Game 10- Ohio State (6-3,3-2) @ Purdue (4-5,2-3)

Where: Ross-Ade Stadium (West Lafayette, IN)
When: Noon EST
TV: Big Ten Network

Wow...Indiana really played a good game last Saturday, didn't they?

Regardless, the Bucks notched their third win in a row and look to still control their own destiny in the Big Ten Leaders division. The next challenge: playing an improved Purdue Boilermaker team on the road in West Lafayette at high noon.

I am not as confident as most others are about this game. I do believe that the Buckeyes will win and that they look to be in great shape to get to the Big Ten championship game (still can't believe it), but going to Ross-Ade Stadium hasn't been kind to OSU in the past decade or so. In 1996, when OSU went 11-1 and won the Rose Bowl, the Boilers jumped out to a 14-0 lead. In 2000, the top 15 ranked Buckeyes lead late against the eventual Big Ten champions until Drew Brees led a heartbreaking comeback. 2002 = Craig Krenzel to Michael Jenkins to save an undefeated season. In 2004, facing a down year of sorts, Ohio State lost by a touchdown to Kyle Orton and Purdue. 2009 resulted in a 26-18 loss that sent Columbus into a stir over whether Terrelle Pryor should be moved to receiver or not (hahahaha). In a nutshell, it is rarely ever easy to win on the road at Purdue.

I expect the running game to get off to a slow start with RT J.B. Shugarts out of the game, only to pick up as the game goes along and the legs of Braxton Miller keeping the Purdue defense on its heels. Boom Herron will once again go for 100 yards - shocking- and the Silver Bullets will do their job as OSU gets a 10 points victory over the pesky Boilers.

Guarantee: it will NOT be easy. Wins over Penn State and Michigan may look prettier than the game this weekend.

Prediction:

Ohio State- 27
Purdue- 17