Big Ten Power Rankings: Battle for the Basement
Week 12 holds major implications on who will be representing either side of the conference in Indianapolis. More importantly though, the race for the bottom is just as compelling as Nebraska, Northwestern, and Indiana all are trying to avoid what certainly is to befall them. 1. Ohio. St (9-1) CFP Rank: #4 Last Week: #19 Purdue (W 59-31) Next: #7 Michigan. St That was the performance the national media has been waiting for from the buckeyes. CJ Stroud looks to have complete control of the offense now that he has practically a year of experience and that has this team peaking at the right time. Ohio. St racked up nearly 400 yards of offense in the first half to put a talented Purdue team away early. Back from injury, wideout Garrett Wilson scored 4 touchdowns on the day (3 receiving, 1 rushing) to compliment another massive performance from Jaxon Smith-Njigba (9 rec, 139 yards). Add in 263 yards on the ground and the Buckeyes totaled 624 for the game against a Purdue defense ...
