Illinois vs Ohio State projected starting lineup and depth chart for Week 7 | 2025 college football season

No. 1-ranked Ohio State tests the mettle of No. 17 Illinois in a Big Ten Conference showdown on Saturday afternoon at Memorial Stadium in Champaign, Illinois.

Julian Sayin and the Buckeyes (5-0, 2-0 in Big Ten) have ran past their opponents by an average of 32.4 points per game. In Ohio State's 42-3 win over Minnesota last Saturday, Sayin completed 23 of 27 attempts for 326 yards and three touchdowns to burn the Golden Gophers' defense.

On the other hand, Luke Altmyer and the Fighting Illini (5-1, 2-1 in Big Ten), had made a complete recovery from the 63-10 setback against Indiana on Week 4, emerging victorious over USC (34-32) and Purdue (43-27) in their last two games.

In Illinois 43-27 conquest of the Purdue, Altmyer threw a whopping 390 yards and passed for a touchdown, as the Fighting Illini air raided the Boilermakers with some timely throws to secure its second-stright Big Ten win.

Here are the projected lineups for both teams.

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Illinois vs Ohio State projected starting lineup for Week 7

Illinois projected starting lineup

Here's a look at Illinois' projected starters on offense vs Ohio State

Here's a look at Illinois' projected starters on defense vs Ohio State

Here's a look at Illinois' projected starters on special teams vs Ohio State

Ohio State projected starting lineup

Here's a look at Ohio State's projected starters on offense vs Illinois

Here's a look at Ohio State's projected starters on defense vs Illinois

Here's a look at Ohio State's projected starters on special teams vs Illinois

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Illinois vs Ohio State depth chart for Week 7

Illinois depth chart

Here's a look at Illinois' depth chart for its offense:

Here's a look at Illinois' depth chart for its defense:

Here's a look at Illinois' depth chart for its special teams:

Ohio State depth chart

Here's a look at Ohio State's depth chart for its offense:

Here's a look at Ohio State's depth chart for its defense:

Here's a look at Ohio State's depth chart for its special teams:

How to watch Illinois vs Ohio State? TV channel and live stream details for Week 7

The live TV coverage for the much-anticipated Illinois-Ohio State showdown will air at 12:00 noon ET at FOX. It will be streamed live at FOXSports.com, FOX Sports App and FOX One.

Gus Johnson and Joel Klatt will do the play-by-play commentary for the game while Jenny Taft will provide the live updates on the sidelines at Memorial Stadium in Champaign, Illinois.

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Edited by Geoff