The Purdue Boilermakers have lost five in a row, as they have yet to score over 24 points in a game this year, but they're hoping for a better outcome against Ohio State Saturday at 12 pm.

Easier said that done as Purdue is going forth with a perfect season. The Buckeyes (8-0, 4-0) have a bigger objective than just winning against Purdue--they want to reach for the bigger prize: a championship.

"We don't go into the season saying we want to win this one, or this one. If you look around there's not a bunch of goals," Coach Urban Meyer said Monday, according to ESPN. "Our goal is to win the national championship, but we don't put that down. There's too many variables involved.

"It's always the same: To get to November and then let's go try to find a way to win a championship," Meyer said. "Because there's injuries and issues you have to deal with. So that's our focus."

Though injuries and suspensions have been a factor each week, the Buckeyes are riding a 20-game winning streak.

"It has been a few years. What, the Gator Bowl was the last loss?" tight end Jeff Heuerman said, referring to a 24-17 defeat to Florida on Jan. 2, 2012, that capped a dreadful 6-7 campaign. "We experienced that a few times that year. A lot of the guys remember that. And that's not something we want."

Purdue (1-6, 0-3) are obviously dealing with a difficult season, only winning 1 game so far, but Ohio State is not offering much sympathy.

"Each week we respect our opponent," linebacker Curtis Grant said. "(Their record) doesn't have anything to do with it because they could come out this week and be ready to play. If you're not ready to play, you'll take a loss."

Live stream the game here, starting at 12pm.

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