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Northwestern Wildcats vs Ohio State Buckeyes Recap - Buckeyes Win 22-10

Trey Sermon scampered through the Northwestern defense for 331 yards as Ohio State handed the Wildcats a 22-10 defeat on Saturday at Lucas Oil Stadium.

Ohio State won on the scoreboard, but lost at the pay window as they failed to cover the -16.5-point spread. The game went UNDER the consensus closing total of 57.5.

Trey Sermon rushed for 331 yards, while Justin Fields added 35 yards in the win. Julian Fleming and Garrett Wilson added 53 and 49 receiving yards respectively.

Cam Porter rushed for 61 yards for Northwestern, while Peyton Ramsey added 28 yards. Peyton Ramsey threw for 224 yards for the Wildcats, while receivers Ramaud Chiaokhiao-Bowman and John Raine had 103 and 35 yards respectively.

Ohio State outgained Northwestern 513-329 yards in the game, while the battle of first downs was won 24-19 by the Buckeyes.

Ohio State led the time of possession tally, as the game finished as a 31:20-28:40 split in that important category.