9:13 AM ET Like everything else in 2020, the Big Ten is just a little … off. Northwestern, a program that was 3-9 last season, is now undefeated and three wins away from likely facing Ohio State in the Big Ten championship game. Ohio State quarterback Justin Fields — a Heisman Trophy hopeful who hadn’t thrown an interception yet this season — threw three on Saturday afternoon in the Buckeyes’ 42-35 victory against No. 9 Indiana. And Wisconsin quarterback Graham Mertz — who hadn’t thrown an interception his career — also had three on Saturday (and a fumble), accounting for four of the Badgers’ five turnovers in a 17-7 loss to No. 19 Northwestern. Those two consequential conference games revealed that while the Buckeyes are still the team to beat in the Big Ten, the Wildcats just might be capable of beating them. Both teams have three regular-season games remaining…
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