INDIANAPOLIS — A man named Justin and a former transfer led Ohio State football to a Big Ten championship Saturday. Normally that performance comes from the same source in quarterback Justin Fields. Yet on this day, when Northwestern’s pass defense asserted itself and the Buckeyes’ own defense needed to do the same, new stars needed to emerge. Trey Sermon broke out for his best day as a Buckeye in a historic, record-breaking rushing performance. Justin Hilliard summoned an effort that made his six-year journey through the program worth the wait. Ohio State rallied for a 22-10 victory over Northwestern at Lucas Oil Stadium. Despite being short-handed for the second consecutive game — with key contributors in all three phases among the 22 players unavailable — the Buckeyes won their fourth consecutive Big Ten championship. Now it waits to see if that was enough to hold onto a top-four spot in…
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