The seventh-ranked Ohio State Buckeyes seem to be playing incredible football at 7-0 overall and 3-0 in the Big Ten, but they face another conference test in the Purdue Boilermakers (3-3, 0-2 Big Ten) Saturday.
New head coach Urban Meyer’s squad is led by formidable Heisman Trophy contender Braxton Miller, who is tearing up the statsheet with his dual-threat ability.
The Buckeyes certainly have some problems to fix after their closely-contested 52-49 victory over the Indiana Hoosiers last week, and they’ll certainly be looking to make this a much lower scoring affair, at least on the defensive side of the ball.
Purdue is fresh off a drubbing at the hands of Wisconsin, as the Boilermakers were defeated 38-14 and gave up nearly 250 rushing yards to Montee Ball.
Let’s take a look at the matchup between the Buckeyes and Boilermakers and see who has the edge in this conference battle.
Where: Ohio Stadium, Columbus, Ohio
When: Saturday, October 20 at noon ET
Watch: ABC/ESPN2
Live Stream: Big Ten Digital Network
Listen: Buckeye Radio Network, Purdue Radio Networks
Betting Line: Ohio State (-18.5), per Yahoo! Sports
Ohio State Injury Report (via USA Today)
Etienne Sabino is out indefinitely with a broken fibula.
Jordan Hall is out indefinitely with a knee injury.
Warren Ball is out indefinitely with an undisclosed foot injury.
Purdue Injury Report (via USA Today)
No injuries to report.
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