Two Buckeyes starters out vs. Purdue
Ohio State running back Dan Herron, who left Sunday’s Wisconsin game after reaggravating his left ankle injury, will miss Saturday’s game against Purdue and could be out longer. Brandon Saine will start for a third straight game, backed up by freshman Jordan Hall.
Herron originally sustained the injury Sept. 26 against Illinois and sat out the following week at Indiana.
He returned last Saturday but had only two carries for eight yards before leaving the game. Herron started Ohio State’s first four contests this season.
“We probably got set back a week or two,” Ohio State head coach Jim Tressel said Tuesday.
Starting defensive tackle Dexter Larimore will miss a second game. But offensive lineman Andrew Miller (flu) and Jim Cordle (ankle) are expected to return, though possibly in limited roles. Miller missed the last two games with the flu, while Cordle has been sidelined three games with an ankle injury.
OSU is a 14-point WagerWeb.com favorite against the Boilermakers.
The Ohio State offense has not been great, ranking last in the Big Ten in passing and 10th in total offense.
OSU ranks 108th of the 120 teams in the Football Bowl Subdivision in passing, 42nd in rushing and 86th in total offense. Last week the Buckeyes had just 97 yards on the ground and 87 through the air to go with eight first downs while having the ball just 17:13 against Wisconsin. QB Terrell Pryor led the Big Ten in pass efficiency (146.50) a year ago. This season he’s at 140.3 and seventh-best in the conference.
Ohio State leads the overall series with Purdue 37-12-2 and holds an 11-6 advantage at Ross-Ade stadium. The Buckeyes have won two in a row in the series and are going for a Big Ten record-tying 17th consecutive conference road win.
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