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#7 Ohio State Beat Illinois 42-19 as Julian Sayin Throws 4 Touchdowns

By PSD.XYZ · Saturday, September 26, 2026

Illinois Fighting Illini19@Ohio State Buckeyes42

The #7 Ohio State Buckeyes routed the Illinois Fighting Illini 42-19 at Ohio Stadium in Columbus, OH on Saturday, September 26, 2026 in FBS college football Week 4 action.

Ohio State led 28-10 at halftime. The second quarter swung it: Ohio State outscored its opponent 14-3.

Ohio State moves to 3-1, while Illinois falls to 2-2.

Top performers

• Katin Houser (ILL, QB): 21/37, 263 YDS, 1 TD
• Aidan Laughery (ILL, RB): 11 CAR, 113 YDS
• Hudson Clement (ILL, WR): 5 REC, 87 YDS
• Julian Sayin (OSU, QB): 27/36, 367 YDS, 4 TD
• Ja'Kobi Jackson (OSU, RB): 10 CAR, 56 YDS, 1 TD
• Jeremiah Smith (OSU, WR): 12 REC, 217 YDS, 4 TD

Scoring summary

1. Q1 9:34OSUJeremiah Smith 7 Yd pass from Julian Sayin0-7
2. Q1 3:39OSUJeremiah Smith 72 Yd pass from Julian Sayin0-14
3. Q1 1:04ILLJordan Anderson 22 Yd Run7-14
4. Q2 4:12OSUJeremiah Smith 9 Yd pass from Julian Sayin7-21
5. Q2 1:32ILLEthan Moczulski 43 Yd Field Goal10-21
6. Q2 0:15OSUJulian Sayin 7 Yd Run10-28
7. Q3 9:35ILLEthan Moczulski 44 Yd Field Goal13-28
8. Q4 10:07OSUJeremiah Smith 26 Yd pass from Julian Sayin13-35
9. Q4 6:02ILLTy Robinson 27 Yd pass from Katin Houser19-35
10. Q4 2:36OSUJa'Kobi Jackson 2 Yd Run19-42

Team stats

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