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The Wisconsin Badgers will get another chance to prove they are an elite program on Saturday when they battle the Ohio State Buckeyes. The Buckeyes still have faint playoff hopes, while it looks like Wisconsin is-win-and-in. Let’s take a look at this match-up?
Who will be the Ohio State quarterback?
A knee injuryย toย J.T. Barrett makes picking this game a lot harder than what it would have been. Details on how the senior Ohio State quarterback was first injured are still murky, but Barrett tried his best to play through the pain before it was finally too much to handle in the third quarter.
But from there redshirt freshmanย Dwayne Haskinsย gave Ohio State fans some optimismย for life after Barrett with his performance against the Wolverines. Haskins took over for Barrett with six minutes left in the third quarter, and just a few minutes later on third down, Haskins delivered a 27-yard strike toย Austin Mackย to move the sticks. Just two plays later, the redshirt freshman scrambled down to the 1-yard line, andย J.K. Dobbinsย scored on the next play to give the Buckeyes the lead for good.
So with Barrett you have a quarterback who has been under major scrutiny over the last two years and the other option which is Haskins is mainly untested. So which is the better option?
The Badgers have given up just 17 sacks all season. The problem with that is they have played nobody with a defensive line like the Buckeyes have. If the Buckeyes can pressure Hornibrook they will win this game.
The Badgers have a stingy run defense but the Buckeyes will counter with running backsย J.K. Dobbins andย Mike Weber. If anybody can move the ball on the ground against Wisconsin it may just be Ohio State.
Whether it’s their fault or not the Badgers schedule was sorely lacking this year, so the question becomes are they ready for the Buckeyes? The Buckeyes have tested themselves against Oklahoma and Penn State, and Wisconsin has not played one team of that caliber.
Prediction: The Buckeyes will win this game. They are battle-tested. They have a better coach and that’s why they are a 6-point favorite against an undefeated team. The Badgers also seem to come up short in these situations and I feel like we are about to see it yet again.
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