Ohio State Buckeyes 49, Michigan State Spartans 37

Ohio State Buckeyes running back Ezekiel Elliott (15) burns the Spartans here, as he did repeatedly.

(Marvin Fong, The Plain Dealer)

COLUMBUS, Ohio — The No. 14 Ohio State Buckeyes play their final road game of the 2014 season on Saturday when they travel to Minnesota for a noon kickoff on ABC.

Don't forget to set your alarm.

BROADCAST ALERT: Ohio State at Minnesota scheduled for a NOON kick Saturday on ABC #GoBucks — Ohio State Buckeyes (@OhioStAthletics) November 9, 2014

The Buckeyes (8-1, 5-0 Big Ten ) have played three straight primetime games, including Saturday's 49-37 win over No. 8 Michigan State. The win over the Spartans marked the fourth time this season that Ohio State has played a primetime game. The Buckeyes are 3-1 this season in 8 p.m. kickoffs.

It's been more than a month since Ohio State last played a noon game (though technically Saturday's game in Minneapolis kicks off at 11 a.m. Central Standard Time). The Buckeyes beat Maryland 52-24 in a noon kick on Oct. 4.

Saturday will mark the 14th time the Buckeyes have kicked off at noon under Urban Meyer. They're 13-0, and 3-0 this season, in games with an early kick.

Meyer wasn't very accustomed to to noon kicks before coming to Ohio State. He had a handful of 12:30 p.m. local kicks while at Florida and Utah, but he only coached in six games that kicked off at noon Eastern Standard Time before coming to the Buckeyes.

He's never lost in 19 tries, going 1-0 at Bowling Green and Utah, and 4-0 at Florida.

Now that you're good and confused from all of those numbers, here's our coverage from the Buckeyes' big win over Michigan State: