Illinois has won its last two games after an 0-3 start and its running game and linebacker Jake Hansen are among the Big Ten's best, but it hasn't beaten Ohio State since 2007.
No. 3 Ohio State built a big lead before again faltering down the stretch in a 42-35 win over No. 9 Indiana, giving the 4-0 Buckeyes a stranglehold on the Big Ten East.
Ryan Day says Ohio State has “a ways to go” in a “bizarre” year, Shaun Wade thinks this is a championship defense and Baron Browning says “it was definitely a big win.”
Master Teague and Trey Sermon had their best games as Buckeyes, Jake Seibert missed his first field goal and Garrett Wilson had another huge game against Indiana on Saturday.
Ohio State's passing defense was a glaring liability against Indiana as Michael Penix Jr. threw for 491 yards, the fourth-most the Buckeyes have ever allowed in a game.
