While the rest of the Big Ten has resembled a chaotic wilderness, with low-expectation teams topping the league and vice versa, Ohio State is still, well, Ohio State. The eight-time national champ, with three College Football Playoff appearances in the past five years, has sailed through a high-scoring season, including handing its toughest East division opponent, Indiana, its first lost of the year at 42-35 last weekend. Through four games this season, the Buckeyes rank seventh in the nation in scoring, averaging 45.3 points, and eighth with 535.3 yards per game. Quarterback Justin Fields, a Heisman Trophy contender, leads the country completing 79.6% of his passes for 1,208 yards and 13 touchdowns with three interceptions, all against Indiana. But for as locked in as they seem for a 39th Big Ten title come Dec. 19, even potentially against a fellow undefeated opponent in Northwestern, the Buckeyes seem to have only…
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