Ohio State will be tested trying to move the ball through the air
It will be strength versus strength when Ohio State's Justin Fields lines up against the Northwestern defense on Saturday afternoon pic.twitter.com/oRCSmUbdou
— CFB Film Room (@CFBFilmRoom) December 15, 2020
Northwestern has one whale of a passing defense. Wisconsin may be giving up fewer yards per game, but the Wildcats only allow on average one passing touchdown per contest and have intercepted a whopping 12 passes in an abbreviated 2020.
We all know how Ohio State quarterback Justin Fields likes to utilize the dynamic duo of Chris Olave and Garrett Wilson, but that might be a little harder in this one. The underneath stuff will be available, but they’ll have to then make plays in space and find a way to wiggle free to the endzone when the field shrinks down in the red zone.
It’ll be interesting to see how strength against strength plays out in this one.
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