The Ohio State football team hosts one of the most difficult teams for a top-5 opponent to beat this year as the Buckeyes welcome No. 19 Purdue at 3:30 p.m. Saturday to Ohio Stadium. Purdue has wins over a pair of top-three ranked teams — Iowa (No. 2 at the time) and Michigan State (No. 3 at the time) and the No. 4 Buckeyes will try to avoid the same fate against the pass-happy Boilermakers. Despite the top-20 ranking and its track record this season against ranked opponents, Purdue enters the game as 21.5 point underdogs, according to Tipico. Rob Oller: Ohio State should beat Purdue on paper, but football games are played on turf ‘I just took that personally’: Ohio State football right tackle and Indiana native Dawand Jones hasn’t forgotten snub from Purdue Ohio State vs. Purdue: Ohio State football has its challenges against giant-killer Purdue Maybe the point spread will…
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