COLUMBUS, Ohio -- Ohio State is heading back out on the road, looking to get another win over a ranked opponent while getting one step closer to the Big Ten Championship game.

The top-ranked Buckeyes will travel to Champaign for the first time in a decade to face a 17th-ranked Illinois team looking for a signature win. Given the caliber of the two teams, this can’t be categorized as a trap game. But right now, there aren’t many holes in what OSU has done through its first five games, and now the team is fighting to make sure it doesn’t get complacent.

“Every time I hear somebody say, ‘You guys are doing great,’ or anything like that, I just feel like we’re getting set up,” Day said. “That’s just the way I look at it as a coach because I just feel like it’s our job as coaches and leader

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