Seth Towns makes his Ohio State debut following a two-and-a-half-year layoff during which he went through a prolonged rehabilitation from a knee injury.
Nortwestern head coach Pat Fitzgerald is disappointed with missed opportunities, and thinks Ohio State is a team worthy of competing for a championship.
Ohio State will be without leading receiver Chris Olave, punter Drue Chrisman, starting linebacker Baron Browning and others for the Big Ten championship game.
Northwestern hasn't laid claim to a non-shared Big Ten title in a quarter of a century, but some Wildcat fans won't let that stop them from belittling opposing teams with an...