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It may have been the cold temperatures, but with 45 minutes to go before kick-off the Illini students were not in full force
Not sure why the wheel out the victory bell for Buckeye games, Ohio State has won the last seven trips to Champaign
Ohio State 30 Illinois 20
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Ohio State is one step closer to a fourth straight Big Ten championship after their win over Illinois. One more win and a Spartan victory over Coach Paterno next weekend and it is the first trip to the Rose Bowl for the Buckeyes since the 1996 season. It only took 10 pass attempts to balance the 300 yards of rushing in the solid win. Juice Williams had a nice game but was benched in the fourth quarter. The fans were giving Terrelle Pryor a hard time the whole game but he handled it like a veteran.
November 15th, 2008
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Illini fans Sylvia Fijalkowski, Catie Wojciehouski and Michelle Dekeyrel were ready to cheer on their team
When they found Buckeye fans in their section they had to protect their turf
Coach Zook works to fire up the team during warm-ups
Coach Tressel brings the Buckeyes in to Champaign as he coaches his 100th game from the OSU Sideline
ESPN gets in Pryor's face for TV photos long before the game begins, ant the fans were in his face the rest of the day
Brian Robiskie(80) tied for the team lead in receptions ... with 2. But that is all the Bucks needed.
Senior James Laurinaitis plays his last Big Ten game away from home. His teams were 15-1 in conference road games
Steve Rehring(71) and his fellow linemen blocked the way
to 305 yards rushing
Cameron Heyward(97) and the defensive line gave up some yards but made all the stops when needed
The defense celebrates one of those stops here after their first quarter safety on a blocked punt
Dane Sanzenbacher(12) took a couple of big hits again in this game, one played over and over on the scoreboard
Sanzenbacher certainly looked happy after his 20 yard catch and run for a touchdown
Chris 'Beanie' Wells greets the fans as he exits the field after the Buckeye win
The second oldest trophy in the Big Ten , the IlliBuck is passed to the previous years winning team
In the post-game press conference, Tressel said it is Michigan week and that is more important than the BCS
