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Trailing 21-7 at halftime, the Ohio State Buckeyes outscored Wisconsin 27-0 in the second half for a 34-21 Big 10 Championship win at Indianapolis.
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The Badgers had 432 total yards and 200 rushing, but OSU's defense held Wisconsin to only 6 yards in the second half. Jonathan Taylor ran wild for 135 yards in the first half, but had only 13 in the last two quarters.
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Ohio State quarterback Justin Fields connected on 19/31 passes for 299 yards and three touchdowns, while running back J.K. Dobbins rushed 33 times for 172 yards and one TD. OSU had 492 total yards.
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Ohio State improves to (13-0) and wins the outright Big 10 title for a third straight season, something no Big 10 team has done since the league started in 1896.
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The poor first half apparently cost the Buckeyes their top seed in the College Football Playoffs, after #2 LSU easily defeated #4 Georgia in the SEC title game. The selection committee has selected LSU, OSU, Clemson and Oklahoma has their top 4 teams.
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The #1 LSU will face #4 seed Oklahoma in the afternoon on December 28th for the national semis in Atlanta, while #2 Ohio State plays #3 seed and defending national champ Clemson at 8pm on December 28th in Glendale, Arizona. The national championship will be decided on January 13th in New Orleans.