Times announced for Ohio State games with Iowa and Michigan

THe Buckeyes are off this week, and return against Penn State at 3:30 next Saturday in Ohio Stadium.

The Big Ten today announced the times for Ohio State's final games. The Buckeyes will play at Iowa on Nov. 20 with a 3:30 start in a game to be televised by ABC and ESPN. The season finale against Michigan on Nov. 27 in Ohio Stadium will kick off at noon and be televised by ABC and ESPN.

The Buckeyes are off this week and return to the field on Nov. 13 against Penn State in Ohio Stadium in a game that was already scheduled to begin at 3:30 on ABC.

Ohio State, No. 11 in the BCS standings, needs to win its last three games to guarantee a share of what would be a record-tying six straight Big Ten titles. Doing that also would keep alive the Buckeyes' hopes for a Rose Bowl trip as the Big Ten champ, though that could be determined by a tiebreaker involving Wisconsin and/or Michigan State.

At the moment, Michigan State and Ohio State are both 4-1 in the Big Ten, while Wisconsin and Iowa are 3-1. 

The other three contenders kick off at noon on the Big Ten Network this weekend: No. 9 Wisconsin plays at Purdue, No. 16 Iowa visits Indiana and No. 14 Michigan State hosts Minnesota.