And now, here we are, with the Buckeyes taking on an upstart Northwestern team that would love nothing more than to ruin everybody's playoff party.Ī win for Ohio State would give the Buckeyes their fourth straight Big Ten title and 39th in school history. The Big Ten also change its mind about requirements to play for the Big Ten title when it became clear that Ohio State - its lone CFP contender - wouldn't meet them. It reversed course and decided to try and fit in an eight-game schedule in eight weeks with one ultimate goal: to be eligible for the College Football Playoff. Then after seeing conferences like the SEC, ACC, and Big 12 get a season going without too many problems, along with some pressure from within the conference, the Big Ten relented.
The Big Ten was the first Power Five conference to decide about the 2020 season, initially deciding to postpone it. It was only a matter of months ago that we weren't even sure this game would take place. 4 Ohio State will put its College Football Playoff hopes on the line against No. The 2020 Big Ten Championship Game is almost here and No.
