the Big Ten Championship game 26th in scoring offense, averaging 34.8 points per game. Additionally, the Badgers rank 18th nationally in Rushing Offense (243 yards per game) and more importantly, Wisconsin ranks an impressive second nationally in third down conversions at 50.7%. Defensively, the Badgers…
On Saturday, the Ohio State defense will be playing against their thirteenth starting quarterback this season. This time, however, they’ll be facing a lefty. Wisconsin sophomore southpaw Alex Hornibrook is currently No. 2 in the Big Ten in pass efficiency (155.93) behind Ohio State’s J.T. Barrett, which is pretty impressive.
Shannon Sommers and Chip Minnich get together to discuss The Game. They give a quick recap and discuss what happened. They then turn their attention to the dumpster fire in Knoxville that cost Greg Schiano the Tennessee head coaching job. Danny Cunningham of Mad City Sports Zone joins Shannon to discuss the Wisconsin Badgers.
Urban Meyer takes part in his weekly call-in show on Thursday. He will look back a bit on the win over Michigan, but will also spend plenty of time previewing Saturday’s matchup in the Big Ten Championship Game against the Wisconsin Badgers. Refresh for updates.
Urban Meyer is now 6-0 against Michigan, but only 2-2 in the game following The Game. The Buckeyes got wins in 2014 against Alabama and 2015 against Notre Dame, but fell to Clemson in both 2013 and 2016. There are times — such as 2006 — when the emotions expended in the Michigan game is impossible to recapture.
