Where: Camp Randall Stadium, Madison, Wisc.
TV/Radio: ABC/1410
Series history: Ohio State leads 18-5 and has won the last four meetings. Ohio State beat Wisconsin 59-0 in the last meeting, the 2014 Big Ten Championship.
Last game: On Oct. 8, Ohio State beat Indiana 38-17. Wisconsin didn't play last weekend and lost 14-7 at Michigan in its previous game Oct. 1.
Coaches: Ohio State's Urban Meyer is 55-4 in his fifth season. Wisconsin's Paul Chyrst is 14-4 in his second season. He coached at Pittsburgh for three seasons before being hired by Wisconsin in December 2014.
Ohio State notes: This is the first of four straight night games for Ohio State. Ohio State has won 12 straight night games. It's 51-23 all time in night games. … The Buckeyes rank second in the nation in scoring defense (10.8 points per game), fourth in turnover margin (plus 8) and third in scoring (53.2). … J.T. Barrett is responsible for 86 touchdowns (passing and rushing) in his career. He needs two scores to tie Braxton Miller atop the Ohio State record books. … Mike Weber leads the Big Ten with 113.2 rushing yards per game. … Meyer is 16-0 in October at Ohio State.
Wisconsin notes: This is the fourth top-10 opponent Wisconsin has played this season. It beat No. 5 LSU 16-14 on Sept. 3, No. 8 Michigan State 30-6 on Sept. 24 and then lost to No. 4 Michigan. … This is the 10th game between top-10 teams at Camp Randall Stadium. Wisconsin is 7-2 in those games. … Alter grad Kraig Howe is a redshirt freshman defensive end. He's one of five players from Ohio on Wisconsin's roster. … Offensive coordinator Joe Rudolph began his coaching career at Ohio State. He was a graduate assistant in 2004-05 and the strength coordinator in 2006.
Next game: On Oct. 22, Ohio State plays at Penn State at 8 p.m., and Wisconsin plays at Iowa at a time to be announced.
Prediction: Ohio State 30, Wisconsin 15.
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