Buckeyes, Hoosiers battle for Big Ten East lead

COLUMBUS – The Big Ten’s four unbeaten teams square off Saturday in two games that could go a long way toward settling the division races, including the Top 10 matchup between the leaders in the East Division.

(3) OHIO STATE (3-0) vs. (9) Indiana (4-0)
Ohio Stadium, Columbus OH
Sat., Nov. 21 (12:00 p.m./FOX)

The game at Ohio Stadium features the conference’s overwhelming favorite against its best early season story.

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Over in the Big Ten West, meanwhile, it’s No. 10 Wisconsin at No. 19 Northwestern in a matchup of the conference’s two best defenses.

The Hoosiers will get a chance to find out how good they really are as three of their four wins have come against traditional Big Ten powers that are having down years.

Indiana now gets a yardstick game against the Buckeyes, who had to sit out last week when their scheduled game against Maryland was canceled because of a COVID-19 outbreak there.

Buckeye quarterback Justin Fields is a frontrunner in the Heisman Trophy race.