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Ohio State Football: 3 keys to victory vs. Wisconsin in Week 9

By Dante Pryor

LINCOLN, NE - SEPTEMBER 28: Head coach Ryan Day of the Ohio State Buckeyes waits with his team to take the field before the game against the Nebraska Cornhuskers at Memorial Stadium on September 28, 2019 in Lincoln, Nebraska. (Photo by Steven Branscombe/Getty Images)
LINCOLN, NE - SEPTEMBER 28: Head coach Ryan Day of the Ohio State Buckeyes waits with his team to take the field before the game against the Nebraska Cornhuskers at Memorial Stadium on September 28, 2019 in Lincoln, Nebraska. (Photo by Steven Branscombe/Getty Images) /
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Ohio State football faces its most difficult test of the season when they take on the Wisconsin Badgers Saturday afternoon at the Horseshoe.

The Ohio State Buckeyes welcome the Wisconsin Badgers to the Horseshoe in Columbus on Saturday afternoon. The Buckeyes have destroyed everyone they’ve faced this season while the Badgers are reeling after being upset by the Illinois Fighting Illini last week in Champaign.

This is a critical matchup for both teams. The Buckeyes want to keep pace with the Penn State Nittany Lions in the Big Ten East and remain undefeated. The Badgers need the win so they won’t fall two games behind the Minnesota Golden Gophers in the West.

A loss for the Buckeyes will hurt but it wouldn’t necessarily eliminate them from the College Football Playoff, but a loss for the Badgers all but eliminates them from the playoff and Big Ten title races.

This game can answer a huge question. Can you compete for a national title without a team full of four and five-star caliber players? The loss against Illinois hurt the Badgers chances at the playoff a lot, but run the table, and all might be forgiven. This won’t be an easy ask of the Badgers, but Ohio State has to play well in order to win this game.

Here are three keys to an Ohio State victory.

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