Week 4 · 2026
Illinois at #7 Ohio State
Illibuck, held by Ohio StateSat 09/26/2026 12:00 PMOhio StadiumConference
66°Clear9 mph NNE · 52% humidityMeasured at kickoff, by an official weather station
Illinois
19
5–3
#7 Ohio State
42
6–2
Attendance
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not yet reported
IllinoisILL
Ohio StateOSU
Passing
| C/ATT | YDS | AVG | TD | INT | QBR | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ILL | Katin Houser | 21/37 | 263 | 7.1 | 1 | 0 | 89.8 |
| OSU | Julian Sayin | 27/36 | 367 | 10.2 | 4 | 0 | 95.2 |
Rushing
| CAR | YDS | AVG | TD | LONG | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ILL | Aidan Laughery | 11 | 113 | 10.3 | 0 | 37 |
| ILL | Ca'Lil Valentine | 10 | 47 | 4.7 | 0 | 12 |
| ILL | Jordan Anderson | 2 | 20 | 10.0 | 1 | 22 |
| ILL | Katin Houser | 7 | 14 | 2.0 | 0 | 25 |
| ILL | Javari Barnett | 2 | 4 | 2.0 | 0 | 3 |
| ILL | Jershaun Newton | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 0 | 1 |
| OSU | Ja'Kobi Jackson | 10 | 56 | 5.6 | 1 | 15 |
| OSU | Bo Jackson | 11 | 53 | 4.8 | 0 | 10 |
| OSU | Julian Sayin | 7 | 29 | 4.1 | 1 | 8 |
| OSU | Isaiah West | 2 | 15 | 7.5 | 0 | 12 |
Receiving
| REC | YDS | AVG | TD | LONG | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ILL | Hudson Clement | 5 | 87 | 17.4 | 0 | 27 |
| ILL | Collin Dixon | 5 | 63 | 12.6 | 0 | 21 |
| ILL | Ty Robinson | 4 | 45 | 11.3 | 1 | 27 |
| ILL | Ca'Lil Valentine | 1 | 33 | 33.0 | 0 | 33 |
| ILL | Brayden Trimble | 4 | 28 | 7.0 | 0 | 12 |
| ILL | Christian Abney | 1 | 6 | 6.0 | 0 | 6 |
| ILL | Aidan Laughery | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 0 | 1 |
| OSU | Jeremiah Smith | 12 | 217 | 18.1 | 4 | 72 |
| OSU | Nate Roberts | 4 | 36 | 9.0 | 0 | 20 |
| OSU | Devin McCuin | 4 | 34 | 8.5 | 0 | 14 |
| OSU | Phillip Bell | 1 | 23 | 23.0 | 0 | 23 |
| OSU | Brock Boyd | 1 | 22 | 22.0 | 0 | 22 |
| OSU | Bo Jackson | 3 | 16 | 5.3 | 0 | 9 |
| OSU | Chris Henry Jr. | 1 | 15 | 15.0 | 0 | 15 |
| OSU | Hunter Welcing | 1 | 4 | 4.0 | 0 | 4 |
Defense
| TOT | SOLO | TFL | SACKS | QB HUR | PD | TD | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ILL | Matthew Bailey | 14 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| ILL | Juice Clarke | 7 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| ILL | Mac Resetich | 7 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| ILL | Xavier Scott | 6 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| ILL | Ismael Kante | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| ILL | Tywan Cox | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| ILL | Demetrius John | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| ILL | Jakwon Morris | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| ILL | James Kreutz | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| ILL | Pat Farrell | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| ILL | Robert Edmonson | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| ILL | Will Holmes | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| ILL | Cameron Thomas | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| ILL | Carter Janki | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| ILL | Darrell Prater | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| ILL | Des Straughton | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| ILL | Ean Rhea | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| ILL | Grant Beerman | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| ILL | Joe Barna | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| ILL | Tanner Heckel | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| OSU | Jaylen McClain | 8 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| OSU | Devin Sanchez | 7 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| OSU | Jermaine Mathews Jr. | 7 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| OSU | Christian Alliegro | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| OSU | Earl Little Jr. | 6 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| OSU | Payton Pierce | 6 | 2 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| OSU | John Walker | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| OSU | Leroy Roker III | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| OSU | Riley Pettijohn | 3 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| OSU | Tarvos Alford | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| OSU | Beau Atkinson | 2 | 0 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| OSU | Kenyatta Jackson Jr. | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| OSU | Qua Russaw | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| OSU | Simeon Caldwell | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| OSU | Brenten Jones | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| OSU | Cam Calhoun | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| OSU | Eddrick Houston | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| OSU | James Smith | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| OSU | Jason Moore | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| OSU | Jay Timmons | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| OSU | Jordan Thomas | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| OSU | Khary Wilder | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| OSU | Will Smith Jr. | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Kicking
| FG | PCT | LONG | XP | PTS | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ILL | Ethan Moczulski | 2/2 | 100.0 | 44 | 1/1 | 7 |
| OSU | Connor Hawkins | 0/0 | 0.0 | 0 | 6/6 | 6 |
Punting
| NO | YDS | AVG | TB | In 20 | LONG | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ILL | Lars Rau | 2 | 95 | 47.5 | 0 | 2 | 53 |
| OSU | Joe McGuire | 2 | 87 | 43.5 | 0 | 1 | 50 |
Kick returns
| NO | YDS | AVG | TD | LONG | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ILL | Aidan Laughery | 1 | 11 | 11.0 | 0 | 11 |
| OSU | Devin McCuin | 1 | 20 | 20.0 | 0 | 20 |
Punt returns
| NO | YDS | AVG | TD | LONG | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ILL | Mac Resetich | 1 | 13 | 13.0 | 0 | 13 |
Previous 10 meetings vs. Illinois
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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