October 17, 2024

In the end, Big Ten is back to Ohio State and Wisconsin for the football title game

Back on Aug. 26, I made an astute observation on how the Big Ten Championship Game was often red. But this season, I could see a spectrum of colors tinting the title. Considering it’s Ohio State and Wisconsin meeting once again in Indianapolis on Saturday, I — along with most of the conference pundits — was wrong. And not just about the East and West winners. I whiffed on basically everything. Of the 14 teams, I correctly chose Iowa at third in the West and Rutgers last in the East. That’s it. I said Michigan would finally overcome Ohio State (…), and Nebraska was on the rise (!!!). Heck, the headline on that story: “Atop the Big Ten, big change is taking shape this football season.” The whole premise was with a wide-open West and transitional Ohio State, new contenders could emerge. Mmm, not quite. Ohio State is making its…

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