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scrimmage was the longest scor- ing play in Ohio Stadium by a Purdue team since Craig Allen's * Ineligible for postseason play Ohio State* Penn State* Wisconsin PURDUE Indiana Illinois Michigan State at Wisconsin Purdue at Minnesota Iowa at Northwestern* Indiana at Illinois* On Tap Saturday Game No. 9 Ohio State at Penn State* No. 20 Michigan at Nebraska* Leaders Division Team Northwestern Michigan State Minnesota Michigan Nebraska Iowa Legends Division Team 90-yard scoring reception from Rick Trefzger in the Buckeyes' 48- 14 win in 1994. BIG TEN STANDINGS (As of Oct. 24) Big Ten/Pct. 3-0/1.000 2-1/.667 2-1/.667 2-2/.500 1-3/.250 0-3/.000 Big Ten/Pct. 4-0/1.000 3-0/1.000 3-1/.750 0-3/.000 0-3/.000 0-3/.000 Division/Pct. 1-0/1.000 1-0/1.000 2-0/1.000 1-1/.500 0-2/.000 0-2/.000 Division/Pct. 2-0/1.000 1-0/1.000 2-0/1.000 0-2/.000 0-1/.000 0-2/.000 Time (ET) Noon Noon * Divisional game Source: Danny Sheridan, Wednesday Week 8 Results OHIO STATE 29, Purdue 22 (OT) MICHIGAN 12, Michigan State 10 NAVY 31, Indiana 30 Nebraska 29, NORTHWESTERN 28 Penn State 38, Iowa 14 Home team in CAPS 3:30 p.m. 3:30 p.m. 5:30 p.m. 8 p.m. ABC/ESPN2 BTN ESPN2 BTN TV ESPN2 ESPN Overall/Pct. 5-2/.714 5-2/.714 4-3/.571 6-2/.750 4-4/.500 4-3/.571 Overall/Pct. 8-0/1.000 5-2/.714 6-2/.750 3-4/.429 2-5/.286 2-5/.286 PUR-3.5 PSU-1 WIS-6 NU -6 ILL-2 NEB-2.5 Line second-longest from scrimmage for the Boilermakers this season. Brandon Cottom had an 87-yard R The 83-yard play is the marked only the eighth time in 34 trips to Columbus that the Boiler- makers scored 20 or more points. rush against Eastern Michigan. R Purdue's point total latest news from around the Big Ten, and at Purdue's opponents this season. The following is a look at the THE SLATE Braxton Miller is fine now, but he looked anything but in the third quarter against Purdue, when he was tackled hard by Josh Johnson. Braxton Miller is fine. The Ohio State against Purdue when Josh John- son threw him to the ground hard at the end of a long run, escaped a scary episode that saw him leave Ohio Stadium in an ambulance with little more than a "sore neck, quarterback, injured from what Coach Urban Meyer told reporters this week. Miller is expected to start this weekend against Penn State, a game that under a different set of circumstances would be a sort of Leaders Division title game. The Buckeyes and Nittany Li- ons are each 3-0 in Big Ten play, but both are ineligible to repre- sent their division in the confer- ence championship game. off a dominant win over Iowa in Iowa City. Quarterback Matt McGloin has Penn State might be the hottest team in the Big Ten, coming " been excellent this season in Year 1 under new coach Bill O'Brien. The senior is the Big Ten's leading passer, averaging 255- plus yards per game, and has thrown 14 touchdowns with just two interceptions. Behind McGloin, Penn State's been one of the surprises of the college football season. It started 0-2 after being pummeled by NCAA sanctions prior to the sea- son. Since, the Nittany Lions have won their last five, led by an of- Tom Campbell fense that's second in the Big Ten be- hind just Indiana and is one of the country's top de- fenses against the run. Additionally, Penn State leads the conference in turnover ratio. At Iowa, Penn return. The Hawkeyes earned just 209 yards and turned the ball over three times on their home field. McGloin was 26-of-38 for 289 State jumped out to a 38-0 lead be- fore the Hawkeyes tacked on two late touchdowns, one of them off a kickoff yards and two scores, with no interceptions, and running back Bill Belton ran for 103 yards and three scores. Purdue hosts Penn State next fense that scored 41 on Purdue has continued to roll, winning at South- ern Miss this weekend, 59-24. Cato, who threw for 439 yards against Purdue, threw for Marshall quarterback Rakeem Cato and a Thundering Herd of- GOLDANDBLACK EXPRESS • VOLUME 23, EXPRESS 8 • 32 weekend, then travels to Iowa the weekend after that.