The Wisconsin Badgers and Ohio State Buckeyes are playing for the Big Ten conference football championship on Saturday night and the matchup is from Lucas Oil Stadium in Indianapolis and starts at 8:17 pm ET on FOX and it will be streaming live from the Fox Sports Go website as OSU and the Badgers play a matchup of top 15 teams and this is huge if the Buckeyes want to get into the playoff.
The Buckeyes come into the game after a win against the Michigan Wolverines and they are 11-1 on the season and undefeated in the conference. The Buckeyes lost their starting quarterback in the game against the Wolverines with JT Barrett going down and that's the second QB for the team, as Braxton Miller got injured before the season started. The team is 2-0 against top 25 teams this season and they are on the outside looking in at number five with the college football playoff.
Melvin Gordon is the main player to watch for Ohio State and he comes in having a major season and he could end up winning the the Heisman trophy. Gordon has scored 26 touchdowns and has rushed for 2200 yards and he could be the Badgers key to winning the Big Ten title. Barrett being out is a huge loss for the Buckeyes and he comes in with a fracture after passing for nearly 3000 yards and throwing for 34 touchdowns.
The Buckeyes have won 10 straight games and they are averaging over 500 yards per game on offense and now they face a team with one of the best scoring defenses in the nation. The Badgers are ranked four in points against with 16 points per game and the offense is in the top 15 with over 35 points per game. Gordon has helped the team rush for over 330 yards per game and they are averaging over 450 yards per game.
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