#11/12 Ohio State v. Purdue

Ohio Stadium, Columbus, Ohio Kickoff: 3:30pm TV: ABC 12 years ago Purdue head football coach Joe Tiller brought pizzazz and excitement to an otherwise slow, plodding, three-yards-and-a-cloud-of-dust Big Ten. Since Tiller installed the spread offense, Purdue has been at or near the top of the conference offensive statistics. A 2-3 record was certainly not the way the Boilermakers wanted to start out the season but the urgency for wins makes them a dangerous opponent. Coach Tiller will be retiring at the end of the season which makes the urgency even greater. The Buckeyes are coming off a come from behind win at Wisconsin. The Buckeyes overall seem to still be searching for an identity or a spark or both. With the Terrelle Pryor / Beanie Wells combo starting to gel, that explosion might just be a game away.