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Game Thread Illinois at tOSU, Sat. Sept. 26, 12pm ET, FOX

Ohio State Opens As a 27.5-Point Favorite Over Illinois In the Battle for the Illibuck

Ohio State will open up Big Ten play as a four-touchdown favorite over head coach Bret Bielema’s Fighting Illini.

DraftKings Sportsbook has the Buckeyes favored by 27.5 points for their Sept. 26 matchup against Illinois in Columbus.
Ohio State moved to 3-0 against the spread this season with its 59-3 win over Kent State. Meanwhile, Illinois has failed to cover the spread in all three games this season.

The game’s over/under opens at 53.5 points. Illinois has hit the over in all three of its games this season, while Ohio State has done so twice. The Buckeyes and Longhorns fell short of the total in their Week 2 matchup in Austin.

Ohio State has won its last 10 games against Illinois, including Ryan Day’s only matchup with the Illini as a head coach last season. The Buckeyes covered the spread in that game, while the total went under in Day and Bielema’s first head-to-head matchup.
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OC Arthur Smith (Official Thread)

Mf just learn to be unpredictable. Wren Defenses are jumping plays, switch it the hell up because something is triggering our play calls
You're acting like bringing in Legend Bey and then not giving the ball to him until the SECOND play isn't unpredictable. Raise your hand if you knew he was getting the ball on the second play.


Oh. Everyone? Everyone saw that coming? Huh.
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2026 tOSU Offense Discussion

Can someone please explain this offense's philosophy to me? What is their base play? What is their base formation? How did Ryan Day go from "spread to run" and JK Dobbins running for 2,000 freaking yards, to packing the box with 9 or 10 defenders via 3 tight ends that apparently aren't threats in the passing game OR the running game?

Are the Buckeyes ever going to have 5 OL that can just blow the DL off the line ever again?

We had a OL last year who never even played a snap the last 6 games, and not only did Ethan Onianwa get drafted, he made the Falcons' 53 man roster. Wtf are we even doing?
So far, no one has even attempted to answer my questions.
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