Bruce Thornton’s dominant first half kept Ohio State close, and despite trailing for all but three minutes, the Buckeyes remained within striking distance late in the game, cutting the deficit to three with just over a minute remaining. However, 13th-ranked Illinois used their size and balanced attack to withstand every Ohio State surge, pulling out an 88–80 road victory in
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No. 1 Ohio State treated Champaign like a business trip. The Buckeyes turned three takeaways into three touchdowns, leaned on C.J. Donaldson’s short-yardage power, and let Julian Sayin play mistake-free ball in a 34–16 win over No. 17 Illinois. It wasn’t flashy, it was ruthless: situational football, field-position wins, and a Silver Bullets defense that choked the life out of the Illini run game.
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Last Week: Ohio State once again did what the #1 team should do. They beat Minnesota, a solid opponent 42-3. They had a large output ton offense, kept another team out of the endzone, and played plenty of back-ups. It was a fun, entertaining game and they move up one more brick on the road to the playoffs. As for our
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No. 1 Ohio State heads to Champaign for a Big Noon showdown with No. 17 Illinois in what could be its toughest road test yet. The Buckeyes remain unbeaten after another dominant defensive showing, allowing just two touchdowns all season, while freshman quarterback Julian Sayin continues to look like a seasoned veteran under center.
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Ohio State heads to Champaign for its toughest road test yet, taking on a confident No. 17 Illinois squad fresh off a strong start behind quarterback Luke Altmyer. The Buckeyes enter 5–0 and ranked No. 1 after dismantling Minnesota 42–3, and now face a physical Illini team eager to make a statement at noon. Can Julian Sayin and the Buckeye offense keep their rhythm rolling against one of the Big Ten’s most improved programs? We break down three bold predictions — including another big day for Sayin, a late-game surge from the Scarlet and Gray, and a defense ready to force turnovers when it matters most.
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PHOTO : 1926 Ohio Stadium Last Week: The Buckeyes hit the road for the first time last week and defeated previously unbeaten Washington with a solid 24-6 win. Forget all the chatter about Ohio State not looking dominant, they are winning with a balanced offense and a lights-out defense. For our staff predictions, we again were mostly 3-2 but Steven Smith
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Last Week: The Buckeyes took the week off last week, allowing them to drop to 5th on Danny Kanell’s poll, so they got that going for them! We should see a number of unbeaten teams take their first lost this week so perhaps OSU will get their proper respect as the dust settles on the first month of the season. For
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Last Week: The Buckeyes started slowly but by the second half took care of the Bobcats to secure the 37-9 victory. Naturally the national media does not give them any positive credit for the win, but the team just needs to keep taking care of business each week. For our Buckeye50 week 3 picks, John Siebert led the way with a
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Last Week: There may have never been a bigger game to open a season than last week’s match-up between the Buckeyes and the Longhorns. Both teams played well and yet both walked away with things to work on for this week. Fortunately, the Buckeyes came out on top 14-7. The win vaulted Ohio State to the top of the polls, let’s
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The three game winning streak is no more. Playing without Sean Stewart, out with a sickness, Ohio State played mostly undersized against a big Illinois team and despite building a lead as large as 11, could not complete the road upset as the Illini used a 15-0 run in the latter half of the second half to take a lead
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