MADISON, Wisc. — Ohio State lives to see another day.
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | OT | F | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| OHIO STATE | 3 | 3 | 7 | 10 | 7 | 30 |
| WISCONSIN | 10 | 6 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 23 |
After a near-disastrous first half, the Buckeyes escaped the house of horrors that is Camp Randall Stadium on Saturday night, defeating Wisconsin 30-23 in overtime.
J.T. Barrett's 7-yard touchdown pass to Noah Brown proved to be the game-winner. Ohio State stopped the Badgers on fourth-and-goal thanks to a Tyquan Lewis sack after Brown's score opened the extra period.
Things went to overtime after Wisconsin answered Ohio State gaining its first lead with an 11-play, 81-yard drive to regain the lead with 7:54 to play. Austin Ramesh's 4-yard touchdown run put the Badgers ahead 23-20 before a Tyler Durbin field goal tied things up at 23 with 3:57 to play.
| Ohio State | Stat | Wisconsin |
|---|---|---|
| 411 | NET TOTAL YARDS | 450 |
| 185 | RUSHING YARDS | 236 |
| 45 | RUSHING ATTEMPTS | 46 |
| 4.1 | AVERAGE PER RUSH | 5.1 |
| 2 | RUSHING TOUCHDOWNS | 1 |
| 226 | PASSING YARDS | 214 |
| 17–29 | COMPLETIONS–ATTEMPTS | 16–28 |
| 13.3 | AVERAGE PER COMPLETION | 13.4 |
| 1 | PASSING TOUCHDOWNS | 1 |
| 23 | 1st DOWNS | 22 |
| 12 | RUSHING 1st DOWNS | 13 |
| 10 | PASSING 1st DOWNS | 9 |
| 1 | PENALTY 1st DOWNS | 0 |
| 74 | TOTAL PLAYS | 74 |
| 5.6 | YARDS PER PLAY | 6.1 |
| 4–5 | RED ZONE | 3–4 |
| 6–15 | 3rd DOWNS | 6–15 |
| 2–2 | 4th DOWNS | 0–1 |
| 4–40 | PENALTIES | 4–35 |
| 27:51 | POSSESSION | 32:09 |
A 13-play, 47-yard drive gave Ohio State its first touchdown on the evening. Barrett plunged in from 1 yard out to get the Buckeyes within 16-13 late in the third quarter. Ohio State converted a pair of fourth downs on the drive.
After a Gareon Conley interception set up Ohio State's next drive and the Buckeyes advanced inside the Wisconsin red zone, an 8-yard Barrett scramble on 3rd-and-6 got to the end zone to give Ohio State its first lead of the night at 20-16 with 14:09 remaining in the game.
The first half belonged to the Badgers. From the opening kick, Wisconsin made it known it came to play.
The Badgers jumped out to a quick 10-0 lead as it had Ohio State’s defense on its heels the entire first half. After a 46-yard field goal by Alex Endicott opened the scoring, Wisconsin quarterback Alex Hornibrook hooked up with Jazz Peavy for a 24-yard touchdown to give the Badgers their quick 10-point edge.
The Buckeyes responded with a pair of sustained drives, but neither resulted in a touchdown as Tyler Durbin connected on two field goals: one from 25 yards and the other from 40 to get Ohio State within 10-6.
Two more field goals by Endicott, however, including a 22-yarder with just 14 seconds left in the second quarter helped lift Wisconsin to a 16-6 halftime advantage.
The Badgers’ offense carved Ohio State’s defense throughout the entire first half. Wisconsin racked up 313 yards of total offense — 170 of which came on the ground. By comparison, the Buckeyes had just 172 yards of first-half offense.
Ohio State will next be in action Saturday at Penn State.
#2 Ohio State 30, #8 Wisconsin 23
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