Football Friday: Boilermaker Edition
Posted on October 10, 2008 by Matt Barker
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BUCKEYES vs. BOILERMAKERS
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No. 12/11 Ohio State (5-1, 2-0) vs. Purdue (2-3, 0-1)
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| Date: Saturday, October 11 |
| Time: 3:30 PM ET |
| Place: Ohio Stadium - capacity 101,568 |
| TV: ABC will televise the game. Ron Franklin will call the play-by-play with analysis from Ed Cunningham. Jack Arute is the sideline reporter. |
| Radio: WBNS-AM 1460 The Fan in Columbus is the flagship station for the 73-station Ohio State Radio Network. The Jim Tressel Pregame Show airs 30 minutes prior to kickoff. “Big Daddy” Paul Keels will call the play-by-play and will be assisted by former Buckeye Jim Lachey in the booth and Marty Bannister on the sidelines. |
| Weather from AccuWeather.com: Sunny skies and a game time temperature of 77 degrees. |
| Latest Line: Ohio State is an 18 1/2-point favorite. The Over & Under is 45. |
| Series History: This is the 51st meeting between the two schools. Ohio State owns a 36-12-2 record against Purdue. |
| Last Season: Ohio State quarterback Todd Boeckman threw two touchdown passes in the first quarter, one to Ray Small and another to Brian Hartline, and the staunch Buckeye defense shutout the 23rd-ranked Purdue Boilermakers for 59 minutes and 50 seconds to claim a 23-7 victory at Ross-Ade Stadium. Boeckman finished with 200 yards on 17-of-29 passing, with two scores, but a career-high three interceptions. The law firm of Wells & Wells combined for 159 yards on 33 carries. Brandon Saine, playing in his first game since arthroscopic knee surgery following the Northwestern game, has 21 yards on six rushing attempts. The Ohio State defense held Purdue to just 272 yards of total offense, with just four of those coming on the ground. |
| Analysis and Prediction: So is Purdue’s defense not as bad as I thought, or did Penn State just have an off-day last Saturday when the Nittany Lions went into Ross-Ade Satdium in West Lafayette and walked out with a 20-6 win? I think I may be a combination of both, thought you can add that I don’t think Penn State is all that great. Purdue got off to an easy start to begin the season, facing FCS-member (Division I-AA) Northern Colorado, a team that went 1-11 in 2007 and won 42-10. Week two was a much tougher challenge for the Boilermakers, facing then-16th ranked Oregon in West Lafayette, losing to the Ducks 32-26 in two overtimes. The following week, Sheets broke loose for a 46-yard touchdown run with a minute left in the game to lift Purdue to a 32-25 victory over Central Michigan, as the Boilermakers narrowly avoided a huge upset. Week four had the Boilermakers traveling to South Bend to take on the Notre Dame Fighting Irish where Purdue was handed a 38-21 defeat. Then last week against Penn State, Purdue’s defense played much better holding the Nittany Lions to just 20 points, but offensively the Boilermakers struggled to put any crooked numbers on the scoreboard and lost 20-6. Playing at home with Terrelle Pryor getting more comfortable and a lot more confident as the starting quarterback, I think the Buckeyes will have a feast day on the Boilermaker defense. Offensively, Purdue managed to get just 224 yards of total offense, with 83 of those yards coming on the ground against Penn State. They will have an even harder time moving the ball gainst the Buckeyes. Ohio State 34, Purdue 10 |
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STATISTICS
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| OFFENSE |
OHIO STATE
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PURDUE
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Statistical
Average |
Big Ten
Rank |
NCAA
Rank |
Statistical
Average |
Big Ten
Rank |
NCAA
Rank |
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| Scoring Offense |
25.7
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8
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65
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25.4
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9
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66
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| Total Offense |
337.3
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10
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81
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371.4
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7
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58
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| Rushing Offense |
186.0
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5
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33
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117.2
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11
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97
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| Passing Offense |
151.3
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11
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105
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254.2
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1
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30
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| DEFENSE |
OHIO STATE
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PURDUE
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Statistical
Average |
Big Ten
Rank |
NCAA
Rank |
Statistical
Average |
Big Ten
Rank |
NCAA
Rank |
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| Scoring Defense |
16.2
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4
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T-22nd
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25.0
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9
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63
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| Total Defense |
251.8
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1
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12
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435.8
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11
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108
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| Rushing Defense |
109.2
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4
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32
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196.0
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11
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104
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| Passing Defense |
155.0
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1
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14
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239.8
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11
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93
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STARTING LINEUPS |
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OHIO STATE Offense |
PURDUE Defense |
PURDUE Offense |
OHIO STATE Defense |
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75
Alex Boone 6-8, 312, Sr. |
L
T |
D
E |
71
Alex Magee 6-4, 295, Sr. |
51
Garret Miller 6-8, 275, Sr. |
L
T |
D
E |
87
Lawrence Wilson 6-4, 274, Jr. |
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64
Jim Cordle 6-4, 297, Jr. |
L
G |
D
T |
92
Mike Neal 6-4, 293, Sr. |
50
Eric Hedstrom 6-6, 292, Sr. |
L
G |
D
T |
97
Cameron Heyward 6-6, 287, So. |
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50
Michael Brewster 6-5, 296, Fr. |
C
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D
T |
90
Ryan Baker 6-5, 280, Sr. |
78
Cory Benton 6-3, 287, Sr. |
C
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D
T |
84
Doug Worthington 6-6, 276, Jr. |
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63
Ben Person 6-3, 323, Sr. |
R
G |
D
E |
94
Ryan Kerrigan 6-4, 255, So. |
72
Justin Pierce 6-4, 314, Jr. |
R
G |
D
E |
90
Thaddeus Gibson 6-2, 240, So. |
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70
Bryant Browning 6-4, 312, So. |
R
T |
W
L B |
30
Joe Holland 6-1, 211, So. |
61
Zack Jones 6-5, 300, Sr. |
R
T |
W
L B |
51
Ross Homan 6-0, 229, So. |
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86
Jake Ballard 6-6, 256, Jr. |
T
E |
S
L B |
49
Nickcaro Golding 6-5, 225, So. |
80
Jerry Wasikowski 6-4, 255, Sr. |
T
E |
S
L B |
1
Marcus Freeman 6-1, 239, Sr. |
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2
Terrelle Pryor 6-6, 235, Fr. |
Q
B |
M
L B |
42
Anthony Heygood 6-2, 230, Sr. |
12
Curtis Painter 6-4, 230, Sr. |
Q
B |
M
L B |
33
James Laurinaitis 6-3, 240, Sr. |
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87
Brandon Smith 6-2, 251, Sr. |
F
B |
F
S |
2
Torri Williams 6-2, 208, Sr. |
19
Brandon Whittington 6-2, 213, Sr. |
W
R |
F
S |
21
Anderson Russell 6-0, 205, Jr. |
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28
Chris Wells 6-1, 237, Jr. |
R
B |
S
S |
22
Dwight Mclean 6-1, 203, Jr. |
24
Kory Sheets 6-0, 206, Sr. |
R
B |
S
S |
4
Kurt Coleman 5-11, 188, Jr. |
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80
Brian Robiskie 6-3, 199, Sr. |
W
R |
C
B |
7
Brandon King 5-11, 192, Sr. |
21
Greg Orton 6-3, 199, Sr. |
W
R |
C
B |
2
Malcolm Jenkins 6-1, 201, Sr. |
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9
Brian Hartline 6-2, 186, Jr. |
W
R |
C
B |
9
David Pender 6-1, 180, Jr. |
6
Desmond Tardy 6-1, 199, Sr. |
W
R |
C
B |
5
Chimdi Chekwa 6-0, 188, So. |
GO BUCKS!!!!