Purdue (6-3, 4-2 Big Ten, No. 19 CFP) at No. 6 Ohio State (8-1, 6-0, No. 5), Saturday at 3:30 p.m. EST (ABC).
Line: From Ohio State 21 1/2 according to FanDuel Sportsbook.
Series Record: Ohio State leads 39-15-2.
what’s at stake?
The Buckeyes struggled and were ultimately unranked and survived a two-touchdown underdog Nebraska 26–17, a week later after a massive nine-point victory over the then-numbers. 20 Penn State. If Ohio State is in trouble, this could be the week. Purdue is 6-3 and coming off a massive reversal of then-numbers 40-29. 5 Michigan State which left just four unbeaten teams in the new top 10. The last time the two teams met, Purdue stunned No. 2 Ohio State 49-20 in West Lafayette, Indiana in 2018, a loss that would eventually keep the Urban Meyers Bucky out of the college football playoffs.
major matches
Ohio State’s defense against Purdue’s passing game. The Boilermakers’ average passing of 332.6 yards per game is the eighth-best in the nation. Quarterback Aidan O’Connell has averaged 343 yards per game in his last five appearances.
players to watch
Purdue: WR David Bell’s 1,003 yards leads the Big Ten and is sixth in the FBS. In the upsets of Iowa and Michigan State, Bell combined for 22 catches, 457 yards, and two touchdowns. His five touchdowns lead the team.
Ohio State: WR Jackson Smith Njigba has surpassed well-known receivers Chris Olev and Garrett Wilson. Smith-Njigba took a career-high 15 catches for 240 yards and a touchdown last week and has scored 888 runs for the season. He leads the team in receptions (50) and receiving yards (98.7) per game.
Facts & Figures
Ohio State has won seven matches in a row since losing to Oregon on September 11. … The Buckeyes have won 24 consecutive Big Ten games, the longest streak at a conference since the Buckeyes’ national record, a 30-game conference winning streak from 2013–15. , … Purdue have won three of their last four games and are tied with three schools Wisconsin, Minnesota and Iowa for the lead in the Big Ten West, all with a 4-2 conference record. … AP Top 25 voters kept Purdue out of the rankings this week but Boiler dropped to No. 19 in the College Football Playoff Rankings. …Purdue has beaten two Top 5 teams this season, again—no. 2 Iowa and No. 5 Michigan State last week.
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