Ohio State vs Wisconsin: Highlights, score and recap

A look at what happened during Saturday’s game between Ohio State and Wisconsin.

On Saturday night, No. 2 Ohio State and No. 8 Wisconsin collided in potentially the top Big Ten matchup of the season. The Badgers have been one of the season’s early surprises as they entered the year unranked. Defeating LSU and destroying Michigan State got them to this point, though. So, could they knock off the conference powerhouse?

Wisconsin would receive a punt from Ohio State and drive down the field. This would result in a field goal for them to go ahead, 3-0.

After stopping OSU, Wisconsin would get another drive. This time, they went over 90 yards with Corey Clement bursting for a 68-yard gain to get into scoring range. Alex Hornibrook then hit a 24-yard strike to Jazz Peavy for a touchdown. The Buckeyes then tacked on two field goals to make it 10-6.

Wisconsin would add two more field goals to make this a 16-6 game. Clement finished the half with 110 yards on 12 carries, and Troy Fumagalli had five catches for 82 yards. Could the Badger offense keep this up in the second half?

To kick off the third quarter, Ohio State drove the ball downfield with a long JT Barrett rush. This put the team in the red zone. However, Barrett threw a misguided pass while rolling to the left, which got intercepted in the end zone.

It wouldn’t be long before OSU finally got a touchdown, though. They had a 13-play, 47-yard drive, which resulted in a Barrett rushing score. He needed something to rebound from the previous possession, and succeeded. This put the score at 16-13, Wisconsin. Hornibrook then threw a pick just moments into the next drive to give the away team the ball back. It led to Barrett scoring yet another rushing touchdown to make the score 20-16.

The Badgers wouldn’t fall behind, though. They had an 87-yard drive, which led to fullback Austin Hamesh scoring a rushing touchdown. This was Ohio State’s first rushing score they allowed all season.

It’s difficult to stop the Buckeyes, though. Once again, they came back after Barrett hit Dontre Wilson for a 43-yard gain. This got them into range for a field goal to tie the game, 23-23.

The game would go into overtime with the Buckeyes first getting the ball. This led to a Noah Brown touchdown catch to go up, 30-23. Wisconsin took over and saw Hornibrook hit Robert Wheelwright with a 21-yard pass. However, on fourth down, the freshman quarterback got sacked to end the game.

Three Stars

JT Barrett, Ohio State – The Buckeye quarterback had over 300 total yards to lead OSU in their big second half.

Corey Clement, Wisconsin – Clement had his best game of the season with 164 yards on 25 carries.

Alex Hornibrook, Wisconsin – The freshman signal-caller had 214 yards and one touchdown while mostly staying composed in the pocket.

Highlights

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What’s Next?

Next Saturday, Ohio State will remain on the road and go to Happy Valley to play Penn State. Wisconsin will also go on the road to play Iowa on October 22.