Ohio State will hold Northwestern to under 100 yards rushing for the game
Northwestern is a team that knows its identity. The Wildcats are going to try and establish the run, control the clock, and use their defense to win the game. They are averaging 170.6 yards per contest and just 180.9 yards through the air. That’s not really the balance you want, but it’s how the sausage is made in Evanston.
But here’s the problem: Ohio State is very, very good against the run, and have gotten better throughout the course of its five-game season. The Buckeyes are only allowing 95 yards on the ground and the Wildcats won’t even reach that mark despite a high volume of carries.