In less than 17 minutes Saturday night, Ohio State sent a statement to the rest of the Big Ten. The Buckeyes are the clear favorites to re-ascend to the conference throne. A little more than one quarter in their Big Ten opener was all Ohio State needed to jump to a 28-0 lead on Wisconsin, outgaining the Badgers 241-23 to that point. Ohio State in the polls:Buckeyes remain No. 3 in AP, coaches polls following Wisconsin rout That rendered the rest of the game a formality. With its aversion to the passing game, Wisconsin is not built for comebacks. The final was 52-21. It wasn’t that close. Get used to it. It’s not just because of Ohio State’s dominance Saturday night even without star receiver Jaxon Smith-Njigba and starting cornerbacks Denzel Burke and Cam Brown. The other conference games reinforced the reality that the Buckeyes are the clear team to…
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