Ohio State thumps Purdue for 21st win in a row

WEST LAFAYETTE, IND. – Doran Grant picked off Danny Etling's first pass, returning it for a touchdown, and Braxton Miller threw for 233 yards and four touchdowns to lead fourth-ranked Ohio State to a record-breaking 56-0 victory at Purdue.

The Buckeyes (9-0, 5-0 Big Ten) kept their national title hopes alive by extending the nation's longest winning streak to 21 in a row — and did it in a venue where they had lost three of their past four to the Boilermakers (1-7, 0-4).

Coach Urban Meyer, who hasn't lost in 34 months, tied his personal best by winning a 22nd consecutive game, a streak that includes his final victory at Florida. Meyer also won 22 in a row with the Gators in 2008-09.

Ohio State won this one in dominant fashion, too, scoring the most points and producing the most lopsided victory in the history of this 56-game series.

Associated Press