COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) -- Fresh off its top five win over Penn State, the Buckeyes turn the page towards a meeting with Purdue, Saturday at Ohio Stadium. Kickoff is set for noon. Quarterback Will Howard is addressing the media during Ohio State's weekly press conference. You can watch his comments in the player above. Tuesday also marks the release of the first College Football Playoff rankings of the season and the first in the newly expanded 12-team format. The initial set of rankings is expected to be announced at around 7 p.m. Ohio State-Northwestern kickoff time announced OSU, which rose to third in the latest AP poll, is coming off its first win over a ranked opponent this season, defeating the Nittany Lions, 20-13. The defense came up with a goal-line stand late in the third quarter and then used an 11-play final drive consisting solely of runs to drain the clock and secure Day's third victory over a top five opponent at Ohio State. Howard threw for two touchdowns, completing 16-of-24 pass attempts for 182 yards. The Pennsylvania native recovered from an early interception to beat the team that overlooked him in high school. The Boilermakers (1-7) are coming off an overtime loss to Northwestern and head coach Ryan Waters knows that it'll be a tall order to pull off an upset on Saturday. "You look at just their team in its entirety, very, very talented roster. You couple the talented roster with the level of coaching that is at Ohio State, I've got a lot of respect for a lot of those guys on the staff there," Walters said. "That's why you get a team like Ohio State."