June 21, 2026

Sermon carries No. 4 Ohio State past No. 14 Northwestern for another Big Ten title


CLOSE SportsPulse: The conversation comes up every year but it may finally happen. After seven years of a four team College Football Playoff, Dan Wolken believes there’s enough momentum that this time next year we could be seeing an eight team playoff. USA TODAY INDIANAPOLIS – Ohio State’s Sermon arrived just when it was needed most. With its passing game out of sync in the Big Ten championship game against No. 14 Northwestern, running back Trey Sermon came to the rescue to lead the fourth-ranked Buckeyes to a 22-10 victory at Lucas Oil Stadium. Sermon, a graduate transfer from Oklahoma, ran for an Ohio State-record 331 yards in 29 carries to spark Ohio State’s offense. He broke Eddie George’s record of 314 set in 1995 during his Heisman Trophy-winning season. The win gives the Buckeyes won an unprecedented fourth straight conference title. Now the question is whether it will be…

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