 The Wildcats traveled to Minneapolis where they dispatched Minnesota by ten points and then returned to Ryan Field and beat Illinois for the fourth straight time and the sixth time in the last seven meetings.In the 2018 Big Ten Football Championship Game the Wildcats faced the heavily favored Ohio State Buckeyes and their Heisman Trophy-candidate quarterback Dwayne Haskins.Ohio State jumped out to a 24–7 halftime lead but the Wildcats clawed back in the second half first behind an 18-yard touchdown run by Thorson and then with Thorson throwing a two-yard touchdown pass to Cameron Green.