Overview
- Kickoff is 1 p.m. ET at Ross-Ade Stadium on Big Ten Network, with streaming options including Fubo and DIRECTV.
- Ohio State enters unbeaten after a 38-14 win over Penn State, while Purdue is 2-6 overall and 0-5 in Big Ten play on a seven-game skid.
- Sportsbooks price the Buckeyes as roughly 29.5-point favorites with totals near 48, and local previews project a comfortable Ohio State win.
- Quarterback Julian Sayin’s breakout season has him discussed as a Heisman front-runner as Ohio State also looks to build its ground game with Bo Jackson and C.J. Donaldson.
- Previews flag Purdue’s QB Ryan Browne, WRs Michael Jackson III and Nitro Tuggle, and defenders CJ Nunnally IV and Mani Powell, noting past Ohio State stumbles in West Lafayette as a cautionary backdrop.