Ohio State vs. Illinois: Game time, live stream, TV coverage

How to watch Ohio State vs. Illinois.

The Ohio State Buckeyes will look to continue their run to the College Football Playoff when they face the Illinois Fighting Illini on Saturday at Memorial Stadium.

Quarterback J.T. Barrett is slated to return to the field after serving a one-game suspension. The Buckeyes mustered up just 376 total yards of offense for 28 points against the Minnesota Gophers, but still improved to 9–0 on the season with the 28–14 win.

Illinois is coming off a 48–14 victory over the Purdue Boilermakers on Saturday. Quarterback Wes Lunt threw three touchdowns in the first half, and running back Ke’Shawn Vaughn carried the ball 16 times for 180 yards and two touchdowns. Last week’s victory snapped a three-game losing streak for the Illini.

How to watch

Details for Saturday’s game are below.

Kickoff: Noon ET
Live stream: The game can be live streamed here.
TV coverage: ABC
Radio: For a list of Illinois affiliates, click here. For a list of Ohio State affiliates, click here.

Team schedules

Ohio State

Sept. 7: at Virginia Tech (W, 42–24)

Sept. 12: vs. Hawaii (W, 38–0)

Sept. 19: vs. Northern Illinois (W, 20–13)

Sept. 26: vs. Western Michigan (W, 38–12)

Oct. 3: at Indiana (W, 34–27)

Oct. 10: vs. Maryland (W, 49–28)

Oct. 17: vs. Penn State (W, 38–10)

Oct. 24: at Rutgers (W, 49–7)

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Nov. 7: vs. Minnesota (W, 28–14)

Nov. 14: at Illinois (Noon ET, ABC)

Nov. 21: vs. Michigan State (TBD)

Nov. 28: at Michigan (TBD)

Illinois

Sept. 5: vs. Kent State (W, 52–3)

Sept. 12: vs. Western Illinois (W, 44–0)

Sept. 19: at North Carolina (L, 48–14)

Sept. 26: vs. MiddleTennessee (W, 27–25)

Oct. 3: vs. Nebraska (W, 14–13)

Oct. 10: at Iowa (L, 29–20)

Oct. 24: vs. Wisconsin (L, 24–13)

Oct. 31: at Penn State (L, 39–0)

Nov. 7: at Purdue (W, 48–14)

Nov. 14: vs. Ohio State (Noon ET, ABC)

Nov. 21 at Minnesota (TBD)

Nov. 28: vs. Northwestern (TBD)