Overview
- Kickoff is 1 p.m. ET at Ross-Ade Stadium on Big Ten Network with Jeff Levering, Jake Butt and Brooke Fletcher on the call.
- Oddsmakers list Ohio State as roughly a 29.5-point favorite, though the Buckeyes are 4-5 at Purdue this century, including the 2018 upset.
- Ohio State brings the nation’s top scoring defense, allowing 6.9 points per game and just 55 points through eight contests.
- Purdue is 2-7 and has played several close games this season but will not have running back Devin Mockobee.
- Former Boilermaker tight end Max Klare, now a key Ohio State target with 21 catches for 210 yards and a touchdown, returns to West Lafayette.