According to Cowherd this morning, ESPN and other sports pundits are calling this game, "The most important game in the history of the Big Ten."
I'm not kidding.
IF tOSU gets whooped; then it just shows how crappy the Big Ten is with the Torch Bearer getting slaughtered.
Interestingly enough,
1) Cowherd never said what happens to USC in the media IF they get slaughtered. (I'm sure the carte blanche will be extended for time immemorial).
2) Cowherd said he'd take
OSU and the points IF he was betting, because the defenses are going to make this a slugfest.