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Illinois vs Ohio State

Final · Week 5 · Sat Sep 26 · 12:00 PM ET · Ohio Stadium

Illinois Fighting IlliniIllinois2-2

FinalSep 26, 2026

Ohio State BuckeyesOhio State3-1

TVFox

Closing line

US sportsbook at kickoff

Moneyline

ILL+1600

OSU−4000

Spread

ILL +25.5−108

OSU −25.5−112

Total O/U

Over 53.5−108

Under 53.5−112

Spread: Illinois +25.5 covered.
Total O/U: over 53.5 (61 points).

Recap

Ohio State beat Illinois 42-19 at Ohio Stadium in Columbus on Sep 26, 2026 to move to 3-1.

The game was played before 101,452.

Score by quarter

Illinois Fighting Illini and Ohio State Buckeyes, score by quarter
Team	1	2	3	4	T
ILL	7	3	3	6	19
OSU	14	14	0	14	42

Scoring plays

First Quarter

OSUTouchdown · 9:34Jeremiah Smith 7 Yd pass from Julian Sayin (Connor Hawkins Kick)0-7
OSUTouchdown · 3:39Jeremiah Smith 72 Yd pass from Julian Sayin (Connor Hawkins Kick)0-14
ILLTouchdown · 1:04Jordan Anderson 22 Yd Run (Ethan Moczulski Kick)7-14

Second Quarter

OSUTouchdown · 4:12Jeremiah Smith 9 Yd pass from Julian Sayin (Connor Hawkins Kick)7-21
ILLField Goal · 1:32Ethan Moczulski 43 Yd Field Goal10-21
OSUTouchdown · 0:15Julian Sayin 7 Yd Run (Connor Hawkins Kick)10-28

Third Quarter

ILLField Goal · 9:35Ethan Moczulski 44 Yd Field Goal13-28

Fourth Quarter

OSUTouchdown · 10:07Jeremiah Smith 26 Yd pass from Julian Sayin (Connor Hawkins Kick)13-35
ILLTouchdown · 6:02Ty Robinson 27 Yd pass from Katin Houser (Two-Point Pass Conversion Failed)19-35
OSUTouchdown · 2:36Ja'Kobi Jackson 2 Yd Run (Connor Hawkins Kick)19-42

Team stats

ILLOSU

1st Downs: 25; 27
Total Yards: 462; 518
Passing: 263; 367
Rushing: 199; 151
3rd down efficiency: 6-14; 8-12
Turnovers: 0; 0
Possession: 30:38; 29:22

Top performers

Illinois Fighting IlliniOhio State Buckeyes

Passing

Katin Houser21/37, 263 YDS, 1 TD

Julian Sayin27/36, 367 YDS, 4 TD

Rushing

Aidan Laughery11 CAR, 113 YDS

Ja'Kobi Jackson10 CAR, 56 YDS, 1 TD

Receiving

Hudson Clement5 REC, 87 YDS

Jeremiah Smith12 REC, 217 YDS, 4 TD

Sacks

–

Kenyatta Jackson Jr.1

Tackles

Matthew Bailey14

Jaylen McClain8

Player stats

Illinois · Passing

Player	C/ATT	YDS	AVG	TD	INT	QBR
Katin Houser	21/37	263	7.1	1	0	88.2
Team	0/1	0	0.0	0	0	--

Illinois · Rushing

Player	CAR	YDS	AVG	TD	LONG
Aidan Laughery	11	113	10.3	0	37
Ca'Lil Valentine	10	47	4.7	0	12
Jordan Anderson	2	20	10.0	1	22
Katin Houser	7	14	2.0	0	25
Javari Barnett	2	4	2.0	0	3
Jershaun Newton	1	1	1.0	0	1

Illinois · Receiving

Player	REC	YDS	AVG	TD	LONG
Hudson Clement	5	87	17.4	0	27
Collin Dixon	5	63	12.6	0	21
Ty Robinson	4	45	11.3	1	27
Ca'Lil Valentine	1	33	33.0	0	33
Brayden Trimble	4	28	7.0	0	12
Christian Abney	1	6	6.0	0	6
Aidan Laughery	1	1	1.0	0	1

Illinois · Defense

Player	TOT	SOLO	TFL	PD
Matthew Bailey	14	7	1	0
Juice Clarke	7	6	0	2
Mac Resetich	7	5	0	1
Xavier Scott	6	3	0	1
Tywan Cox	4	2	0	0
Ismael Kante	4	2	0	0
Robert Edmonson	2	2	0	0
Pat Farrell	2	1	0	1

Illinois · Kick returns

Player	NO	YDS	AVG	LONG	TD
Aidan Laughery	1	11	11.0	11	0

Illinois · Punt returns

Player	NO	YDS	AVG	LONG	TD
Mac Resetich	1	13	13.0	13	0

Illinois · Kicking

Player	FG	PCT	LONG	XP	PTS
Ethan Moczulski	2/2	100.0	44	1/1	7

Illinois · Punting

Player	NO	YDS	AVG	TB	In 20	LONG
Lars Rau	2	95	47.5	0	2	53

Ohio State · Passing

Player	C/ATT	YDS	AVG	TD	INT	QBR
Julian Sayin	27/36	367	10.2	4	0	94.3

Ohio State · Rushing

Player	CAR	YDS	AVG	TD	LONG
Ja'Kobi Jackson	10	56	5.6	1	15
Bo Jackson	11	53	4.8	0	10
Julian Sayin	7	29	4.1	1	8
Isaiah West	2	15	7.5	0	12
Team	2	-2	-1.0	0	0

Ohio State · Receiving

Player	REC	YDS	AVG	TD	LONG
Jeremiah Smith	12	217	18.1	4	72
Nate Roberts	4	36	9.0	0	20
Devin McCuin	4	34	8.5	0	14
Phillip Bell	1	23	23.0	0	23
Brock Boyd	1	22	22.0	0	22
Bo Jackson	3	16	5.3	0	9
Chris Henry Jr.	1	15	15.0	0	15
Hunter Welcing	1	4	4.0	0	4

Ohio State · Defense

Player	TOT	SOLO	SACKS	TFL	PD
Jaylen McClain	8	5	0	0	4
Devin Sanchez	7	5	0	0	3
Jermaine Mathews Jr.	7	3	0	0	2
Earl Little Jr.	6	3	0	0	0
Payton Pierce	6	2	0.5	0.5	0
Christian Alliegro	6	2	0	0	1
Riley Pettijohn	3	3	1	2	0
John Walker	3	3	0	0	0

Ohio State · Kick returns

Player	NO	YDS	AVG	LONG	TD
Devin McCuin	1	20	20.0	20	0

Ohio State · Kicking

Player	FG	PCT	LONG	XP	PTS
Connor Hawkins	0/0	0.0	0	6/6	6

Ohio State · Punting

Player	NO	YDS	AVG	TB	In 20	LONG
Joe McGuire	2	87	43.5	0	1	50

Game info

VenueOhio Stadium, Columbus, OH

Attendance101,452

TVFox · national

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