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Game Thread Ohio State 58, Northwestern 7 (final)

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College Football News Front Page weighs in on the game:

Northwestern (2-1) at Ohio State (3-0) 3:30 PM ESPNWhy to Watch: Ohio State made a statement last week that seemed to get lost in the shuffle. It became the chic pick to take Washington over the Buckeyes, but a big second half and a 33-14 win suddenly changed things around a bit. The defense has been stellar, and the offense, while not anything special, has done just enough to get by. That's right, it's Tressel ball. Now OSU starts the Big Ten season against the league's two worst teams, facing Minnesota next week after dealing with Northwestern. The Wildcats won a game they shouldn't have, pulling out a last-second 36-31 miracle over Nevada, and lost a game it shouldn't have, failing to pull out another last second win in the 20-14 loss to Duke. This is an up-and-coming team that'll pull off a shocker or two this year, but it'll have to play a flawless game to get the program's second win over OSU in 28 tries, and the first win in Columbus since 1971.
Why Northwestern Might Win: Washington might not have done too much offensively, but it got a decent game out of QB Jake Locker, who ran for 102 yards and threw for 153 more with a touchdown pass. However, he threw three picks. Northwestern's C.J. Bacher isn't Locker when it comes to running, but he can take off and get yards in chunks. He's also the best passer the Buckeyes have seen so far this year, coming off a 368-yard day against Duke. Ohio State's offense still isn't humming, so if the Wildcats can keep this close, and somehow force a big turnover, it might be a battle deep into the second half.
Why Ohio State Might Win: The defense is playing at a national title level. It didn't allow a touchdown in the first two games, gave up one to Washington in the final moments of the first half, and allowed another in garbage time. The defensive front seven has been dominant, especially against running backs, while the secondary has been stingy. The is the nation's sixth best pass efficiency defense and ninth best overall D against the pass. Northwestern's offense might be good, but it's not going to be able to consistently crank out the long drives needed.
Who to Watch: It's not that Northwestern senior RB Brandon Roberson is bad, he ran for 128 yards against Nevada and 80 against Duke, with a touchdown in each game, but he's not Tyrell Sutton. Sutton, an Ohio native and one of the program's top recruits over the last few years, has been out with a high ankle sprain, but now he's needed. Even if he's not 100%, he's the one guy the Buckeyes will have to account for on every play, and that might be just enough to open things up for Bacher and the passing game. Trying to stop Sutton will be James Laurinaitis, who's playing up to the high level he set last year, coming off an eight tackle, two pick day against Washington.
What Will Happen: Ohio State appeared to wake up last week in Seattle, and it could start a big run. The defense will get in the Northwestern backfield all game long, while the Buckeyes should be able to run the ball as long as it wants to.
CFN Prediction: Ohio State 38 ... Northwestern 10 ... Line: OSU -22
Must See Rating: (5 Curb Your Enthusiasm - 1 Kid Nation) ... 2
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Buckeye89Fan;933936; said:
Last weeks was on ESPN.... Were you out?
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Yes my company had a golf outing and it was in the worst place every, in Meatchicken country. Of course I had on my Buckeye material on. So afterwards we were eating and i asked if someone could change it to ESPN (just one TV, cause they had multiple TV's) and of course that wasn't going to happen.
 
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haueyman;933964; said:
Yes my company had a golf outing and it was in the worst place every, in Meatchicken country. Of course I had on my Buckeye material on. So afterwards we were eating and i asked if someone could change it to ESPN (just one TV, cause they had multiple TV's) and of course that wasn't going to happen.
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LOL reminds me of when I had to travel to Michigan International Speedway for the place I worked for... We had to basically maintain the golf carts that were there and EVERY day I was there... A different Ohio State T-shirt! The last day I was there I wore my tshirt that said on the front "Only one team can win" and on the back it said "and we did AGAIN 25-21!!" ahhh It was perfect!
 
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Nope, been 3:30 the whole time (a week or so?). I checked in frequently until it was posted (my first shoot).

The only 8 pm kickoffs I've heard about were the three roadies on ESPN (pur, min, psu), which have been scheduled since the preseason.
 
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