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What channel is Purdue basketball vs. Ohio State on today? Time, TV schedule for game
With just six regular-season games remaining and a 2.5-game lead over the next-closest team in the conference standings, Purdue basketball is getting tantalizingly close to its second-consecutive regular-season Big Ten championship.
Though bigger, bolder goals await, the No. 2 Boilermakers’ quest to finish atop the league will continue on Sunday with a road game against Ohio State at Value City Arena in Columbus, Ohio.
Since a Jan. 9 loss at Nebraska, coach Matt Painter and his team have reeled off nine consecutive wins, their longest streak of the season. Two of those victories came against rival Indiana, with Purdue winning those games by a combined 41 points. Most recently, the Boilermakers rallied from a 10-point deficit at home to knock off a feisty Minnesota team 84-76 on Thursday, carried by 24 points and 15 rebounds from Zach Edey.
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Even on the road, they’ll be a considerable favorite against a languishing Ohio State team that fired coach Chris Holtmann on Wednesday. Holtmann was dismissed 25 games into his seventh season at the school after the Buckeyes lost for the ninth time in the past 11 games earlier in the week. Since the start of last season, Ohio State is just 30-30 overall and 9-25 in the Big Ten. This season, it is ahead of only Michigan in the conference standings. In Holtmann’s absence, the team will be led by interim head coach Jake Diebler.
This will be the first meeting between the programs this season, though Purdue won all three of its games against the Buckeyes last season, the last two of which were decided by a combined 41 points.
Here’s everything you need to know about the game, including time, date, TV and streaming info, and more:
What channel is Purdue vs. Ohio State on today?
The Boilermakers and Buckeyes will face off on CBS, with Tom McCarthy (play-by-play) and Jim Spanarkel (analyst) calling the game. Streaming options for the game include Paramount+ and Fubo, both of which offer free trials to potential subscribers.
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Purdue basketball vs. Ohio State start time
- Date: Sunday, Feb. 18
- Time: 1 p.m. ET
Purdue and Ohio State are scheduled to tip off from Value City Arena in Columbus at 1 p.m.
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Purdue basketball schedule 2023-24
Below is the February portion of Purdue’s 2023-24 college basketball schedule. For the Boilermakers’ full schedule, click here.
Date
Opponent
Sunday, Feb. 4
Purdue 75, Wisconsin 69
Saturday, Feb. 10
Purdue 75, Indiana 59
Thursday, Feb. 15
Purdue 84, Minnesota 76
Sunday, Feb. 18
at Ohio State
Thursday, Feb. 22
vs. Rutgers
Sunday, Feb. 25
at Michigan
Ohio State basketball schedule 2023-24
Below is the February portion of Ohio State’s 2023-24 college basketball schedule. For the Buckeyes’ full schedule, click here.
| Date | Opponent |
| Friday, Feb. 2 | Iowa 79, Ohio State 77 |
| Tuesday, Feb. 6 | Indiana 76, Ohio State 73 |
| Saturday, Feb. 10 | Ohio State 79, Maryland 75 (2OT) |
| Tuesday, Feb. 13 | Wisconsin 62, Ohio State 54 |
| Sunday, Feb. 18 | vs. No. 2 Purdue |
| Thursday, Feb. 22 | at Minnesota |
| Sunday, Feb. 25 | at Michigan State |
| Thursday, Feb. 29 | vs. Nebraska |
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After years of unchecked dominance from the SEC, the Big Ten Conference cemented its place as the best in college football in the 2025-2026 season.
The Indiana Hoosiers completed a remarkable 16-0 season by winning a National Championship, beating Ohio State in the conference championship game, dominating Alabama in the Rose Bowl, then blowing out Oregon in the College Football Playoff semifinal.
That completed a Big Ten trifecta, with the Michigan Wolverines winning a championship in 2024, then the Buckeyes following it up by beating Notre Dame to win the title in 2025. While the SEC might have better depth overall, it’s no question that the top of the Big Ten is as good or better than anyone.
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Indiana Hoosiers head coach Curt Cignetti after defeating the Miami Hurricanes in the College Football Playoff National Championship game at Hard Rock Stadium in Miami Gardens, Florida on Jan. 19, 2026. (Mark J. Rebilas/Imagn Images)
And a new program might be ready to take their turn at the top of the Big Ten: those same Oregon Ducks.
One of the most predictive measures of a team’s strength from year to year is how much production they return from the previous season. It makes sense; the more key players that stay with the team, the better it is for continuity and development.
The Big Ten, oddly enough, has several teams that return much of their production on both sides of the ball. ESPN’s Bill Connelly ran the numbers, finding that teams like Maryland, Nebraska, Minnesota and UCLA all ranked in the top 10 nationally in returning value. Though given how these teams played in 2025, that’s less important. Number 12, though? The Oregon Ducks.
And that carryover production is coming from a team that lost just two games all season, both to Indiana. They handled a very good USC team, 42-27, overcame miserable conditions to outlast the Iowa Hawkeyes on the road, beat the rival Washington Huskies, and most impressively, shut out an elite Texas Tech team 23-0 in the College Football Playoff. And they bring back the players responsible for 66% of their overall production, including star quarterback Dante Moore.
Oregon Ducks quarterback Dante Moore (5) warms up prior to the 2025 Orange Bowl and College Football Playoff quarterfinal against the Texas Tech Red Raiders at Hard Rock Stadium in Miami Gardens, Fla. (Sam Navarro / Imagn Images)
Just behind them at 65%? USC, heading into a pivotal season under Lincoln Riley.
Here’s where Oregon has the advantage, however. They bring that percentage back from a team that was significantly better than USC. It’s no surprise then, that per Connelly’s SP+ projections, Oregon is expected to be the No. 2 team in the country, by efficiency on offense, defense and special teams.
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What about the other Big Ten schools, though?
USC is the biggest wildcard. They sit at No. 13 in the SP+ projections, thanks to an elite offense and a defense that’s expected to be solid, if unspectacular. But their special teams projections are all the way down at No. 100 in the country, thanks to a series of disastrous mistakes in 2025. Special teams, though, should be the easiest area to improve upon. So if the Trojans can make some adjustments, they could exceed the eight game win expectancy.
Ohio State and Indiana, the two most recent champions, have a bit of a tougher hill to climb, though their roster composition is far from disastrous. The Buckeyes bring back 60% of their production, while Indiana is at 56%, even with several huge departures. That ranks at No. 31 and No. 52, respectively. Important, but not enough to push either team out of the top 5 in the national projections. And Ohio State sits at No. 1, thanks to consistently elite recruiting and key players like Julian Sayin and Jeremiah Smith returning.
Oregon head coach Dan Lanning attends Oregon Pro Day on March 17, 2026, at the Moshofsky Center in Eugene, Oregon. (Ben Lonergan/The Register-Guard / USA TODAY NETWORK via Imagn Images)
But if there is an upset brewing at the top of the conference, Oregon might be the place to look. The question then becomes, can they put it all together against a difficult schedule? The Ducks play USC on the road, host Nebraska, travel to Illinois, play Ohio State on the road, host Michigan and have their rivalry game against Washington at Autzen.
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It won’t be easy, but don’t be surprised if at the end of the season, Dan Lanning and the Ducks are right back in the mix.
A Kentucky woman who had been missing for more than two weeks was found dead in her vehicle in Ohio, authorities said.
The body of Debra Wireman was found in her vehicle on July 3 in Clermont County, Ohio, the Flemingsburg Police Department in Kentucky said on Facebook on Wednesday. Investigators were called to the scene after a report identifying the vehicle as belonging to a missing person, police said. The remains were identified as Wireman’s by the Clermont County Coroner’s Office on July 7, according to law enforcement.
Police in Kentucky said the Clermont County Sheriff’s Office in Ohio is investigating the woman’s death. No additional information will be released by Flemingsburg police “out of respect for Debra’s family and the integrity of that investigation.”
“While this is not the outcome any of us hoped and prayed for, we are thankful that Debra has been found and that her family can now begin to receive the closure they deserve,” police added on Facebook.
Wireman, according to police, was last seen on June 17 at around 4:30 p.m. in Aberdeen, Ohio, while traveling toward Maysville, Kentucky. She was driving a white 2020 Kia Forte with front-end damage. Police said family and friends were “concerned for her welfare.”
“The overwhelming response from our community, neighboring agencies, the media, and countless individuals across the region demonstrated the very best of people coming together in the hope of bringing someone home safely,” Flemingsburg police said.
COLUMBUS, Ohio (WSYX) — Central Ohio has a new option for late-night sweets.
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