COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) -- Ohio State may not have been concentrating solely on Illinois when it struggled to beat the Illini last season. The Buckeyes swear it won't happen again -- even as a date with archrival Michigan looms on Nov. 17. So why did the unbeaten Buckeyes have so much trouble in a 17-10 victory at Champaign, Ill., against a team that finished the season 2-10?
"I think we just got lazy, to be honest," Ohio State receiver Brian Hartline said Tuesday. "Sometimes the Illinois name can get you. They were never a big powerhouse. We kind of got a little bit too complacent last year and confident at that point in the year. They caught us sleeping and we couldn't snap out of it."
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