Overview
- Top-ranked Ohio State (4-0) travels to face No. 22 Illinois (4-1) in Week 7 at Gies Memorial Stadium in Champaign.
- FOX will televise the game in its Big Noon window with a 12 p.m. Eastern kickoff.
- Ohio State enters as the defending national champion after opening Big Ten play with a road win at Washington.
- Illinois rebounded from a 63–10 loss at Indiana by defeating USC 34–32 on a walk-off field goal.
- The Illibuck trophy is at stake, with Ohio State holding nine straight wins since Illinois’ last series victory in 2007.