Tonight at 8:17 p.m. from Lucas Oil Stadium in Indianapolis, the No. 5 Ohio State Buckeyes (11-1, 8-0) will play in the Big Ten Championship vs. the No. 13 Wisconsin Badgers (10-2, 7-1) on FOX in a game that fans can watch online free by clicking this link. Buckeyes fans can find the radio broadcast on Sports Radio 97.1 The Fan, while Badgers fans may do the same on 1310 WIBA.
Ohio State's fortunes have been a roller coaster in 2014. They lost Heisman candidate quarterback Braxton Miller before the season began, only to witness redshirt freshman J.T. Barrett become one of the top playmakers in the nation.
Now Barrett is out, the Buckeyes are playing their third-string signal caller in the conference title game, and their lack of their top two passers may keep them out of the College Football Playoff regardless of whether or not they win tonight.
"I think that's wrong, if that happens," Ohio State coach Urban Meyer said. "Whether it's Ohio State or some other team, I don't know how you do that."
Of course Wisconsin's stellar defense may take the debate out of the committee's hands. Ohio State is running a backup onto the field against one of the nation's toughest defenses, which is allowing just 16.8 points per game.
On offense, Wisconsin has one of the elite weapons in all college football-running back Melvin Gordon, who held the NCAA single-game rushing record for a week this year after trampling Nebraska for 408 yards and four scores in three quarters.
"You stop Melvin Gordon, I think we've got a great chance," Buckeyes linebacker Curtis Grant said.
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