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10 Things To Know: Ohio State vs. Purdue

Kickoff is set for noon.

COLUMBUS, Ohio — The Buckeyes are back home as Ohio State welcomes the Purdue Boilermakers to the Shoe on Saturday.

Ohio State is coming off a hard-fought win against Penn State in what was the Buckeyes' second top 5 matchup of the year.

Here's this week's 10 Things To Know.

  1. Ohio State leads the all-time series with Purdue (41-15-2), including wins in the last two meetings.
  2. Purdue is the last unranked team to beat Ohio State. The Boilermakers beat the No. 2 Buckeyes 49-20 in 2018.
  3. Ohio State has won 10 straight home games against Purdue, dating to Purdue’s 31-26 victory in 1988.
  4. The winning team between Ohio State and Purdue in the last four games has scored at least 40 points, the first time in history of the series for such a streak of points.
  5. Ohio State has played two top 5 teams on the road (No. 3 Oregon and No. 3 Penn State) in one season for just the third time. The other two times came in 1960 and 1997.
  6. Jeremiah Smith broke the Ohio State freshman record for most receiving yards in a season. He's also 3 catches shy of breaking the freshman receptions record.
  7. The streak of consecutive games with a touchdown has ended for Smith at seven. Smith is tied 9th nationally with eight TD receptions. 
  8. TreVeyon Henderson rushed past Carlos Hyde (3,198 yards) and Keither Byars (3,200) last week and into 9th place in Ohio State's career rushing yards list.
  9. The Buckeyes missed scoring in the red zone in its only opportunity vs. Penn State, derailing a run that had a perfect 27-for-27 start to the season.
  10. The win at No. 3 Penn State is Ohio State’s first over a Top 5 opponent in a true road game since winning at No. 2 Texas in 2006.

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