Ohio State has faced Illinois (in 103 games) more than any other team outside of Michigan (119), but this will be the first time Ryan Day has faced the Fighting Illini as the Buckeyes head coach. The teams last met in 2017, when Ohio State won at home 52-14.

Ohio looked refreshed after the bye week and dismantled Northern Illinois 48-21 on Homecoming weekend. Ohio (4-3 overall, 2-1 Mid-American Conference) walked into Peden Stadium for the final Saturday home game for its seniors against Northern Illinois (1-6 overall,

No. 17 Illinois poses some clear challenges to No. 1 Ohio State, but the unbeaten Buckeyes keep making progress in almost all areas.

The top-ranked Ohio State Buckeyes, led by quarterback Julian Sayin, face the No. 17 Illinois Fighting Illini, led by quarterback Luke Altmyer, on Saturday, Oct. 11, 2025 at Memorial Stadium in Champaign,

After 30 minutes of play, Ohio State leads 20 to 3 over Illinois. Here are three quick takeaways from the first half. Illinois' opening drive ended in disaster as quarterback Luke Altmyer's pass was tipped and intercepted by OSU linebacker Payton Pierce,

The excitement of college football's top-ranked team, FOX's "Big Noon Kickoff" and national attention all coming to Champaign on Saturday was quelled – and pretty quickly – when No. 17 Illinois fell behind No. 1 Ohio State and got dragged to the finish of a 34-16 loss.

Ohio racked up 333 rushing yards and outgained Northern Illinois 538-293, handing the Huskies a 48-21 loss Saturday. NIU fell to 1-6 overall and 0-3 in the MAC.

Ohio State has ranked No. 1 in the AP Top 25 since defeating Texas in Week 1, but Robert Griffin III thinks another team warrants college football's top spot. The 2011 Heisman Trophy winner shared his top-12 rankings on Monday after Week 8.

The Illini may have lost by 18 to the Buckeyes, but they showed glimmers of hope in a handful of areas on offense

Ohio State’s football game against Penn State on Nov. 1 will kick off at noon and air on FOX. It has long been expected that the meeting between the Big Ten blue bloods would be held in the preferred midday time slot of the conference’s primary broadcast partner.