Week 4 · 2026

Illinois at Ohio State

Sat 09/26/2026 12:00 PMOhio StadiumConference

Illinois

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1–1

Ohio State

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1–1

Attendance

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not yet 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 2026, marked career, at every school he has played for. Long snappers and returners are not drawn.

ILLQuarterbacks1 blue chip4

44-star recruitQB4Katin Houser ← East Carolina5yr
453 Pass yds6 TD1 Int71.2 Cmp%47 Rush yds
33-star recruitQB2Carson Boyd2yr
33-star recruitQB7Michael Clayton II1yr
—Recruiting profile found — unratedQB12Dane Eisenmenger1yr

OSUQuarterbacks3 blue chips6

55-star recruitQB10Julian Sayin3yr
598 Pass yds4 TD1 Int66.7 Cmp%-16 Rush yds
33-star recruitQB13Luke Fahey1yr
62 Pass yds1 TD1 Int83.3 Cmp%3 Rush yds
55-star recruitQB9Tavien St. Clair2yr
52 Pass yds1 TD0 Int83.3 Cmp%8 Rush yds
44-star recruitQB16Justyn Martin ← Maryland5yr
career 179 Pass yds1 TD0 Int68.6 Cmp%12 Rush yds
—No recruiting profile foundQB19Brady Geibel2yr
—No recruiting profile foundQB18Kolton Stover2yr

ILLOffensive line2 blue chips21

44-star recruitOL53Kai Pritchard1yr
44-star recruitOL52Champ Smith1yr
33-star recruitOL59Jake Renfro ← Wisconsin7yr
33-star recruitOL75Brandon Henderson4yr
33-star recruitOL72Christian Martin ← Colorado State4yr
33-star recruitOL55TJ McMillen4yr
33-star recruitOL66Brandon Hansen3yr
33-star recruitOL74Zafir Stewart3yr
33-star recruitOL78Eddie Tuerk3yr
33-star recruitOL76Dylan Frechette2yr
33-star recruitOL56JJ Hirdes2yr
33-star recruitOL68Michael McDonough2yr
33-star recruitOL54Griffin Rousseau2yr
33-star recruitOL62Casey Thomann1yr
33-star recruitOL58Landen Von Seggern1yr
—No recruiting profile foundOL65Dezmond Schuster4yr
—No recruiting profile foundOL57Zach Barrett3yr
—No recruiting profile foundOL71Nathan Knapik2yr
—No recruiting profile foundOL70Maika Matelau1yr
—No recruiting profile foundOL79TJ Taylor1yr
—No recruiting profile foundOL51Alfred Washington1yr

OSUDefensive line14 blue chips18

44-star recruitDE2Kenyatta Jackson Jr.5yr
8 Tackles1.5 TFL1.0 Sacks
44-star recruitDE12Beau Atkinson5yr
4 Tackles0.5 TFL0.0 Sacks
44-star recruitDE44Epi Sitanilei2yr
2 Tackles1.0 TFL1.0 Sacks
55-star recruitDE4Qua Russaw ← Alabama4yr
1 Tackles0.0 TFL0.0 Sacks
44-star recruitDE9Zion Grady2yr
1 Tackles0.0 TFL0.0 Sacks
44-star recruitDE34Khary Wilder1yr
0 Tackles0.0 TFL0.0 Sacks
—No recruiting profile foundDE56Nate Riegle3yr
career 1 Tackles0.0 TFL0.0 Sacks
44-star recruitDE97Dre Quinn1yr
44-star recruitDT55John Walker ← UCF4yr
5 Tackles0.0 TFL0.0 Sacks
44-star recruitDT94Jason Moore4yr
4 Tackles1.0 TFL0.0 Sacks
55-star recruitDT3James Smith ← Alabama4yr
3 Tackles1.0 TFL0.0 Sacks
55-star recruitDT96Eddrick Houston3yr
2 Tackles0.0 TFL0.0 Sacks
44-star recruitDT53Will Smith Jr.4yr
2 Tackles0.0 TFL0.0 Sacks
33-star recruitDT91Darryus McKinley1yr
1 Tackles0.0 TFL0.0 Sacks
33-star recruitDT59Ashton Yeager2yr
0 Tackles0.0 TFL0.0 Sacks
44-star recruitDT95Emanuel Ruffin1yr
44-star recruitDT90Damari Simeon1yr
33-star recruitDT98Jamir Perez1yr

ILLDefensive lineNo blue chips17

33-star recruitDL43Joe Barna3yr
7 Tackles1.0 TFL0.0 Sacks
—No recruiting profile foundDL96Darrell Prater ← Jacksonville State4yr
7 Tackles0.5 TFL0.0 Sacks
—No recruiting profile foundDL93Ean Rhea ← Emory & Henry1yr
7 Tackles2.0 TFL1.0 Sacks
33-star recruitDL52Pat Farrell4yr
4 Tackles0.0 TFL0.0 Sacks
—Recruiting profile found — unratedDL90Carter Janki ← Pennsylvania3yr
3 Tackles0.0 TFL0.0 Sacks
33-star recruitDL54Demetrius John3yr
2 Tackles0.0 TFL0.0 Sacks
—No recruiting profile foundDL98Joshua Davis1yr
1 Tackles0.0 TFL0.0 Sacks
33-star recruitDL17Isaiah Thomison ← Bowling Green4yr
career 12 Tackles3.0 TFL0.0 Sacks
33-star recruitDL91Cameron Brooks2yr
33-star recruitDL94Connor Sullivan ← Washington State2yr
33-star recruitDL95Isaiah White2yr
33-star recruitDL55Tony Balanganayi1yr
33-star recruitDL51Parker Crim1yr
33-star recruitDL99King Liggins1yr
33-star recruitDL15Kingston Shaw1yr
—No recruiting profile foundDL56Guillermo Gallardo3yr
—No recruiting profile foundDL92Deon Williams1yr

OSUOffensive line10 blue chips20

44-star recruitOL75Carson Hinzman5yr
44-star recruitOL51Luke Montgomery4yr
44-star recruitOL62Joshua Padilla4yr
44-star recruitOL67Austin Siereveld4yr
44-star recruitOL72Deontae Armstrong3yr
44-star recruitOL69Ian Moore3yr
44-star recruitOL76Jake Cook2yr
44-star recruitOL74Carter Lowe2yr
44-star recruitOL77Sam Greer1yr
44-star recruitOL78Max Riley1yr
33-star recruitOL70Phillip Daniels4yr
33-star recruitOL66Landry Brede1yr
33-star recruitOL65Tucker Smith1yr
33-star recruitOL68Mason Wilhelm1yr
22-star recruitOL73Vasean Washington ← Dartmouth3yr
—No recruiting profile foundOL63Julian Goines-Jackson4yr
—No recruiting profile foundOL64Simon Lorentz3yr
—No recruiting profile foundOL57Ian Gecse2yr
—No recruiting profile foundOL58Gabe VanSickle2yr
—No recruiting profile foundOL60Jaxon Powell1yr

ILLBacks & tight ends2 blue chips18

44-star recruitRB5Ca'Lil Valentine3yr
29 Car144 Rush yds1 TD5.0 Rush avg
2 Rec13 Rec yds6.5 Rec avg
33-star recruitRB21Aidan Laughery5yr
18 Car66 Rush yds0 TD3.7 Rush avg
2 Rec23 Rec yds11.5 Rec avg
—No recruiting profile foundRB23Jordan Anderson5yr
3 Car5 Rush yds0 TD1.7 Rush avg
33-star recruitRB20John Forster2yr
33-star recruitRB22Cedric Wyche II2yr
33-star recruitRB24Javari Barnett1yr
33-star recruitRB25Nelsyn Wheeler1yr
—No recruiting profile foundRB27Corey Rashad4yr
—No recruiting profile foundRB31Murphy Clement3yr
—No recruiting profile foundTE88Davin Stoffel3yr
1 Rec14 Rec yds0 TD14.0 Rec avg
33-star recruitTE86Christian Abney4yr
1 Rec1 Rec yds0 TD1.0 Rec avg
44-star recruitTE83Kaden Feagin4yr
—No recruiting profile foundTE14Maurice Smith Jr.3yr
career 2 Rec7 Rec yds0 TD3.5 Rec avg
33-star recruitTE89Tanner Hollinger3yr
33-star recruitTE16Logan Farrell2yr
33-star recruitTE84Grant Smith2yr
33-star recruitTE85Will Vala III1yr
—No recruiting profile foundTE87BJ Thurman1yr

OSULinebackers7 blue chips14

44-star recruitLB26Payton Pierce3yr
12 Tackles0.0 TFL0.0 Sacks
44-star recruitLB5Riley Pettijohn2yr
9 Tackles2.0 TFL1.0 Sacks
33-star recruitLB14Christian Alliegro ← Wisconsin4yr
8 Tackles1.0 TFL0.0 Sacks
44-star recruitLB17Tarvos Alford2yr
7 Tackles0.5 TFL0.0 Sacks1 Int
44-star recruitLB23Garrett Stover3yr
1 Tackles0.0 TFL0.0 Sacks
44-star recruitLB41Braxton Rembert1yr
1 Tackles0.0 TFL0.0 Sacks
44-star recruitLB36CJ Sanna1yr
1 Tackles0.0 TFL0.0 Sacks
—Recruiting profile found — unratedLB52Ty Howard5yr
career 19 Tackles1.0 TFL0.0 Sacks3 Int
33-star recruitLB33Eli Lee2yr
career 2 Tackles0.0 TFL0.0 Sacks
55-star recruitLB20Cincere Johnson1yr
—No recruiting profile foundLB50Alec DelSignore4yr
—No recruiting profile foundLB37Zach Hayes3yr
—No recruiting profile foundLB38Eli Riggs3yr
—No recruiting profile foundLB54Na'il Diggs Jr.1yr

ILLLinebackers1 blue chip15

—Recruiting profile found — unratedLB24Will Holmes3yr
10 Tackles2.0 TFL1.0 Sacks
—No recruiting profile foundLB26Ismael Kante2yr
10 Tackles0.5 TFL0.0 Sacks1 Int
33-star recruitLB10James Kreutz5yr
8 Tackles1.0 TFL0.0 Sacks
44-star recruitLB33Grant Beerman2yr
7 Tackles1.0 TFL0.0 Sacks
33-star recruitLB18Mason Muragin4yr
3 Tackles0.0 TFL0.0 Sacks
33-star recruitLB38Jack Paris2yr
2 Tackles0.0 TFL0.0 Sacks
—No recruiting profile foundLB45Robert Edmonson ← Colorado State3yr
2 Tackles0.0 TFL0.0 Sacks
33-star recruitLB8Cameron Thomas1yr
1 Tackles1.0 TFL0.0 Sacks
—No recruiting profile foundLB4Daniel Brown3yr
career 11 Tackles0.0 TFL0.0 Sacks
—No recruiting profile foundLB48Carter Smith3yr
career 1 Tackles0.0 TFL0.0 Sacks
33-star recruitLB34Erik Gayle2yr
33-star recruitLB11Jacob Alexander1yr
33-star recruitLB28Kayden Bennett1yr
33-star recruitLB23Jaylen Stewart1yr
33-star recruitLB30Tony Williams1yr

OSUBacks & tight ends8 blue chips15

44-star recruitRB25Bo Jackson2yr
28 Car157 Rush yds1 TD5.6 Rush avg
5 Rec50 Rec yds10.0 Rec avg
—No recruiting profile foundRB24Ja'Kobi Jackson ← Florida4yr
13 Car103 Rush yds2 TD7.9 Rush avg
44-star recruitRB2Legend Bey1yr
7 Car37 Rush yds0 TD5.3 Rush avg
2 Rec37 Rec yds18.5 Rec avg
33-star recruitRB32Isaiah West2yr
7 Car34 Rush yds0 TD4.9 Rush avg
3 Rec18 Rec yds6.0 Rec avg
44-star recruitRB21Anthony Rogers2yr
44-star recruitRB29Favour Akih1yr
—No recruiting profile foundRB28Stanley Jackson Jr.3yr
44-star recruitTE83Nate Roberts2yr
2 Rec35 Rec yds0 TD17.5 Rec avg
33-star recruitTE86Mason Williams ← Ohio4yr
3 Rec35 Rec yds0 TD11.7 Rec avg
44-star recruitTE88Maxence LeBlanc3yr
1 Rec6 Rec yds0 TD6.0 Rec avg
44-star recruitTE87Brody Lennon2yr
1 Rec4 Rec yds0 TD4.0 Rec avg
33-star recruitTE84Hunter Welcing ← Northwestern7yr
career 29 Rec316 Rec yds2 TD10.9 Rec avg
44-star recruitTE85Bennett Christian5yr
career 7 Rec77 Rec yds2 TD11.0 Rec avg
33-star recruitTE89Nick Lautar1yr
—No recruiting profile foundTE38Frankie McAllister1yr

ILLReceivers1 blue chip15

33-star recruitWR17Collin Dixon4yr
17 Rec236 Rec yds5 TD13.9 Rec avg
—No recruiting profile foundWR13Hudson Clement5yr
7 Rec71 Rec yds0 TD10.1 Rec avg
33-star recruitWR10Ty Robinson ← Ball State6yr
3 Rec67 Rec yds1 TD22.3 Rec avg
33-star recruitWR11Brayden Trimble2yr
4 Rec28 Rec yds0 TD7.0 Rec avg
33-star recruitWR9Alex Perry ← Florida International5yr
career 104 Rec1,331 Rec yds12 TD12.8 Rec avg
—Recruiting profile found — unratedWR80Eddie Kasper ← Illinois State5yr
career 135 Rec1,185 Rec yds3 TD8.8 Rec avg
33-star recruitWR1Jayshon Platt ← Florida Atlantic5yr
career 55 Rec791 Rec yds6 TD14.4 Rec avg
44-star recruitWR0Nas Rankin1yr
33-star recruitWR6Jershaun Newton2yr
33-star recruitWR3Kenyon Alston1yr
33-star recruitWR8Davon Grant1yr
33-star recruitWR82Jacob Harvey1yr
33-star recruitWR81Leslie Mosley Jr.1yr
—No recruiting profile foundWR28Karson Kaiser2yr
—Recruiting profile found — unratedWR19Nate Cichy1yr

OSUDefensive backs13 blue chips24

55-star recruitCB6Devin Sanchez2yr
10 Tackles2 PD
55-star recruitCB25Jay Timmons1yr
7 Tackles2 PD
44-star recruitCB7Jermaine Mathews Jr.4yr
7 Tackles0 PD
44-star recruitCB15Jordan Thomas1yr
2 Tackles0 PD
44-star recruitCB18Cam Calhoun ← Alabama4yr
1 Tackles0 PD
44-star recruitCB24Dominick Kelly ← Georgia2yr
1 Tackles0 PD
44-star recruitCB13Miles Lockhart3yr
33-star recruitCB19Jordyn Woods2yr
33-star recruitCB43Amar'e Miller1yr
—No recruiting profile foundDB39Glorien Gough3yr
—No recruiting profile foundDB48Jackson Gula1yr
44-star recruitS1Earl Little Jr. ← Florida State5yr
15 Tackles1 PD
44-star recruitS8Jaylen McClain3yr
6 Tackles0 PD1 Int
33-star recruitS11Terry Moore ← Duke5yr
2 Tackles0 PD
44-star recruitS28Simeon Caldwell1yr
1 Tackles0 PD
—No recruiting profile foundS21Brenten Jones5yr
1 Tackles0 PD
33-star recruitS10Leroy Roker III3yr
career 8 Tackles1 PD
33-star recruitS46Ryan Rudzinski4yr
career 1 Tackles0 PD
44-star recruitS29Deshawn Stewart2yr
44-star recruitS30Khmari Bing1yr
44-star recruitS16Blaine Bradford1yr
33-star recruitS35Jaystin Gwinn2yr
33-star recruitS32Kaden Gebhardt1yr
—No recruiting profile foundS49Gavin Thobe2yr

ILLDefensive backs2 blue chips21

33-star recruitDB7Matthew Bailey5yr
12 Tackles1 PD
33-star recruitDB0Mac Resetich4yr
8 Tackles1 PD
33-star recruitDB6Juice Clarke4yr
7 Tackles0 PD
33-star recruitDB1Xavier Scott5yr
6 Tackles1 PD
33-star recruitDB32Tywan Cox2yr
4 Tackles1 PD
—No recruiting profile foundDB22Deuce Fillmore ← Georgia State2yr
4 Tackles0 PD
—No recruiting profile foundDB5Jakwon Morris1yr
4 Tackles1 PD
44-star recruitDB3Nick Hankins Jr.1yr
3 Tackles0 PD
44-star recruitDB19Jacob Eberhart1yr
1 Tackles0 PD
33-star recruitDB16Tanner Heckel3yr
1 Tackles0 PD
33-star recruitDB20Almirian Thomas1yr
1 Tackles0 PD
—No recruiting profile foundDB21Ben Clawson5yr
1 Tackles0 PD
—No recruiting profile foundDB9Lavon Williams ← East Texas A&M4yr
career 23 Tackles1 PD2 Int
33-star recruitDB29James Finley IV ← Northern Illinois2yr
career 15 Tackles2 PD2 Int
33-star recruitDB14Andre Lovett Jr.2yr
career 3 Tackles0 PD
33-star recruitDB2RJ Jones III2yr
33-star recruitDB13Xanai Scott2yr
33-star recruitDB25Des Straughton2yr
33-star recruitDB35Kaedyn Cobbs1yr
33-star recruitDB37Caden Considine1yr
33-star recruitDB12Isaiah Williams1yr

OSUReceivers7 blue chips15

55-star recruitWR4Jeremiah Smith3yr
16 Rec315 Rec yds3 TD19.7 Rec avg
33-star recruitWR3Devin McCuin ← UTSA4yr
7 Rec102 Rec yds1 TD14.6 Rec avg
55-star recruitWR0Brandon Inniss4yr
4 Rec55 Rec yds0 TD13.8 Rec avg
33-star recruitWR11Brock Boyd1yr
1 Rec22 Rec yds0 TD22.0 Rec avg
55-star recruitWR15Chris Henry Jr.1yr
1 Rec15 Rec yds1 TD15.0 Rec avg
44-star recruitWR6Jerquaden Guilford1yr
1 Rec12 Rec yds0 TD12.0 Rec avg
44-star recruitWR7Phillip Bell2yr
1 Rec6 Rec yds0 TD6.0 Rec avg
—No recruiting profile foundWR34Brennen Schramm4yr
44-star recruitWR5Kyle Parker ← LSU4yr
career 34 Rec385 Rec yds5 TD11.3 Rec avg
—No recruiting profile foundWR82David Adolph5yr
career 4 Rec41 Rec yds0 TD10.3 Rec avg
44-star recruitWR8De'Zie Jones2yr
33-star recruitWR80Jaeden Ricketts1yr
—No recruiting profile foundWR23Nolan Baudo4yr
—No recruiting profile foundWR33Ryan Seimetz1yr
—No recruiting profile foundWR30Amari Valerio-Hudson1yr

ILLKickersNo blue chips2

33-star recruitPK37Ethan Moczulski ← Washington5yr
2 FG3 FGA51 Long15 Pts
33-star recruitPK27Lucas Osada3yr
career 0 FG0 FGA0 Long1 Pts

OSUKickersNo blue chips3

33-star recruitPK96Connor Hawkins ← Baylor3yr
3 FG4 FGA48 Long18 Pts
33-star recruitPK92Cooper Peterson1yr
0 FG0 FGA0 Long1 Pts
—No recruiting profile foundPK49Marcello Diomede4yr
career 0 FG1 FGA0 Long4 Pts

ILLPuntersNo blue chips2

—Recruiting profile found — unratedP81Lars Rau3yr
1 Punts42.0 Avg0 In 20
33-star recruitP18Jack Gray1yr

OSUPuntersNo blue chips2

—No recruiting profile foundP42Joe McGuire4yr
6 Punts40.0 Avg3 In 20
—No recruiting profile foundP93Brady Young6yr
career 69 Punts42.2 Avg17 In 20

Previous 10 meetings vs. Team

Ohio State 10–0 vs Illinois

2025 · wk 7Ohio State 34 @ Illinois 16
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

Previous meeting vs. Ryan Day

Illinois 0–1 vs Ryan Day

2025 · wk 7Ohio State 34 @ Illinois 16

Previous 7 meetings vs. Bret Bielema

Ohio State 6–1 vs Bret Bielema

2025 · wk 7Ohio State 34 @ Illinois 16
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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