Location: Madison, Wisconsin 2017 Record: 13-1 (9-0) Head Coach: Paul Chryst 2018 record: 3-1 (1-0) All-time record vs. OSU: 18-59 What has happened thus far in 2018: Wisconsin opened the season with three straight non-conference home games that it was expected to win with ease. While the Badgers easily handled ...
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Despite Ohio State’s success against the run, USC believes Ronald Jones is ‘different’
DALLAS — Every team with a stud running back that faced Ohio State’s run defense believed it had the key to breaking through a stingy front that has allowed just 108.8 yards per game, eighth-best in the nation. But the Buckeyes stuffed nearly every high-level ...
Read More »Football: Ohio State vs. Wisconsin – By the Numbers
INDIANAPOLIS — Ohio State claimed its first Big Ten title since 2014 with a 27-21 victory against Wisconsin. The Buckeyes outgained the Badgers 449-298, and did not trail for any point during the matchup. There were plenty of statistics that tell the story of how ...
Read More »No. 8 Ohio State wins Big Ten championship with 27-21 victory against No. 4 Wisconsin
INDIANAPOLIS — Back and forth they went. No. 4 Wisconsin and No. 8 Ohio State fought back-and-forth with both teams’ College Football Playoff hopes hanging in the balance. When Buckeye quarterback J.T. Barrett hit wideout Terry McLaurin for an 84-yard touchdown, Wisconsin responded with a ...
Read More »Nothing new: Wisconsin’s offensive line presents massive challenge to Ohio State
Wisconsin has historically been a rush-heavy team with talented running backs. But that does not happen without the massive linemen for which the program has become known. Former Badger running back Montee Ball ran behind three-time Pro Bowl center Travis Frederick. Future Hall of Fame ...
Read More »Football: Clash of titan defenses battle for playoff lives in Big Ten championship game
When No. 4 Wisconsin (12-0, 9-0 Big Ten) and No. 8 Ohio State (10-2, 8-1 Big Ten) meet Saturday in the Big Ten championship game, two of the nation’s top defenses will do battle with College Football Playoff implications on the line. The Buckeyes are ...
Read More »J.K. Dobbins and Jonathan Taylor to clash in battle of star freshmen running backs
No freshman running back has led the Big Ten in rushing yards in over a decade. Wisconsin then-freshman P.J. Hill racked up 1,569 yards in 2006, but every leading rusher since him has been a sophomore or upperclassman. This year, that will change. Badger true ...
Read More »2017 Big Ten football preview: Wisconsin Badgers
Location: Madison, Wisconsin 2016 record: 11–3 (7–2) Head coach: Paul Chryst 2017 record so far: 2-0 All-time record vs. OSU: 18-58 What has happened thus far in 2017 Wisconsin made quick work of Utah State and Florida Atlantic, outscoring both by a combined score of ...
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