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Old National Presents—First and 10 : Ohio State

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As we start the week, 10 items of interest as Purdue (2-7 overall; 0-6 Big Ten) plays host to No. 1 Ohio State (8-0; 5-0) on Saturday (1 p.m. ET, BTN).

• Ohio State has won the last three meetings with Purdue dating to the iconic Boilermaker triumph in 2018 when they knocked off the No. 2 Buckeyes, 49-20, in the “Tyler Trent” game in Ross-Ade Stadium.

• Purdue is 7-11 all-time vs. No. 1 teams. It is 3-5 vs. No. 1 teams at home. The last time Purdue played the No. 1 team was 1990, when it lost 37-11 at No. 1 Notre Dame.

• The last time the No. 1 team played in Ross-Ade was 1989, when No. 1 Notre Dame took a 40-7 decision in Ross-Ade. Purdue’s last win vs. a No. 1 team in West Lafayette was 1976, when the Boilermakers stunned Michigan, 16-14.

• Have we seen the last of RB Devin Mockobee? He missed the Michigan game with an ankle injury. And Barry Odom said afterward “I’m not sure yet,” when asked when Mockobee will be back. He is 13 rushing yards short of 3,000 in his career.

• Purdue’s losing streak now numbers seven with possibly no end in sight with games left vs. No. 1 Ohio State, at No. 24 Washington and vs. No. 2 Indiana. The Boilermakers are 2-18 in their last 20 games, losing 15 Big Ten games in succession. The last victory over a Power Four foe? It was 2023 vs. Indiana.

• Purdue is 3-2 in the last five games vs. Ohio State in Ross-Ade Stadium, winning in 2018, 2011 and 2009 and losing in 2023 and 2013. This is the fourth time in the last five years the schools will meet. Purdue has been outscored 86-7 in the last two meetings vs. Ohio State.

• Former Purdue TE Max Klare transferred to Ohio State in the offseason. He is third on the team with 21 catches for 210 yards and a TD.

• For the first time in 2025, Purdue won the turnover battle in a game, generating two takeaways at Michigan and having just one turnover.

• Purdue is a 28.5-point underdog to Ohio State a week after being a 21.5-point underdog at Michigan. Purdue is averaging just 15.0 points the last four games.

• Purdue is playing Ohio State and Michigan back-to-back for the first time since 2007. The Boilermakers lost both that season, falling 23-7 to No. 4 Ohio State and then 48-21 at Michigan. Purdue also played the Big Ten powers back-to-back in 1999, losing at No. 4 Michigan, 38-12, and at No. 21 Ohio State, 25-22

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