Viewing Guide: How to watch Ohio State vs. Purdue
COLUMBUS — No. 3 Ohio State (5-0, 2-0 Big Ten) is headed to West Lafayette, Indiana, to face a Purdue (2-4, 1-2) team that is in a rebuild under first-year head coach Ryan Walters.
But the Buckeyes are just 3-5 against the Boilermakers in Ross-Ade Stadium since 2000.
Plus, there’s rain in the forecast. So, as always, Ohio State has to be on high alert. After all, every team — especially Purdue — is out to take down the Buckeyes.
Lettermen Row is your guide for how to tune into the Week 7 matchup.
Ohio State vs. Purdue: Game time, details
Ohio State leads the all-time series, 40-15-2. The teams have played just twice in the last decade, starting with an iconic upset in a sold-out Ross-Ade Stadium in 2018. Purdue thumped the then-No. 2 Buckeyes, 49-20, effectively knocking Ohio State out of College Football Playoff contention. The Boilermakers were playing for Tyler Trent, a 20-year-old Purdue student and Boilermakers Superfan who was dealing with osteosarcoma, a rare form of bone cancer. Trent passed in 2019, but his memory — and his team’s remarkable 29-point win over Ohio State — is an integral part of Purdue history.
Ohio State hosted Purdue back in 2021, and the Buckeyes came away with a 59-31 win. That time, it was a top-20 matchup between the Big Ten crossover opponents. The stars of the show in 2018 were Purdue quarterback David Blough, wide receiver Rondale Moore and running back D.J. Knox. In 2021, however, Buckeyes playmakers stole the spotlight, namely quarterback C.J. Stroud, wideout Garrett Wilson and the running back duo of Miyan Williams and TreVeyon Henderson.
- Time: 12 p.m. E.T.
- TV Channel: N/A (only streaming on NBC’s Peacock)
- Date: Saturday, Oct. 14
- Location: Ross-Ade Stadium, West Lafayette, Indiana
- Weather: 59º, 58% chance of rain during the afternoon, winds 14 mph
- The line: Ohio State is a 19.5-point favorite, per FanDuel.
- Over/under: 49.5 points
How to watch Buckeyes
The Ohio State v. Purdue game won’t be available on cable or network television. It will only be available on NBC’s streaming service Peacock.
How to stream Buckeyes
This week, the Buckeyes can be streamed on Peacock. You will have to purchase the Peacock premium plan, which is $5.99 per month, to watch the game.
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Keep in mind, it could be worth it to keep that subscription a while longer, considering Ohio State basketball also has five games on Peacock during the 2023-24 season.
How to listen to Buckeyes
Paul Keels, Jim Lachey and Matt Andrews will have the call on the Ohio State Sports Radio Network 97.1 FM (WBNS).
Ohio State vs. Purdue series fun fact
This stat is courtesy of Lettermen Row beat reporter Spencer Holbrook, and it’s not as much “fun” as it is interesting: If you’ve been the Ohio State head coach since 1947, you’ve lost a road game to Purdue. Urban Meyer lost at Purdue in 2018. Luke Fickell fell victim to the house of horrors that is Ross-Ade Stadium for the Buckeyes in 2011. Jim Tressel lost at Purdue in both 2004 and 2009. John Cooper’s 2000 Ohio State team suffered a defeat to the Boilermakers in West Lafayette.
Go back further, and you’ll see that Earle Bruce, Woody Hayes and Wes Fessler also lost road games to Purdue. Ryan Day isn’t on that list. He’ll try to keep it that way this weekend.
