The seventh-ranked Ohio State football team will open Big Ten Conference play at noon on Saturday, hosting Illinois at Ohio Stadium in Columbus, Ohio. The game marks the 105th meeting between the rival programs in a series spanning over 120 years.

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Both teams enter Saturday’s game with identical 2-1 records after completing their non-conference schedules. Illinois opened its season with a 42-23 victory over UAB before suffering a 31-27 loss to Duke. The Fighting Illini rebounded last week with a 48-10 win against Southern Illinois. Saturday’s matchup will be the team’s first visit to Ohio Stadium in nine years.

The teams are competing for the Illibuck, a carved wooden turtle trophy presented to the game’s winner. The tradition dates back to 1925, when the wooden award replaced a live turtle. Ohio State has dominated the rivalry in recent history, winning the last 10 matchups by more than a single score.

The last victory for Illinois in the series occurred on Nov. 10, 2007, when the Illini earned a 28-21 upset in Columbus, Ohio. Illinois is currently led by head coach Bret Bielema, who previously served as head coach at Wisconsin and Arkansas before taking over the program in 2021.

Source: NBC4 Columbus — Original report

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Ohio State iyo Illinois oo Ku Kulmaya Ciyaarta 105-aad ee Illibuck

COLUMBUS, Ohio — Kooxda kubadda cagta kuliyadaha ee Ohio State, oo ku jirta booska 7-aad ee dalka, ayaa maalinta Sabtida ah garoonkeeda Ohio Stadium ku soo dhoweyn doontaa kooxda Illinois, iyada oo uu si rasmi ah u bilaabanayo tartanka horyaalka Big Ten. Kulankan ayaa noqon doona ciyaartii 105-aad ee dhex marta labadan kooxood oo uu xifaaltan ka dhexeeyay wax ka badan 120 sano.

Labada kooxood ayaa kulanka Sabtida soo galaya iyaga oo leh rekoodh ah 2-1 ka dib markii ay dhamaystireen ciyaaraha ka baxsan horyaalka. Illinois ayaa xilli ciyaareedkeeda ku furatay guul 42-23 ah oo ay ka gaartay UAB, ka hor inta aysan guuldarro 31-27 ah kala kulmin Duke. Waxayna toddobaadkii hore 48-10 uga badisay kooxda Southern Illinois. Kulankan ayaa Illinois u noqon doona booqashadii ugu horreysay ee ay ku tagto garoonka Ohio Stadium muddo sagaal sano ah.

Ciyaartan ayaa waxaa lagu tartamayaa koobka Illibuck, oo ah qubmo laga sameeyay qoryo oo la guddoonsiiyo kooxda guuleysata. Dhaqankan ayaa soo bilaabay sannadkii 1925, markaas oo qubmo nool lagu beddelay tan qoryaha ka samaysan. Ohio State ayaa maamulaysay xifaaltankan sannadihii ugu dambeeyay, iyada oo guuleysatay 10-kii ciyaarood ee ugu dambeeyay ka dib markii ay dhammaantood ku badisay farqi ka badan hal dhibic.

Guushii ugu dambeysay ee ay Illinois ka gaarto Ohio State ayaa dhacday 10-kii November, 2007, markaas oo ay 28-21 ku badisay gudaha Columbus, Ohio. Hada kooxda Illinois waxaa hoggaamiya tababare Bret Bielema, oo hore u soo tababaray kooxaha Wisconsin iyo Arkansas ka hor inta uusan maamulka kooxda la wareegin sannadkii 2021.

Xigasho: NBC4 Columbus