Ohio State travels to Minnesota GO GOPHERS WATCHEM GO GO GO..WHAT HIM SAY WHAT HIM SAY....

No. 12 Ohio State (5-2, 3-1 Big Ten) at Minnesota (5-2, 2-2 Big Ten)
12:00 pm ET, ABC Sports
Metrodome - Minneapolis, MN

When 12th-ranked Ohio State travels to Minnesota Saturday, it will be a battle of push-comes-to-shove that could still play a big role in determining the conference champion. The Buckeyes bring the nation's best rushing defense against speedy Laurence Maroney and the country's No. 1 rushing attack in the Gophers.

Maroney, who tops the league in average yards per game with 166, has already rushed for 1,133 yards and eight touchdowns this season. While the Gophers are coming off a bye week, they suffered a stunning 38-34 loss to Wisconsin at home on October 15 at the result of a blocked punt that a Badger player fell on after it into the end zone with 30 seconds left. In the setback, Maroney gained a career-best 253 rushing yards, while his second-in-command, Gary Russell racked up a career-high of his own with 139 rushing yards - marking the second straight game that Maroney and Russell rushed for more than 100 yards each. The Gophers totaled 411 yards on the ground in that narrow defeat