Illinois vs. Ohio State October 11 Kickoff Time Announced

By Danielle Daniels

 

 

September 29, 2025

 

CHAMPAIGN, Ill. – Illinois’ home game vs. Ohio State on Saturday, Oct. 11, will kick off at 11 a.m. CT on FOX, the conference office and television partners announced Monday.

#22 Illinois (4-1, 1-1 Big Ten) will face #1 Ohio State (4-1, 1-0 Big Ten) for the first time since 2017 and will host the Buckeyes in a battle for the Illibuck rivalry trophy at Gies Memorial Stadium for the first time since 2015.

The Fighting Illini travel Purdue this Saturday for an 11 a.m. CT kickoff (BTN) at Ross-Ade Stadium. Ohio State hosts Minnesota at 6:30 p.m. CT (NBC).

Saturday, Oct. 11
12 p.m. ET / 11a.m. CT
Ohio State at Illinois – FOX
UCLA at Michigan State – BTN

3:30 p.m. ET / 2:30 p.m. CT / 12:30 p.m. PT
Indiana at Oregon – CBS
Northwestern at Penn State – FS1
Nebraska at Maryland – BTN

7 p.m. ET / 6 p.m. CT
Iowa at Wisconsin – FS1

7:30 p.m. ET / 6:30 p.m. CT / 4:30 p.m. PT
Michigan at USC – NBC
Purdue at Minnesota – BTN

 

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