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COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) – No. 2 Ohio State’s game against the No. 5 Indiana Hoosiers, one of the few remaining undefeated teams in the nation, now has a start time.

What could be its last chance to qualify for the Big Ten Championship game, OSU’s game against Indiana (10-0, 7-0) at Ohio Stadium will kickoff at noon, Saturday, Nov. 23.

Assuming Indiana, which is on a bye this Saturday, remains ranked in the top 10 this time next week, the Nov. 23rd game will be the Buckeyes' third matchup against teams ranked in the top 10 this season. On Oct. 12, the Buckeyes lost 32-31 at Oregon in primetime on NBC4 and outlasted No. 3 Penn State in Happy Valley two weeks ago.

The Hoosiers, one of four remaining undefeated teams in the Football Bowl Subdivision, moved up to No. 5 in the most recent Associated Press poll and is coming off a 20-15 victory over Michigan. It now has a week of rest heading into the biggest game of the Hoosier’s season.

Indiana has never beaten Ohio State, and a victory will all but secure a date with Oregon in the conference title game. The Hoosiers have already clinched their first 10-win season in program history, thanks in part to Ohio University transfer QB Kurtis Rourke, who is closing in on the Indiana record for touchdown passes in a season.

Rourke is second in the Big Ten with 21 touchdowns and seven shy Kellen Lewis’ 28 TD passes in 2007. Rourke also leads the conference with a 182.7 QB rating and 10.1 yards per pass attempt. OSU QB Will Howard is tied for the conference lead with 22 touchdown passes.

Remaining Ohio State football schedule

This Saturday, the Buckeyes, who blanked Purdue 45-0 on Saturday and jumped up one spot to No. 2 in the country after Georgia lost to Mississippi, take on Northwestern (4-5, 2-4) at Wrigley Field in Chicago.

The Wildcats are in the midst of a sophomore slump, after a surprising 8-5 record in 2023. Their conference wins this season are against Purdue – by just six points – and Maryland, while they struggled mightily against the likes of Iowa, Wisconsin, Indiana and Washington.

No. 1 Oregon will look to stay unbeaten in a primetime matchup at Wisconsin on NBC4 at 7:30 p.m. Sixth-ranked Penn State will try to keep pace with the pack as it gets its crack at Purdue at 3:30 p.m. Saturday. If the season ended today, Indiana would play Oregon in the Big Ten Championship Game on Dec. 7.