June 27, 2026

Ohio State's dominant win over No. 19 Purdue shows the Big Ten still goes through Columbus


As the college football regular season begins to wind down, one team appears to be peaking at the perfect time. The No. 4 Ohio State Buckeyes. Coming into Saturday, Ohio State had won seven consecutive games and was welcoming into Columbus a No. 19 Purdue squad that appeared to be on the rise. Purdue already had two wins against top-five ranked Big Ten opponents this season, defeating then-No. 2-ranked Iowa 24-7, and topping then-No. 3 Michigan State 40-29 last week. But by halftime of its matchup with Ohio State on Saturday, Purdue was already trailing 45-17 and didn’t look like it belonged on the same field as the Buckeyes. The Boilermakers eventually lost 59-31. The Buckeyes’ offense has been a well-oiled machine since a Week 2 loss to Oregon, scoring at least 40 points in six of its eight games during the current winning streak. They are being led by…

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