FOR WHAT IT’S WORTH: Associated Press National College Football Writer Ralph Russo, in his weekly picks column, takes Ohio State to beat Illinois, 45-20, on Saturday. For the rest of the Top 25 predictions: www.APTop25.com FACT OF THE WEEK: Illinois has held Ohio State to less than 100 yards passing in each of the last…

Found at Dayton Daily News: Head coach Jim Tressel regrets that the score got out of hand, but doesn’t believe he ran up the score against Eastern Michigan. After Saturday’s 73-20 victory, Eagles coach Ron English implied during a lengthy, meandering postgame speech that he felt the Buckeyes didn’t need to be passing — or…

Found at The Bleacher report: After a week, and really an entire preseason, full of hype leading up to last Saturday’s Ohio State-Miami game, the No. 2 Buckeyes have what many consider another “scrimmage” this week, as they welcome in the Ohio University Bobcats to Ohio Stadium. As one of the top grossing football programs…