June 20, 2026

Ohio State Did Not Make a Convincing Case For Playoff Spot in Big Ten Championship Game


Justin FIelds | Joe Robbins/Getty Images Ohio State played in today’s Big Ten Championship Game against Northwestern after the conference changed the prerequisites so that the Buckeyes were eligible to participate despite only playing five games. They emerged victorious over the Wildcats by the score of 22-10. But it was not the dominant victory the scoreboard suggests. Justin Fields had one of his worst overall games in a Buckeyes uniform. He threw two picks. The first was an amazing play made by redshirt Wildcats freshman Brandon Joseph, but it came with less than 30 seconds remaining in the half with Ohio State down by four with the ball in the red zone. Good quarterbacks don’t put the ball in a place where it could be caught by the opposing team in those situations no matter what. Most corners couldn’t have caught that ball like Joseph did, but the fact that…

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