Ohio State Football: 3 takeaways from dominant win over Wisconsin

2. Poor rankings of Wisconsin and Ohio State

Coming into this game, neither team was ranked at their deserving position. Despite whatever one may think about the Wisconsin defense, there is no reason Ohio State should have had such difficulty initially moving the ball against the Badgers. The early rain in the game slowed things down; however, that doesn’t change the fact that Justin Fields looked like a lost puppy, scrambling around the pocket while waiting for his receivers to get open. It took Dobbins to have the game of his life to get any offense going for Ohio State.

As a team that is looking to represent the Big Ten in the College Football Playoff, the Buckeyes will need to be much more efficient as they face tougher defenses.

Conversely, Wisconsin dropped from No. 6 to No. 13 after their embarrassing loss to Illinois last week. While that loss was completely unexpected, the Badgers season is still not completely ruined. With wins over Iowa and Minnesota, which are fairly reasonable, Wisconsin could win the West and find themselves in the Big Ten Championship Game.

Yes, the wheels did slowly fall off for Wisconsin late in this game, but the final score hardly tells the whole story. Ultimately, Wisconsin is better than both Pac-12 teams (Oregon and Utah) ahead of them in the rankings, and Ohio State wouldn’t beat Clemson or Oklahoma at a neutral site.