UpdatedThu, Dec 17, 2020 at 11:05 am CT Reply Northwestern will look to build off of capturing the Land of Lincoln Trophy last week against Illinois with a Big Ten championship, which could come with a win over Ohio State Saturday in Indianapolis. (Photo by Jonathan Daniel/Getty Images) EVANSTON, IL — Northwestern football coach Pat Fitzgerald isn't one to focus much on the past. So as his team prepares for what he refers to as its stiffest test of the year in Saturday's Big Ten championship game in Indianapolis, what happened last year against heavily favored Ohio State doesn't hold much weight. The Wildcats are likely the only obstacle standing between the No. 4-ranked Buckeyes and a spot in the College Football Playoff. But neither that, nor the 52-3 beating Northwestern suffered at the hands of Ohio State last season, will deter Fitzgerald and his 14th-ranked Wildcats from relishing what a win on Saturday would mean not only on the college football landscape, but for Northwestern's program.