After Saturday’s curb - stomping of Michigan, I suppose few neutral observers expect NW to have a chance.
But was Saturday a real change for tOSU, or are they going to look like the team that struggled mightily with lesser foes and got soundly whipped by Purdue ?
Michigan had a lousy offensive gameplan. They seemed to think they could ignore the motion and misdirection the Buckeye defense had struggled against all season in favor of lining up and going 1970’s smashmouth. NW will not do this. If the big holes again appear in the middle of the OSU defense, it could be a close game.
I do think NW is going to have some real problems against the OSU receivers. There is a big talent imbalance. The question is whether Haskins is going to play like he did last week or look like the first year starter he did for much of the season ?