<a href="http://static.news-gazette.com/sites/all/files/imagecache/lightbox_800_600_scale/images/2018/09/09/790198_rutgers-ohio-st-football-98.jpg" class="imagefield imagefield-jquery-lightbox imagefield-jquery-lightbox-300_width_scale" rel="lightbox" title="Ohio State quarterback Dwayne Haskins drops back to pass against Rutgers during the first half of an NCAA college football game Saturday, Sept. 8, 2018, in Columbus, Ohio. (Purchase a Print | More)”> Photo by: Jay LaPrete/AP Ohio State quarterback Dwayne Haskins drops back to pass against Rutgers during the first half of an NCAA college football game Saturday, Sept. 8, 2018, in Columbus, Ohio. Where once Illinois-Ohio State was a raging football rivalry, the goings-on in Buckeyeland aren’t exactly front-line concerns here anymore. History shows these two clashed in 100 of 103 seasons through last year. The string reached 88 consecutive seasons through 2002, the year Illinois took OSU’s national championship team into overtime. During the stretch from 1983 through 2007 — with Woody Hayes long gone — Illinois was a respectable 11-12 against the perennial powerhouse. And seven of those 12 losses…
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