Ohio State Schedule Preview Week 4: Bret Bielema, love him or hate him, shakes it up at Illinois

About this episode

The episode features a breakdown of the Week 4 matchup between Ohio State and Illinois with guest Jeremy Werner.

Illinois will visit Ohio State on Sept. 26 in the Big Ten opener for both teams in 2026, and Jeremy Werner of IlliniInquirer.com joined Doug Lesmerises and Bill Landis on this episode to break down the Week 4 matchup.

People in this episode

Hosts: Doug Lesmerises, Bill Landis

Guest: Jeremy Werner

Topics covered

• Ohio State Football
• Illinois Football
• Big Ten
• Football Matchup
• College Sports

Keywords

• Ohio State
• Illinois
• Bret Bielema
• Jeremy Werner
• Big Ten
• football schedule
• college football

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: IlliniInquirer.com

Places: Ohio State, Illinois

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