COLUMBUS, Ohio — The march through the conference and toward perfection rolls right along for Ohio State.
Illinois barely even slowed it down.
The Illini hung around for about a quarter, but it didn’t take long for the Buckeyes to shift their offense into high gear with another dynamic outing from Braxton Miller that complemented a dominant defensive performance in a 52-22 demolition on Saturday afternoon at Ohio Stadium.
Now a bye week and two more games are all that stand between Urban Meyer and a 12-0 campaign in his first season with the program.
It was over when: Rolling to his right, throwing back to the left and deep down the sideline, Miller’s 51-yard pass settled into the hands of running back Rod Smith on a wheel route and the rout was on for the Buckeyes. Miller typically does most of his damage on the ground, but it was his perfect strike through the air with a little more than five minutes left in the first half that effectively put away the Illini.
Game ball goes to: After a relatively ugly outing throwing the ball the week before, Miller heard plenty about how he needed to clean up his fundamentals and deliver an accurate football for the Ohio State offense to reach its potential. Apparently that message was received loud and clear as he routinely made the proper read and drilled his targets on the way to 226 yards and two touchdowns without an interception.
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