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Ohio State prepares for Wisconsin, despite distractions
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Ohio State faces undefeated Wisconsin in the B1G Championship Game on Saturday. But could distractions derail the Buckeyes chances of winning their biggest game of the season?
The Mansfield News Journal in Mansfield, Ohio raised that question, after Ohio State’s quarterback J.T. Barrett suffered a freak injury when a photographer accidentally ran into him against Michigan last Saturday.
Barrett is probable for Saturday’s championship game, after he aggravated an old right knee injury in that collision that forced him to miss part of the Michigan game. Backup QB Dwayne Haskins played well in Barrett’s absence, however.
Ohio State is also dealing with the circumstances regarding defensive coordinator Greg Schiano, after Tennessee reportedly nixed the deal that would’ve made him the program’s new head coach.
Ohio State has a slim chance of making the College Football Playoff, but in order to give themselves an opportunity to be in that conversation, they have to beat Wisconsin, who they face at Lucas Oil Stadium in Indianapolis on Saturday with the kickoff scheduled for 8 p.m. ET.