Ohio State dominating, Wisconsin challenging, Michigan collapsing in Big Ten race


COLUMBUS, Ohio — Ohio State football lost a legendary coach and a record-breaking quarterback and four games into the season, the Buckeyes know exactly who they are. The Wisconsin Badgers replace offensive linemen and running backs like they roll off an assembly line, and they continue to be who they’ve been for the last 25 years. The Michigan Wolverines hired a new offensive coordinator, trying to change on the fly, and Jim Harbaugh in Year 5 in Ann Arbor looks lost. After Saturday, which started with No. 13 Wisconsin’s 34-14 methodical destruction of No. 11 Michigan, and was followed by No. 6 Ohio State’s 76-5 drubbing of Miami (Ohio), the Big Ten is crystallizing a month into the season, with most of the non-conference games out of the way. Michigan State and Penn State, though they’ve laid their own versions of eggs this season, might offer some resistance to the…

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