CHAMPAIGN, Ill. (AP) – Ohio State coach Urban Meyer doesn’t expect his Buckeyes to look past Illinois Saturday.
And he says they better not, though the matchup on paper looks pretty one-sided.
No. 3 Ohio State (9-0, 5-0 Big Ten) is putting up 48.2 points a game. Illinois (3-6, 0-5) has given up 43.5 a game the past four weeks.
Illinois’ best chance may rest with the arm of quarterback Nathan Scheelhaase. He’s leading the Big Ten in passing with 268.9 yards a game.
Illini coach Tim Beckman says Scheelhaase is healthy a season after struggling with injuries.
While the Buckeyes are trying to stay in the national title chase and extend the nation’s longest winning streak to 22 games, the Illini are trying to end a 19-game Big Ten losing streak.