INDIANAPOLIS – For the third time in five seasons, Ohio State is a Big Ten champion. It wasn’t the dominant performance the Buckeyes likely needed to make the College Football Playoff, but Ohio State defeated Northwestern at Lucas Oil Stadium on Saturday night, 45-24, to win its third conference title since 2014. Ohio State’s offense started the game with an emphatic touchdown drive, capped by a spectacular play by Dwayne Haskins on which he ran in multiple directions to evade Northwestern’s pass-rush before lofting a throw over multiple Wildcat defenders to hit Terry McLaurin for a 16-yard touchdown in the end zone. 1 2 3 4 F #6 OHIO STATE 14 10 7 14 45 #21 NORTHWESTERN 7 0 14 3 24 A 27-yard pass to K.J. Hill on Ohio State’s second possession that would have put the Buckeyes into Northwestern territory was nullified by a personal foul penalty called…
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