The game time for Ohio State’s Week 7 matchup against Illinois has been revealed.
The Buckeyes will face off against the Fighting Illini at noon Eastern on Fox on Oct. 11 when they visit Champaign, Ill., for the first time in 10 years in hopes to keep the Illibuck trophy.
The last time the Buckeyes matched up against Illinois was in 2017 when the Illini visited Ohio Stadium for a 52-14 OSU victory.
The No. 5 Buckeyes were led by quarterback J.T. Barrett in the game, who had 11 completed passes on 19 attempts for 141 yards and two touchdowns. Dwayne Haskins got in the game later and complete 5 of 8 throws for 77 yards and a touchdown. Joe Burrow also got an opportunity to take a few snaps in the blowout, but threw two incompletions.
Mike Weber led the run game with 108 yards and two touchdowns on 11 carries, with J.K. Dobbins and Barrett each also picking up a score with their legs. Binjimen Victor (two) and Marcus Baugh (one) had receiving touchdowns.
The two teams have matched up a total of 102 times, with the Buckeyes leading the overall series 68-30-4. The last time Illinois won was Nov. 10, 2007 when a No. 1 Ohio State team was beaten 28-21 by unranked Illinois. The Illini were led by a four-passing-touchdown performance from quarterback Isiah Williams, who completed just 12 passes. Todd Boeckman threw three interceptions for the Buckeyes.
Ohio State currently holds a six-game win streak over Illinois.
The only other game time revealed at this point is Ohio State’s noon matchup against Michigan the last week of the regular season.
