No. 3 Ohio St. runs past No. 15 Wildcats for Big Ten crown
Associated PressINDIANAPOLIS — Ohio State running back Trey Sermon got the message Saturday. He’d heard coach Ryan Day preach about everything the Buckeyes overcame to reach this season’s Big Ten championship game. “I’m aware of my ability and I know I’m more than capable of playing my game, which is making guys miss and playing at the second level,” the Big Ten championship game MVP said. “When I’m in the zone, I feel like the game just really slows down and I can see everything develop, make the right reads and make the right cuts.” Sermon used the combination of vision and speed to average 11.4 yards on 29 carries against one of the nation’s top defenses, breaking Eddie George’s single-game school record and the Big Ten championship game mark. Ohio State had nearly two dozen players on its inactive list for the second straight game and Olave wasn’t the only big name missing.