Ohio State Hosts Illinois in Big Ten Showdown Saturday on Fox
The short version
- Ohio State (No. 7) hosts Illinois on Saturday, Sept. 26 at noon ET at Ohio Stadium in Columbus.
- The game airs nationally on Fox with Gus Johnson and Joel Klatt on the call; streaming via fubo and DIRECTV.
- Ohio State lost to Texas 24-23 in Week 2 and beat Kent State last week.
- Illinois is unranked and fell 31-27 at home to Duke for its first loss.
The seventh-ranked Buckeyes welcome the unranked Fighting Illini to Ohio Stadium in a noon ET Big Ten clash broadcast nationally on Fox.
No. 7 Ohio State will host Illinois on Saturday, Sept. 26 at Ohio Stadium in Columbus, with kickoff set for noon ET (11 a.m. CT). The Big Ten contest will air nationally on Fox, with Gus Johnson and Joel Klatt handling the broadcast.
Viewers without cable can stream the game live through fubo or DIRECTV. According to the source, both services offer free trials for new users.
Ohio State opened the season as the No. 1 team in the AP Poll but has slid in the rankings since. The Buckeyes fell 24-23 to Texas in Week 2, a close non-conference defeat that knocked them from the top spot.
Ohio State responded last week with a lopsided win over Kent State. Despite the blowout victory, the Buckeyes still dropped to No. 7 in the national rankings, and they will be looking to steady themselves as conference play deepens.
Illinois arrives unranked and searching for answers on defense. The Fighting Illini have conceded plenty of points to smaller-conference opponents such as UAB and Southern Illinois this season.
The Illini also suffered their first loss of the year at home, falling 31-27 to Duke. That defeat, per the source, did little to inspire confidence in the team's outlook for the remainder of the season.
Looking ahead, Ohio State's schedule includes a road game at Iowa on Oct. 3 at 3:30 p.m. ET, followed by a home date with Maryland on Oct. 10, a trip to Indiana on Oct. 17, and a visit to USC on Oct. 31. Start times for those later games have not been set.
Illinois will host Purdue on Oct. 3 at 4:15 p.m. ET after this weekend's game. The Illini then travel to Michigan State on Oct. 10, host Oregon on Oct. 24, and visit Maryland on Oct. 31, with times for those matchups still to be announced.
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