#1 Ohio State at Northwestern
Noon on Saturday, October 24th on ESPN 2
36-10 VICTORY!
| OSU (6-0) | NW (2-5) |
| At W. Virginia 34-17 (W) | UNLV 41-7 (W) |
| Toledo 49-0 (W) | Duke 44-10 (L) |
| Missouri 35-14 (W) | At Rice 23-14 (W) |
| Penn State 28-9 (W) | At Wisconsin 38-7 (L) |
| At Illinois 41-0 (W) | Illinois 13-10 (L) |
| Minnesota 45-15 (W) | At Iowa 26-24 (L) |
| Michigan 12-6 (L) |
| The Buckeyes
visit Evanston, Illinois with possibly two things in mind. The
first is obvious: Win thoroughly enough to stay at the top of
the polls. The second is: To stay focused at all times, because
the Wildcats want revenge from last season's long-awaited match-up
between the two schools that they not only lost, but got creamed,
49-6 in Columbus. OSU also has to stay focused throughout the
game to avoid a disaster that almost hit them the last trip they
made to NW in 1994, a 17-15 nail-biting victory after trailing
9-0 at half-time. On offense the Wildcats are led by WR D'Wayne Bates (17 receptions in the last two games for 195 yards, 75 catches for 1196 yards and 12 TD's in 1996 before missing last season with a broken leg) and PK Brian Gowins, the Big Ten's best kicker with a school record of 20 field goals last year. On defense NW is led by All-Big Ten LB Barry Gardner, who had an awesome 1997 season with 174 tackles. Despite their 2-5 record, the Wildcats have been competitive in their last two games. Narrow losses to Big Ten powers in the rain and mud, have to be eye-openers to Ohio State. Northwestern is a very disciplined team led by an excellent and very organized Gary Barnett as their head coach. Northwestern won't go down without a fight, but their shot at the No. 1 team in the country will come up empty. If the weather is bad, this could be a close game. Prediction: OSU 35-14. |
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