Sole possession of first place in the Big Ten East Division is up for grabs Saturday when No.7 Michigan State heads to No.4 Ohio State.The Spartans know they have to pry the conference title from Ohio State, winners of the last four championships, and they’ve put themselves in position to do so in mid-November.

MSU went down to The Horseshoe under similar circumstances – staring down the Big Ten championship, College Football Playoff implications abound – in 2015 and 2017, winning the former in memorable fashion and losing the latter in lopsided fashion.The Buckeyes are unbeaten in conference play after suffering a September loss to Oregon.MSU is 9-1 overall, 6-1 in the Big Ten with a loss to Purdue.

Below are details on how to watch, stream or listen to the game, as well as links to relevant stories from the week:

No.

7 MICHIGAN STATE (9-1, 6-1 Big Ten) vs.No.

4 OHIO STATE (9-1, 7-0)

WHEN: Saturday, Nov.20, 12:10 p.m.EST

TV: ABC (Chris Fowler, Kirk Herbstreit, Holly Rowe)

STREAM: ESPN app | ESPN.com/watch

RADIO: Spartan Media Network (94.9 FM/1240 AM in Lansing; 760 AM in Detroit).Click here for a full list of affiliates

WEATHER: Cloudy, 42 degrees, 5% chance of rain, W 13 mph wind at kickoff

ALL-TIME SERIES RECORD: 34-15 Ohio State

LAST MEETING: Dec.5, 2020, at MSU.Ohio State won 52-12.

CURRENT STREAK: Ohio State +5

LINE: Ohio State -19

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MSU obviously has a history of redirecting Buckeye seasons pound for national championship contention.

While the Buckeyes have won the majority of the matchups over the last decade, including the last five, MSU has made the annual series much more consequential, and occasionally left a few marks on Ohio State in defeat.

Saturday’s game is another massive test against the Big Ten’s standard-bearer – for these Spartans, for how far Mel Tucker’s program has come in a year, for how far it still has to go.

The Buckeyes lead the nation in total offense and scoring offense with a Heisman Trophy candidate in quarterback CJ Stroud and the best trio of receivers MSU will see this season.

MSU doesn’t want it to turn into a shootout, but it might not have a choice, and its own Heisman contender, running back Kenneth Walker III, figures to be an integral part of whatever they’re able to do offensively.

“We’ve put ourselves in position to play meaningful games in November, and so we have a tremendous challenge ahead going to Columbus this Saturday,” Tucker said.“Ohio State has an excellent football team, they’re very well-coached and they got a lot of talent, they play hard.So we’ll have to be at our best.We’re gonna have to have great preparation and great focus.

Eliminate the noise, eliminate distractions, focus on the task at hand.Our guys have shown that they have been able to do that in the past, so this week will be no different.”

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