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.

The Illinois Fighting Illini lost to the Ohio State Buckeyes in a Week 7 college football game. Here is a recap and highlights.

Julian Sayin passed for two touchdowns, C.J. Donaldson ran for two scores, and the Ohio State defense forced three turnovers that resulted in 21 points as the No. 1-ranked Buckeyes defeated No. 17 Illinois 34-16.

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.

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

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Ohio State might be playing better this year than it did when it won the national championship last season. But Robert Griffin thinks there's a better team in college football.

The No. 1 Ohio State Buckeyes visit the Wisconsin Badgers this week and Luke Fickell has reportedly made a decision on his starting quarterback