BOWL ELIGIBLE. Wisconsin matches its Big Ten win total from a year ago, and ends Ohio State's win streak in a most dramatic fashion. Wisconsin's starting quarterback left the game after being tackled in a fashion that might have involved a chokehold. The broadcasters viewed the entry of a reserve quarterback as a major setback, with Wisconsin limited to running the ball. After one series that went that way, followed by an Ohio State drive to tie the score, the spin from the broadcast booth was, "Ohio State wants another three-and-out, then they'll drive and kick a field goal and go back to Columbus." Nope.

Earlier in the day, Central Michigan had the effrontery to score the first seventeen points of the game. Northern Illinois's sole first-half score came on a field goal at the end of the half. That's why there's a second half. The rest of the way it was Northern Illinois 37, Central Michigan 7.

RUNNING EXTRA: Ohio State fans are not impressed with the chokehold tackle, reports The American Mind.