No. 13 Wisconsin will play No. 5 Ohio State in the Big Ten championship later tonight. Kickoff is scheduled for 8:17 p.m. ET on Fox. Watch the live stream via the links provided below.
For the majority of the season, OSU head coach Urban Meyer has acted indifferent towards the College Football Playoff rankings. Finally, when asked this week if he believed if the CFP committee would hold quarterback J.T. Barrett's season-ending ankle injury against the team, Meyer spoke candidly.
"I think that's wrong, if that happens," Meyer said, according to ESPN. "Whether it's Ohio State or some other team, I don't know how you do that."
The Buckeyes (11-1, 8-0 Big Ten) were moved up one spot to No. 5 in the most recent rankings released Tuesday night, despite Barrett's injury. Redshirt sophomore Cardale Jones is set to start in the conference title game on Saturday instead.
Wisconsin (10-2, 7-1), has maintained that Heisman Trophy candidate Melvin Gordon will play despite suffering a sprained ankle last week against Minnesota. Gordon has run for a Big Ten-record 2,260 yards this season, including a single-game mark of 408 yards against Nebraska on Nov. 15.
Wisconsin head coach Gary Andersen is aware of Gordon's heavy workload this season.
"It's got me on high alert and the only thing I can do is listen to Melvin Gordon, because I know Melvin is going to tell me what his mindset is - and he will be 100 percent ready to roll on Saturday," Andersen said.
OSU has dealt with considerable adversity this season, losing three-year starter Braxton Miller during the preseason and now Barrett. If there was ever a time for the Badgers to sneak a win against the Buckeyes, it's now.
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