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Columbus, OH (SportsNetwork.com) - The seventh-ranked Ohio State Buckeyes can win the Big Tens East Division crown and clinch a spot in the conference championship game for the second straight year if they are able to get by the visiting Indiana Hoosiers on Saturday. Both teams compete in the East Division, and come in at opposite ends of the standings -- Indiana in last place with an 0-6 league ledger, and Ohio State in first place at 6-0. The Hoosiers, who will not be going to a bowl game as they are just 3-7 overall, have lost their last five bouts, including a 45-23 decision at Rutgers last Saturday. Following this contest, IU will host intrastate rival Purdue on Nov. 29 to bring the curtain down on the 2014 campaign. Ohio State beat East Division nemesis Michigan State on the road two weeks ago (49-37), and then followed that up with a 31-24 win at Minnesota. The Buckeyes, who have won a record 22 consecutive Big Ten bouts during the regular season, and 12 in a row on the road (longest active streak in the country), have only one scheduled game left on the docket, a Nov. 29 matchup with bitter rival Michigan at home. Ohio State has dominated the series with Indiana since its inception, going 69-12-5, which includes victories in each of the last 18 meetings. The Hoosiers last triumph was in Bloomington back in 1988, and their last win in Columbus took place the year prior. With a record four games below .500, its certainly not surprising to see Indiana ranked among the worst teams in the Big Ten in nearly every statistical category. That is, other than rushing as RB Tevin Coleman ranks second in the league and the country with an average of 167.8 ypg. He is well off the pace set by Wisconsins Melvin Gordon (190.9 ypg), who set a new FBS single-game record by churning out an eye-popping 408 yards in the Badgers recent win over Nebraska. Coleman has rushed for nearly 1,700 yards and scored 12 TDs this season, helping mask the deficiencies of the Indiana passing attack, which accounts for only 191.8 ypg and has resulted in a grand total of seven TDs. Quarterback Nate Sudfeld has been somewhat efficient (.605), and Shane Wynn (43 rec., 568 yards, three TDs) has been the teams top target down the field. In last weeks double-digit loss at Rutgers, Coleman was a man possessed in producing the second-best single-game rushing effort in school history, as he rumbled his way to 307 yards and a score on 32 carries. Freshman Zander Diamont played the entire game under center, but completed fewer than half of his pass attempts (15-of-31) in registering 179 yards, a TD and an INT. Wynn was pretty much a one-man operation as he caught 11 balls for 120 yards and a score. Indiana actually outgained the Scarlet Knights, 473-429, but committed nine penalties for a loss of 82 yards, turned the ball over three times, gave up five sacks, and was just 1-of-15 on third-down conversion attempts. Antonio Allen and T.J. Simmons paced the defense with seven stops each, and they rank as the teams top tacklers on the season with 58 stops apiece. Despite his teams lack of success, Indiana coach Kevin Wilson is proud of the effort put forth by his guys from one week to the next. No matter what the odds and where we are at, they are going to come out, play hard and they are going to fight. He continued, The last couple of weeks, the way they started and the way they played really shows there is a lot of fight in this football team. I respect that and appreciate those kids a bunch. At the other end of the spectrum reside the Ohio State Buckeyes, a club with an overabundance of talent and one of the games top coaches leading them along. OSU ranks No. 1 in the Big Ten and fifth nationally in scoring (44.5 ppg), while generating nearly 510 total yards per contest to rank second and 10th, respectively. Quarterback J.T. Barrett has been the catalyst, as he is hitting 64 percent of his passes for an average of 235.6 ypg, and he has thrown 29 TDs against eight INTs. No one receiver has taken flight for Urban Meyers team, instead Barrett looks to a slew of guys to make plays down the field. Michael Thomas and Devin Smith are both over 560 receiving yards, and they each have eight TD catches. As for the rushing attack, Ezekiel Elliott leads the way with 954 yards and he has scored seven times, while Barrett has found the end zone nine times in tallying 771 yards on the ground. The Ohio State defense has stood tall in the face of most adversaries this season, the unit yielding 22 points and 323.9 yards per game. The Buckeyes have been especially busy in the secondary, as they lead the league in interceptions with 16, and they are tied for third in turnover margin at +5. Joshua Perry has a team-high 85 tackles, while Joey Bosa continues to be a monster at the point of attack with his 11.5 sacks and 17.5 TFL, the team ranking fourth in the conference with 29 sacks. Both Von Bell and Doran Grant have three picks, while three others have a pair. It was only 15 degrees at TCF Bank Stadium last weekend, marking the coldest start to a game in Ohio State history, but it didnt matter much, at least not to the offense which rolled up 489 yards, 289 of which came on the ground. Barrett did it all for the Buckeyes, rushing for an OSU quarterback-record 189 yards and a TD, while going 15-of-25 for 200 yards, three TDs and one INT in the passing game. Elliott added 91 yards on 18 totes, while Jalin Marshall led the receiving corps with five grabs for 95 yards and a score. The defense allowed Minnesota RB David Cobb to tally 145 yards and score three TDs, but that was it as the Golden Gophers only got 85 yards out of their aerial attack. OSU turned the ball over three times, while UM coughed it up twice. Bosa was credited with 2.5 sacks, while Adolphus Washington led the team with eight tackles. Grant and Bell both had picks. While it wasnt pretty, Meyer was pleased to come out of the Minnesota game with a win. Great team win. Not great execution, but great team win. It was a tough environment against a very good team that we have a lot of respect for. Anthony Munoz Jersey . Meeks has agreed to a $19.5 million, three-year deal with Detroit, a person familiar with the situation said Tuesday night. The person, who spoke to The Associated Press on condition of anonymity because free agents cant sign contracts until the leagues moratorium ends July 10, also said Cartier Martin had agreed to a one-year contract with the rebuilding franchise. 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Although the shuffling dance steps werent bad, either. Barrie scored 55 seconds into overtime, Semyon Varlamov stopped 29 shots, and the Avalanche moved a step closer to their first playoff berth in four years with a 3-2 win over the Vancouver Canucks on Thursday night.GREEN BAY, Wis. -- The Packers losing streak without Aaron Rodgers is over, though the frustration continues in Titletown. A tie did little to lift spirits in chilly Green Bay. Backup quarterback Matt Flynn threw for 218 yards and helped spark a rally from a 16-point deficit early in the fourth quarter to the Minnesota Vikings. But the teams could only muster field goals in overtime and had to settle for a 26-26 draw Sunday. "Its an empty feeling. You go out there and didnt lose the game," Packers coach Mike McCarthy said. "But you feel like you didnt accomplish what you set out to do." Same sentiment in the Vikings locker room, where one player held tightly to a hot cup of coffee to warm up following a game that started with temperatures in the upper teens. "I view it as a loss, personally. We gave up a 16-point lead in the fourth quarter," defensive end Jared Allen said. "I dont have a sister, but Im going to say its like going to prom with your sister." For a while, the match was full of heart-racing drama. Mason Crosby hit from 20 yards at 10:28 of the extra period and Blair Walsh connected from 35 with 3:54 left. Greg Jennings, playing his first game at Lambeau Field as a member of the Vikings (3-8-1), dropped a third-down pass with 2:11 left. The Packers (5-5-1) also stumbled on their next possession. One last chance for the Vikings went nowhere with 1 second left, and the teams walked off with the first tie in the NFL since the Rams and 49ers ended 24-24 on Nov. 11, 2012. At least the 77,000-plus frigid fans got to witness a bit of history -- this was first game to end in a tie under the new overtime rule instituted last year that continues the extra period if both teams open it with field goals. A touchdown by either team would have ended the game. Jacksonville and Houston both kicked field goals to open OT in a game on Nov. 18, 2012, then the Texans won it with a touchdown. "I think to everybody around here, it feels like a loss, for sure," Packers linebacker A.J. Hawk said. The Packers are also in unfamiliar territory with so much instability at quarterback. Its been that way since Rodgers -- perhaps the most irreplaceable player in the NFL -- hurt his left collarbone on the first series of a 27-20 loss to the Bears on Nov. 4 that started the winless string. Flynn, Rodgers former backup who was re-signed last week, replaced the ineffective Scott Tolzien and finishhed 21 of 36 for 218 yards and a touchdown.dddddddddddd He nearly led Green Bay back from a 23-7 deficit early in the fourth quarter to a win. Flynn caught a break in overtime after a third-down sack was called off by a holding penalty on Vikings safety Robert Blanton. He followed with three long completions, including a 34-yarder to the leaping Jarrett Boykin to the 7. Two runs by Eddie Lacy (110 yards on 25 carries) got the Packers to the 2, but Flynn misfired on third down to set up Crosbys kick. Adrian Peterson had 146 yards and a score on 32 carries. He and Toby Gerhart (91 yards on eight carries) dented the Packers worn defence in overtime, but could not get in the end zone. The Vikings settled for Walshs kick. That was it for the scoring. The fans bundled up in parkas and knit caps to brave temperatures in the upper teens had to settle for a draw. Some positives for the Packers: a maligned defence stopped two late fourth-quarter drives; Lacys running; Flynns play in relief. And the tie being less damaging than a loss would have been in the division race. "Looking at the guys eyes in the huddle, I dont think there was any doubt," Flynn said. "Im proud of the guys for fighting, but we just have to finish." Things looked bleak for them early in the fourth quarter after Walshs 29-yard field gave Minnesota 23-7 lead. Up to that point, Christian Ponder was the best quarterback on the field. He connected with Rhett Ellison for a 12-yard touchdown pass that helped give the Vikings build a 16 point lead. Ponder finished 21 of 30 for 233 yards. Maybe the quarterback carousel has finally come to a halt in Minnesota, though afterward Ponder was focused on a missed opportunity. "We let it get out of our hands," he said. "Its unfortunate were not walking away with our third victory." Notes: Jennings was booed heartily by Packers fans after the first of his two catches, totalling 29 yards. ... Audie Cole finished with 13 tackles and a sack starting for leading tackler and MLB Erin Henderson, who missed the game for a personal matter. ... CB Sam Shields missed a second straight game for the Packers with a hamstring injury. ... Tolzien finished 7 of 17 for 98 yards, but had an entertaining 6-yard touchdown run in the first quarter after putting a spin move on a defender before stumbling into the end zone. ... The only other tie between the teams was a 10-10 draw on Nov. 26, 1978. 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