THIRD AND DATA

Week 7 · 2025

#1 Ohio State at #17 Illinois

Illibuck, held by Ohio StateSat 10/11/2025 12:00 PMMemorial Stadium (Champaign, IL)Illinois pregame15% — Pregame win probability: 15% for Illinois. Ohio State favored, and won.Conference

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#1 Ohio State

34

12–2

#17 Illinois

16

9–4

Attendance

60,670

reported

Each room is drawn against the one it plays: the away offensive line beside the home defensive front, and back again. Quarterbacks, kickers and punters have no opposing room and face their own. Players are ordered exactly as they are on a team's roster tab — by position, then by who has played this season, then production, then recruiting stars, then seasons on a roster — so an offensive line, for which no production is published, runs on stars and then experience. A player who has appeared this season shows that season's totals; everyone else shows career totals through 2025, marked career, at every school he has played for. Long snappers and returners are not drawn.

OSUQuarterbacks3 blue chips7
  • 55-star recruitQB10Julian Sayin6'1"·2142yr
    3,610 Pass yds32 TD8 Int77.0 Cmp%-44 Rush yds
  • 44-star recruitQB3Lincoln Kienholz6'2"·2153yr
    139 Pass yds1 TD0 Int78.6 Cmp%66 Rush yds
  • 55-star recruitQB9Tavien St. Clair6'4"·2351yr
    0 Pass yds0 TD0 Int0.0 Cmp%
  • —No recruiting profile foundQB6Eli Brickhandler ← Houston Christian6'2"·2114yr
    career 925 Pass yds7 TD4 Int51.1 Cmp%436 Rush yds
  • —No recruiting profile foundQB16Mason Maggs6'2"·2264yr
    career 3 Rush yds
  • —No recruiting profile foundQB14Trey Robinette6'3"·1891yr
  • —No recruiting profile foundQB18Kolton Stover6'4"·2131yr
ILLQuarterbacks1 blue chip4
  • 44-star recruitQB9Luke Altmyer6'2"·2055yr
    3,007 Pass yds22 TD5 Int67.4 Cmp%242 Rush yds
  • 33-star recruitQB5Ethan Hampton ← Northern Illinois6'3"·2205yr
    27 Pass yds0 TD1 Int75.0 Cmp%
  • 33-star recruitQB10Trey Petty6'0"·2002yr
  • 33-star recruitQB2Carson Boyd6'0"·1901yr
OSUOffensive line11 blue chips19
ILLDefensive lineNo blue chips17
  • 22-star recruitDE49Harrysson Ngassa6'4"·2322yr
  • 33-star recruitDL90James Thompson Jr. ← Wisconsin6'6"·3006yr
    40 Tackles3.0 TFL2.0 Sacks
  • 33-star recruitDL43Joe Barna6'4"·2802yr
    20 Tackles2.0 TFL2.0 Sacks
  • 33-star recruitDL13Tomiwa Durojaiye ← Florida State6'4"·2914yr
    16 Tackles4.5 TFL2.0 Sacks
  • 33-star recruitDL92Curt Neal ← Wisconsin6'0"·3104yr
    16 Tackles0.5 TFL0.0 Sacks
  • —No recruiting profile foundDL96Eli Coenen ← Bemidji State6'6"·2871yr
    12 Tackles1.5 TFL1.5 Sacks
  • 33-star recruitDL52Pat Farrell6'5"·2853yr
    11 Tackles2.0 TFL1.5 Sacks
  • —No recruiting profile foundDL92Gentle Hunt5'11"·3054yr
    9 Tackles1.5 TFL0.5 Sacks
  • 33-star recruitDL9Jeremiah Warren6'2"·3053yr
    3 Tackles0.0 TFL0.0 Sacks
  • —No recruiting profile foundDL48Carter Smith6'3"·2502yr
    1 Tackles0.0 TFL0.0 Sacks
  • —No recruiting profile foundDL—Carter Hewitt ← Northern Iowa6'5"·2904yr
    career 5 Tackles1.0 TFL0.0 Sacks
  • 33-star recruitDL54Demetrius John6'3"·2952yr
  • 33-star recruitDL91Cameron Brooks6'3"·3051yr
  • 33-star recruitDL95Isaiah White6'2"·3251yr
  • —No recruiting profile foundDL93Henry Engel6'2"·2953yr
  • —No recruiting profile foundDL56Guillermo Gallardo6'3"·3152yr
  • 33-star recruitDT94Angelo McCullom6'2"·3172yr
    19 Tackles3.0 TFL1.5 Sacks
OSUDefensive line15 blue chips19
  • 44-star recruitDE92Caden Curry6'3"·2604yr
    66 Tackles16.5 TFL11.0 Sacks
  • 44-star recruitDE2Kenyatta Jackson Jr.6'6"·2634yr
    28 Tackles11.0 TFL6.5 Sacks
  • 44-star recruitDE9Zion Grady6'4"·2621yr
    13 Tackles2.0 TFL1.0 Sacks
  • 44-star recruitDE12Beau Atkinson ← North Carolina6'6"·2604yr
    11 Tackles2.5 TFL1.0 Sacks
  • 55-star recruitDE1C.J. Hicks6'3"·2404yr
    6 Tackles1.0 TFL0.0 Sacks
  • 44-star recruitDE52Joshua Mickens6'3"·2553yr
    3 Tackles0.0 TFL0.0 Sacks
  • 44-star recruitDE44Epi Sitanilei6'4"·2581yr
    1 Tackles0.5 TFL0.0 Sacks
  • 44-star recruitDL98Kayden McDonald6'3"·3263yr
    65 Tackles9.0 TFL3.0 Sacks
  • 33-star recruitDL45Eric Mensah6'2"·3112yr
    2 Tackles0.0 TFL0.0 Sacks
  • 44-star recruitDL5Dominic Kirks6'5"·2752yr
    1 Tackles0.0 TFL0.0 Sacks
  • 44-star recruitDL91Jarquez Carter6'1"·2881yr
    1 Tackles0.0 TFL0.0 Sacks
  • 44-star recruitDL99Maxwell Roy6'3"·3201yr
  • 33-star recruitDL28Trajen Odom6'3"·2971yr
  • 44-star recruitDT95Tywone Malone Jr.6'4"·3095yr
    26 Tackles0.0 TFL0.0 Sacks
  • 55-star recruitDT96Eddrick Houston6'3"·3042yr
    21 Tackles4.0 TFL3.0 Sacks
  • 44-star recruitDT53Will Smith Jr.6'3"·3033yr
    20 Tackles0.0 TFL0.0 Sacks
  • 44-star recruitDT94Jason Moore6'6"·3163yr
    5 Tackles1.0 TFL0.0 Sacks
  • —No recruiting profile foundDT94Ahmed Tounkara6'0"·2922yr
  • —No recruiting profile foundEDGE12Logan George ← Idaho State6'4"·2653yr
    2 Tackles0.0 TFL0.0 Sacks
ILLOffensive lineNo blue chips19
OSUBacks & tight ends8 blue chips14
  • 44-star recruitRB25Bo Jackson6'0"·2181yr
    179 Car1,090 Rush yds6 TD6.1 Rush avg
    19 Rec200 Rec yds10.5 Rec avg
  • 33-star recruitRB12CJ Donaldson Jr6'2"·2324yr
    96 Car361 Rush yds10 TD3.8 Rush avg
    15 Rec96 Rec yds6.4 Rec avg
  • 44-star recruitRB1James Peoples5'10"·2142yr
    61 Car344 Rush yds3 TD5.6 Rush avg
    10 Rec50 Rec yds5.0 Rec avg
  • 33-star recruitRB32Isaiah West5'10"·2221yr
    59 Car310 Rush yds2 TD5.3 Rush avg
    2 Rec12 Rec yds6.0 Rec avg
  • 33-star recruitRB24Sam Dixon5'11"·2062yr
    3 Car9 Rush yds1 TD3.0 Rush avg
  • 44-star recruitRB21Anthony Rogers5'8"·2031yr
  • —No recruiting profile foundRB28Stanley Jackson Jr.5'11"·2102yr
  • 33-star recruitTE86Max Klare ← Purdue6'5"·2434yr
    43 Rec448 Rec yds2 TD10.4 Rec avg
  • —No recruiting profile foundTE89Will Kacmarek6'6"·2584yr
    15 Rec168 Rec yds2 TD11.2 Rec avg
  • 44-star recruitTE45Jelani Thurman6'6"·2453yr
    7 Rec84 Rec yds1 TD12.0 Rec avg
  • 44-star recruitTE83Nate Roberts6'5"·2401yr
    4 Rec30 Rec yds0 TD7.5 Rec avg
  • 44-star recruitTE85Bennett Christian6'6"·2554yr
    5 Rec16 Rec yds1 TD3.2 Rec avg
  • 44-star recruitTE88Maxence LeBlanc6'4"·2462yr
  • 44-star recruitTE87Brody Lennon6'4"·2431yr
ILLLinebackers2 blue chips16
  • 33-star recruitLB28Dylan Rosiek6'1"·2355yr
    53 Tackles3.5 TFL0.0 Sacks1 Int
  • 33-star recruitLB45Malachi Hood6'2"·2284yr
    44 Tackles1.5 TFL1.0 Sacks
  • 33-star recruitLB17Gabe Jacas6'3"·2754yr
    44 Tackles13.5 TFL11.0 Sacks
  • 33-star recruitLB10James Kreutz6'2"·2404yr
    30 Tackles3.5 TFL0.0 Sacks
  • 44-star recruitLB3Alec Bryant6'3"·2505yr
    26 Tackles3.0 TFL0.5 Sacks
  • 33-star recruitLB0Jojo Hayden6'2"·2453yr
    25 Tackles1.5 TFL0.0 Sacks
  • —Recruiting profile found — unratedLB39Kenenna Odeluga6'1"·2355yr
    22 Tackles0.5 TFL0.0 Sacks
  • 33-star recruitLB9Leon Lowery Jr. ← Wisconsin6'3"·2456yr
    20 Tackles3.0 TFL2.0 Sacks
  • —No recruiting profile foundLB4Daniel Brown6'1"·2552yr
    11 Tackles0.0 TFL0.0 Sacks
  • —No recruiting profile foundLB26Ismael Kante6'2"·2401yr
    8 Tackles0.5 TFL0.0 Sacks
  • —No recruiting profile foundLB42Luke Zardzin6'0"·2255yr
    5 Tackles0.0 TFL0.0 Sacks
  • 44-star recruitLB33Grant Beerman6'5"·2401yr
    1 Tackles0.0 TFL0.0 Sacks
  • 33-star recruitLB18Mason Muragin6'4"·2503yr
  • 33-star recruitLB47Easton Baker6'0"·2002yr
  • 33-star recruitLB34Erik Gayle6'3"·2401yr
  • 33-star recruitLB38Jack Paris6'2"·2251yr
OSULinebackers6 blue chips13
  • 55-star recruitLB6Sonny Styles6'4"·2434yr
    83 Tackles6.5 TFL1.0 Sacks1 Int
  • 44-star recruitLB8Arvell Reese6'4"·2433yr
    69 Tackles10.0 TFL6.5 Sacks
  • 44-star recruitLB26Payton Pierce6'1"·2322yr
    44 Tackles1.5 TFL0.0 Sacks1 Int
  • 44-star recruitLB5Riley Pettijohn6'2"·2351yr
    9 Tackles1.0 TFL0.0 Sacks
  • 44-star recruitLB17Tarvos Alford6'1"·2371yr
    6 Tackles1.0 TFL0.0 Sacks
  • 44-star recruitLB23Garrett Stover6'1"·2282yr
    5 Tackles0.0 TFL0.0 Sacks
  • 33-star recruitLB33Eli Lee6'3"·2371yr
    2 Tackles0.0 TFL0.0 Sacks
  • 33-star recruitLB39Joey Velazquez5'11"·2257yr
    1 Tackles0.0 TFL0.0 Sacks
  • —Recruiting profile found — unratedLB52Ty Howard ← Duquesne5'11"·2034yr
    career 19 Tackles1.0 TFL0.0 Sacks3 Int
  • —No recruiting profile foundLB50Alec DelSignore6'1"·2253yr
  • —No recruiting profile foundLB37Zach Hayes6'2"·2262yr
  • —No recruiting profile foundLB38Eli Riggs6'3"·2302yr
  • —No recruiting profile foundLB54Dylan Furshman6'0"·2101yr
ILLBacks & tight ends2 blue chips20
  • 44-star recruitRB5Ca'Lil Valentine5'11"·2052yr
    131 Car614 Rush yds4 TD4.7 Rush avg
    10 Rec55 Rec yds5.5 Rec avg
  • 33-star recruitRB21Aidan Laughery5'11"·2004yr
    75 Car382 Rush yds3 TD5.1 Rush avg
    9 Rec54 Rec yds6.0 Rec avg
  • —No recruiting profile foundRB23Jordan Anderson6'4"·2404yr
    9 Car41 Rush yds1 TD4.6 Rush avg
    3 Rec12 Rec yds4.0 Rec avg
  • 33-star recruitRB20John Forster5'10"·1951yr
  • 33-star recruitRB22Cedric Wyche II5'10"·2101yr
  • —No recruiting profile foundRB27Corey Rashad5'8"·1853yr
  • —No recruiting profile foundRB25Aaron Ball5'11"·2052yr
  • —No recruiting profile foundRB31Murphy Clement ← West Virginia6'0"·2152yr
  • —No recruiting profile foundRB22Petey Olaleye5'7"·2052yr
  • 33-star recruitTE14Cole Rusk6'5"·2455yr
    19 Rec217 Rec yds1 TD11.4 Rec avg
  • 44-star recruitTE83Kaden Feagin6'3"·2603yr
    16 Rec188 Rec yds2 TD11.8 Rec avg
  • 33-star recruitTE85Tanner Arkin6'4"·2655yr
    13 Rec114 Rec yds2 TD8.8 Rec avg
  • —No recruiting profile foundTE88Davin Stoffel ← South Dakota State6'6"·2652yr
    1 Rec24 Rec yds0 TD24.0 Rec avg
  • 33-star recruitTE86Christian Abney ← Ball State6'6"·2603yr
    1 Rec12 Rec yds0 TD12.0 Rec avg
  • 33-star recruitTE89Clayton Leonard6'3"·2524yr
  • 33-star recruitTE89Tanner Hollinger6'5"·2452yr
  • 33-star recruitTE16Logan Farrell6'3"·2551yr
  • 33-star recruitTE84Grant Smith6'5"·2251yr
  • —No recruiting profile foundTE33Jake Furtney6'4"·2502yr
  • —No recruiting profile foundTE39Trey Peters6'5"·2201yr
OSUReceivers10 blue chips16
  • 55-star recruitWR4Jeremiah Smith6'4"·2222yr
    87 Rec1,243 Rec yds12 TD14.3 Rec avg
  • 44-star recruitWR17Carnell Tate6'3"·1953yr
    51 Rec875 Rec yds9 TD17.2 Rec avg
  • 55-star recruitWR0Brandon Inniss6'0"·1973yr
    36 Rec271 Rec yds3 TD7.5 Rec avg
  • 55-star recruitWR3Mylan Graham6'1"·1952yr
    6 Rec93 Rec yds0 TD15.5 Rec avg
  • 44-star recruitWR1Bryson Rodgers6'2"·1873yr
    6 Rec79 Rec yds1 TD13.2 Rec avg
  • 55-star recruitWR0Quincy Porter6'4"·2151yr
    4 Rec59 Rec yds0 TD14.8 Rec avg
  • —No recruiting profile foundWR82David Adolph6'5"·2104yr
    3 Rec31 Rec yds0 TD10.3 Rec avg
  • —No recruiting profile foundWR80Shawn Lodge5'9"·1824yr
    career 18 Rec221 Rec yds0 TD12.3 Rec avg
  • 44-star recruitWR8Damarion Witten6'3"·2062yr
  • 44-star recruitWR7Phillip Bell6'1"·1951yr
  • 44-star recruitWR8De'Zie Jones5'10"·1911yr
  • 44-star recruitWR18Bodpegn Miller6'3"·2051yr
  • 33-star recruitWR2Dorian Williams6'2"·2152yr
  • —No recruiting profile foundWR23Nolan Baudo5'10"·1853yr
  • —No recruiting profile foundWR34Brennen Schramm6'0"·1943yr
  • —No recruiting profile foundWR30Preston Wolfe6'1"·1701yr
ILLDefensive backs1 blue chip23
OSUDefensive backs13 blue chips25
ILLReceivers1 blue chip13
  • 33-star recruitWR80Hank Beatty5'11"·1854yr
    70 Rec864 Rec yds3 TD12.3 Rec avg
  • 33-star recruitWR17Collin Dixon6'1"·2153yr
    35 Rec548 Rec yds5 TD15.7 Rec avg
  • —No recruiting profile foundWR13Hudson Clement ← West Virginia6'1"·2154yr
    36 Rec454 Rec yds3 TD12.6 Rec avg
  • —Recruiting profile found — unratedWR0Justin Bowick ← Ball State6'5"·2094yr
    22 Rec265 Rec yds5 TD12.0 Rec avg
  • 33-star recruitWR2Ashton Hollins6'5"·2004yr
    4 Rec108 Rec yds1 TD27.0 Rec avg
  • 44-star recruitWR88Malik Elzy6'2"·2143yr
    7 Rec84 Rec yds0 TD12.0 Rec avg
  • —No recruiting profile foundWR1Mario Sanders5'10"·1912yr
    2 Rec32 Rec yds0 TD16.0 Rec avg
  • —No recruiting profile foundWR7Alexander Capka-Jones6'4"·1903yr
    2 Rec31 Rec yds0 TD15.5 Rec avg
  • —No recruiting profile foundWR28Karson Kaiser6'1"·1751yr
  • 33-star recruitWR6Jershaun Newton6'0"·2151yr
  • 33-star recruitWR11Brayden Trimble6'1"·1951yr
  • —No recruiting profile foundWR87Tyler McClure6'2"·2003yr
  • —No recruiting profile foundWR18Michael Bartolotta6'2"·2152yr
OSUKickersNo blue chips2
  • —No recruiting profile foundPK38Jayden Fielding6'2"·1754yr
    16 FG20 FGA49 Long104 Pts
  • —Recruiting profile found — unratedPK96Jackson Courville ← Ball State5'10"·1843yr
    0 FG0 FGA0 Long4 Pts
ILLKickersNo blue chips2
  • 33-star recruitPK24David Olano5'11"·1773yr
    20 FG23 FGA47 Long104 Pts
  • 33-star recruitPK27Lucas Osada ← North Carolina6'1"·1952yr
    career 0 FG0 FGA0 Long1 Pts
OSUPuntersNo blue chips2
  • —No recruiting profile foundP42Joe McGuire6'2"·2093yr
    29 Punts42.4 Avg12 In 20
  • —Recruiting profile found — unratedP35Nick McLarty6'7"·2452yr
    1 Punts45.0 Avg0 In 20
ILLPuntersNo blue chips2
  • 22-star recruitP40Keelan Crimmins ← Purdue6'3"·2253yr
    36 Punts43.9 Avg9 In 20
  • —Recruiting profile found — unratedP81Lars Rau ← Texas State6'3"·1952yr
    career 24 Punts35.4 Avg6 In 20

Previous 10 meetings vs. Ohio State

Illinois 1–9 vs Ohio State

  • 2017 · wk 12Illinois 14 @ Ohio State 52
  • 2015 · wk 11Ohio State 28 @ Illinois 3
  • 2014 · wk 10Illinois 14 @ Ohio State 55
  • 2013 · wk 12Ohio State 60 @ Illinois 35
  • 2012 · wk 10Illinois 22 @ Ohio State 52
  • 2011 · wk 7Ohio State 17 @ Illinois 7
  • 2010 · wk 5Ohio State 24 @ Illinois 13
  • 2009 · wk 4Illinois 0 @ Ohio State 30
  • 2008 · wk 12Ohio State 30 @ Illinois 20
  • 2007 · wk 11Illinois 28 @ Ohio State 21

Previous 6 meetings vs. Bret Bielema

Ohio State 5–1 vs Bret Bielema

  • 2012 · wk 12 (coaching change that season)Ohio State 21 @ Wisconsin 14
  • 2011 · wk 9Wisconsin 29 @ Ohio State 33
  • 2010 · wk 7Ohio State 18 @ Wisconsin 31
  • 2009 · wk 6Wisconsin 13 @ Ohio State 31
  • 2008 · wk 6Ohio State 20 @ Wisconsin 17
  • 2007 · wk 10Wisconsin 17 @ Ohio State 38

† That school changed coaches during the season and the loader cannot say which games he took.

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