Let’s call Saturday what it is, shall we? If the Ohio State football game against Northwestern is anything but an opportunity to improve in areas the team needs with an uneventful win, we have real issues.
The Buckeyes are favored to beat the Wildcats by something close to a pinball score, and that means Ohio State will likely get a chance to rest players late in the game and establish some things that have been a topic of discussion the last couple of games.
Yeah, they still have to get things done on the field, but this is probably going to be a contest where we watch the game within the game. But what exactly?
Here are five things to watch when Ohio State travels to Northwestern to take on Chicago’s Big Ten team.