COLUMBUS, Ohio – After Ohio State lost J.T. Barrett for the season with a broken foot in the Michigan game, it will spend all week preparing third-string quarterback Cardale Jones for the Big Ten Championship Game.

Beating Wisconsin with Barrett was a high enough task. Not a lot of people have faith they'll get the job done with Jones making his first-career start.

That includes Las Vegas.

For only the second time this season, Ohio State isn't a favorite, opening as a three-point underdog to Wisconsin for Saturday's Big Ten title game. In the time since, the spread has moved to as high as 4.5 points in favor of the Badgers.

"We're underdogs for this game?" Ohio State coach Urban Meyer responded with a surprised tone. "I didn't know that."

Ohio State hasn't covered the spread in each of their last three games:

• 13-point favorites at Minnesota. Ohio State won 31-24.

• 30-point favorites vs. Indiana. Ohio State won 42-27.

• 21-point favorites vs. Michigan. Ohio State won 42-28.

Here's our complete coverage from Monday:

• Four Ohio State Buckeyes named first-team All-Big Ten, as QB J.T. Barrett, DE Joey Bosa take position awards

• Ohio State football: Offensive coordinator Tom Herman breaks down third-string QB Cardale Jones

• Ohio State football player Kosta Karageorge had concussions he didn't report, according to teammate

• Ohio State's Taylor Decker, Pat Elflein, Michael Bennett share memories of teammate Kosta Karageorge

Basketball:

• How Ohio State's Thad Matta found Rick Pitino and what the Buckeyes' game at Louisville means

• Ohio State basketball picks up commitment from Upper Arlington freshman SG Dane Goodwin

Recruiting:

• Drake Jackson, the nation's top junior center, has Ohio State in final four, announcing Dec. 13

• Three-star OL Mirko Jurkovic, who visited Ohio State this weekend, decommits from Nebraska