Overview

• Kickoff is set for 7:30 p.m. ET at Ohio Stadium in Columbus on NBC, with streaming on Fubo.
• Ohio State opened 4-0 with wins over Texas, Grambling, Ohio and Washington, as first-year starter Julian Sayin has thrown for 987 yards and 10 touchdowns through four games.
• Ohio State’s defense has not allowed a red-zone touchdown and has held every opponent to nine points or fewer, with credit in coverage to coordinator Matt Patricia and line coach Larry Johnson Sr.
• Minnesota is 3-1 with redshirt freshman Drake Lindsay at 958 passing yards and seven touchdowns, while the running back room is thinned with A.J. Turner out for the season and Darius Taylor’s status uncertain.
• National previews project an Ohio State win but see paths for a competitive game, and this primetime test precedes a road-heavy stretch against Illinois and Wisconsin before Penn State.