Will Howard helps No. 2 Ohio State rout Northwestern 31-7 at Wrigley Field

CHICAGO -- , Will Howard passed for two touchdowns, Quinshon Judkins had two 1-yard TD runs and No. 2 Ohio State pounded Northwestern 31-7 on Saturday at Wrigley Field. Backed by a supportive crowd at the home of baseball's Chicago Cubs, the Buckeyes (9-1, 6-1 Big Ten, No. 2 CFP) shook off a slow start on the way to their fourth consecutive win since a 32-31 loss at Oregon on Oct. 12. Next up is a pivotal matchup with No. 5 Indiana next weekend. “Overall, good. I would have liked to see us finish the fourth quarter better, but we did what we needed to do in this game,” Ohio State coach Ryan Day said. Howard was 15 for 24 for 247 yards. Both of his touchdown passes went to Carnell Tate , who grew up in Chicago and finished with four catches for 52 yards. “They did some good things, did some things that we hadn't seen,” Howard said.