Ohio State Buckeyes NCAA Basketball News

Terrelle Pryor passed his first big test for No.14 Ohio State . The freshman quarterback ran 11 yards for a touchdown with 1:08 left and Chris "Beanie" Wells had 168 rushing yards and a touchdown as the ...

When: 7 p.m., today. Where: Madison. Stadium: Camp Randall Stadium , FieldTurf playing surface.

Wells is expected to play against No. 18 Wisconsin after gaining 169 yards and scoring three times in last year's 38-17 victory.

* When: 3:30 p.m. * Where: Michigan Stadium (106,201 seating capacity) in Ann Arbor * TV: Ch. 7, 12, 41, 53 (ABC) * Radio: WQTX 92.1-FM * Series: Michigan Leads 48-12-1 * Last Meeting: Wisconsin 37, Michigan 21 (2007) * Analysis: Michigan's 22-game streak of opening Big Ten play with a victory will be in serious jeopardy. The Badgers enter today's game with the 13th-best rushing offense in the country, buoyed by junior P.J. Hill's 126.3-yard average (ninth nationally) and are coming off a hard-fought 13-10 road win over No. 25 Fresno State. The Wolverines, struggling to execute Rich Rodriguez's spread system, have the nation's 105th ranked offense but rank 12th defensively against the run. If U-M quarterback Steven Threet develops some consistency, this could be a dogfight. * When: Noon * Where: Ohio Stadium (102,329) in Columbus, Ohio * TV: Big Ten Network * Series: Ohio State leads 40-7 * Last meeting: Ohio State 30, Minnesota 7 (2007) * Analysis: The waiting game for Chris 'Beanie' Wells continues, as the Buckeyes star running back is now probable for this conference opener. Ohio State looked a bit more dynamic on offense last week in a 28-10 win over Troy with freshman QB Terelle Pryor throwing for four touchdowns in his starting debut. Minnesota, however, has shown major improvements under second-year coach Tim Brewster. QB Adam Weber has been efficient (79-for-110) and proficient (seven TDs), while the Gophers defense already has forced 13 turnovers - one fewer than all of last season. * When: Noon * Where: Kinnick Stadium (70,585) in Iowa City, Iowa * TV: ESPN Classic * Series: Iowa leads 46-20 * Last meeting: Iowa 28, Northwestern 17 (2007) * Analysis: Off to their first 4-0 start since 1962, the Wildcats have done it with a pressure defense (15 sacks) rather than their typically explosive offense, which is averaging 356.3 yards and just more than 25 points per game. Northwestern may need C.J. Bacher to throw more against the Hawkeyes if RB Tyrell Sutton is still gimpy from a leg injury he suffered a week ago in a less-than-impressive 16-8 win over Ohio. Defensively, Iowa allows just 7.3 points a game. But the Hawkeyes, who lost to Pitt last week, need an improvement from Rick Stanzi to stop the revolving QB situation. * When: 3:30 p.m. * Where: Notre Dame Stadium (80,795) in South Bend, Ind. * TV: Ch. 3, 6 (NBC) * Series: Notre Dame leads 51-26-2 * Last meeting: Purdue 33, Notre Dame 19 (2007) * Analysis: After barely escaping against Central Michigan, thanks to a 46-yard TD run by Kory Sheets with a minute to play, the Boilermakers will hope for the same type of running efficiency against the Irish that Michigan State found last week. Notre Dame, in the meantime, must find consistency in its own running game that ranks 111th nationally. The Spartans held the Irish to just 16 net rushing yards. * When: 8 p.m. * Where: Beaver Stadium (107,282) in University Park, Pa. * TV: Ch. 7, 12, 41, 53 (ABC) * Series: Penn State leads 12-3 * Last meeting: Illinois 27, Penn State 20 (2007) * Analysis: No more patsies for the Nittany Lions, as the Big Ten season opens with a challenging Illini squad that's coming off its bye week and a narrow win over Louisiana-Lafayette two weeks ago. Juice Williams, who leads the Big Ten individually in total offense, will need to pick apart the Penn State secondary to help open running lanes in the spread option against a staunch front seven. The Nittany Lions' offense, which is the Big Ten's best through the air and on the ground, hasn't been tested yet. But the Illini defense - allowing 30 points and 371.3 total yards a game - hasn't exactly been a stone wall. - Chris Solari

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