Purdidn’t.
The Ohio State Buckeyes dispatched the Purdue Boilermakers with one starting wideout and one starting offensive tackle tied behind their backs, winning 34-10 on the road in West Lafayette, Indiana.
Ohio State luckily avoided some of the nasty weather we saw in other games around the Big Ten on Saturday, but it wasn’t one of the prettier games we’ve seen in the Ryan Day era. Then again, that can happen at Purdue.
We looked back at the Buckeyes’ road win, discussed the key players, moments, and plays, and checked back on our picks to click and our final score predictions.
After dissecting Ohio State’s win over the Boilermakers, we took a quick spin around the rest of the B1G to see how other teams fared. Indiana looked to be in trouble against Penn State on the road, but the Nittany Lions stayed true to their nature and found a way to lose a close game against a top 10 team. We saw a few familiar things from Jim Knowles’ defense on the decisive drive.
Elsewhere, Nebraska’s new quarterback had himself a nice game on the road as the Huskers beat UCLA out west. Oregon struggled in Iowa, but the Ducks pulled out a late win, with an untimely fumble by the Hawkeyes helping the visitors avoid a Kinnick Stadium upset.
Rutgers got a vital win in a bid for bowl eligibility but the Scarlet Knights will still have a tough road to get to six wins. And, what do you know? Wisconsin won in conference play.
We also looked ahead to the matchups coming up this weekend. The Badgers will probably not win two in a row when they visit Bloomington. Probably. Meanwhile, Iowa will have a tough time bouncing back when they visit USC. There are some fun matchups coming up in Week 12.
Finally, we previewed Ohio State’s home game against UCLA. The Bruins’ quarterback has played a night game at Ohio Stadium within the past year, and this trip to Columbus doesn’t seem likely to yield a much better result. A raucous Horseshoe crowd, the nation’s most efficient quarterback, and a bad Bruin defense don’t seem to make for a good combination.
We break down the matchup and provide our picks to click on Saturday on both sides of the ball and make our score predictions.
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0:20 – An easy but boring day in West Lafayette.
26:05 – A look around the B1G. Penn State ain’t gonna not Penn State, but maybe Saturday things will get better for the Nittany Lions.
47:03 – The Buckeyes host UCLA in a rare November night game. We discuss.
