One of the Ohio State soccer team’s biggest goals of the 2020 season was to play and win in another Big Ten Championship. The Buckeyes will have that chance on Saturday when they take on the champion of the Western division, Northwestern Wildcats.
Not a lot of people give Northwestern a big shot here, but it’s a program built to outdo and prove all doubters wrong. That was the culture under Pat Fitzgerald and it has continued into 2020. Just when you think the Wildcats don’t have the staff to stick with the more so-called talented squads, they show what a well-coached team they are and do some pretty amazing things.
But beating Ohio State on Saturday is a whole different beast, something that won’t get lost at Fitzgerald. Northwestern may have to play its best, most inspired game of the season to shock the college football world. So yes, it is a big challenge.
Here are five reasons Ohio State will beat Indy Northwestern on Saturday.