Wisconsin comes to Ohio Stadium to try and ruin the christening of the Big Ten football season for Ohio State on Saturday night. The Badgers are a tough and well-coached team that has been able to give OSU fits in the past, but the Buckeyes have won eight straight in the series, the last loss coming in 2010.
Though most experts and oddsmakers give a significant edge to the Buckeyes, there are reasons to believe that Wisconsin could make the over 100,000 in the ‘Shoe a bit nervous into the fourth quarter.
We love to take the side of Ohio State and give you reasons why each game can have a scarlet and gray hue to it, but there’s also the flip side. Sometimes it’s a stretch to give the opposition credit for an ability to hang with the Buckeyes, but in this case, it’s real.
Here are five reasons why Wisconsin could make things interesting Saturday night.