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Ohio State Football: Game-by-game predictions for 2019 season

By Jake Mitchell

COLUMBUS, OH - SEPTEMBER 08: Acting head coach Ryan Day of the Ohio State Buckeyes looks on before the game against the Rutgers Scarlet Knights at Ohio Stadium on September 8, 2018 in Columbus, Ohio. (Photo by Joe Robbins/Getty Images)
COLUMBUS, OH - SEPTEMBER 08: Acting head coach Ryan Day of the Ohio State Buckeyes looks on before the game against the Rutgers Scarlet Knights at Ohio Stadium on September 8, 2018 in Columbus, Ohio. (Photo by Joe Robbins/Getty Images) /
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MADISON, WISCONSIN – NOVEMBER 03: Jonathan Taylor #23 of the Wisconsin Badgers runs with the ball in the third quarter against the Rutgers Scarlet Knights at Camp Randall Stadium on November 03, 2018 in Madison, Wisconsin. (Photo by Dylan Buell/Getty Images)
MADISON, WISCONSIN – NOVEMBER 03: Jonathan Taylor #23 of the Wisconsin Badgers runs with the ball in the third quarter against the Rutgers Scarlet Knights at Camp Randall Stadium on November 03, 2018 in Madison, Wisconsin. (Photo by Dylan Buell/Getty Images) /

In back to back weeks, Ohio State will meet both the surprising winner of the Big Ten West in 2018, and the surprising runner-up. The Badgers had won the division in three of the previous four seasons, and will look to return to the Big Ten title game this season.

This Wisconsin team is highlighted by running back Johnathan Taylor. He rushed for 2,194 yards last season, and found the endzone 16 times in 2019. He’ll be running behind an experienced offensive line, but Wisconsin has become a factory of run-blocking linemen.

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Prediction: Win (7-1, 4-1)

The Badgers offense will likely be one-dimensional. The key for Ohio State in this game will be forcing quarterback Jack Coan to beat them downfield. Taylor will certainly get his yards, but if the Buckeye defense can just limit him to around 100 yards, the rest of the offense isn’t explosive enough to get the job done.

The Buckeyes have won six straight against Wisconsin, and that number will move to seven after this October matchup.

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