From ‘The Game’ to “Just Another Game”: Brandon Peters Gets His First Start vs. Ohio State


Illinois quarterback Brandon Peters, a Michigan graduate transfer, will get his first career start against Ohio State after watching the Buckeyes beat his Wolverines in 2017 and 2018. CHAMPAIGN, Ill. — There was a time for Brandon Peters Ohio State was ‘The Game’ and now, while wearing the orange and blue of Illinois, he said Monday it’s “just another game”. For three years of his life, when Peters saw Ohio State on the schedule, it was the premier matchup of the conference and a national spotlight. Now Peters says Monday that his first career start against the No. 3 Buckeyes (4-0) this Saturday (11 a.m., FS1) won’t represent any more motivation for a person who happens to hold a bachelor’s degree in general studies from the school lovingly referred to around the OSU campus as “the school up north”. “For me, it’s just another game, just another game,” Peters said…

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