The No. 1 ranked Ohio State Buckeyes will face the No. 17 Illinois Fighting Illini this Saturday. The game airs Saturday at 12 p.m. ET as part of Fox’s Big Noon Saturday broadcast, and it will also be the site of Fox’s pregame Big Noon Kickoff show. Ohio State, who are 5-0, have dominated this season, only allowing 25 points scored against them in five games, so Illinois (5-1) will have their work cut out for them when they face the reigning national champions.
Here’s how to watch the Ohio State vs. Illinois game and what to know about how to watch the entire NCAAF season.
How to watch Ohio State vs. Illinois:
Date: Saturday, Oct. 11
Time: 12 p.m. ET
Location: Memorial Stadium, Champaign, IL
TV Channel: FOX
Streaming: FOX One, DirecTV, Hulu with Live TV, Fubo, YouTube TV and more
Ohio State vs. Illinoisgame time:
Ohio State vs. Illinois kicks off at 12 p.m. ET/9 a.m. PT this Saturday, Oct. 11.
Ohio State vs. Illinois game channel:
You can watch coverage of this week’s Ohio State vs. Illinois on FOX.
Where to watch the Ohio State vs. Illinoisgame without cable:
You can tune into the Ohio State vs. Illinois game on FOX, which is carried by several platforms, including Fubo TV, DirecTV and the new FOX One streaming platform, which has every FOX channel, including FOX, FOX Sports and Fox News, all in one place.
NCAAF Week 7 schedule:
Wednesday, Oct. 8
7:30 p.m. | Missouri State at Middle Tennessee | ESPN2
8 p.m. | Liberty at UTEP | CBSSN
Thursday, Oct. 9
7 p.m. | Louisiana Tech at Kennesaw State | ESPNU
7:30 p.m. | East Carolina at Tulane | ESPN
8 p.m. | Jacksonville State at Sam Houston | CBSSN
8 p.m. | Southern Miss at Georgia Southern | ESPN2
Friday, Oct. 10
7:30 p.m. | No. 24 South Florida at North Texas | ESPN2
9 p.m. | Rutgers at Washington | FS1
9 p.m. | Fresno State at Colorado State | CBSSN
Saturday, Oct. 11
12 p.m. | No. 1 Ohio State at No. 17 Illinois | FOX
12 p.m. | No. 8 Alabama at No. 14 Missouri | ABC
12 p.m. | Pitt at No. 25 Florida State | ESPN
12 p.m. | UCLA at Michigan State | Big Ten Network
12 p.m. | Stanford at SMU | The CW Network
12 p.m. | UCF at Cincinnati | FS1
12 p.m. | Houston at Oklahoma State | TNT/HBO Max
12 p.m. | Louisiana at James Madison | ESPN2
12 p.m. | Charlotte at Army | CBSSN
12 p.m. | Miami (Ohio) at Akron | ESPN+
12 p.m. | Toledo at Bowling Green | ESPNU
12:45 p.m. | Washington State at No. 4 Ole Miss | SEC Network
1 p.m. | Northern Illinois at Eastern Michigan | ESPN+
2:30 p.m. | UMass at Kent State | ESPN+
3:30 p.m. | No. 7 Indiana at No. 3 Oregon | CBS
3:30 p.m. | No. 6 Oklahoma vs. Texas (in Dallas) | ABC
3:30 p.m. | Northwestern at Penn State | FS1
3:30 p.m. |No. 22 Iowa State at Colorado | ESPN
3:30 p.m. | Virginia Tech at No. 13 Georgia Tech | ACC Network
3:30 p.m. | NC State at No. 16 Notre Dame | Peacock
3:30 p.m. | Nebraska at Maryland | Big Ten Network
3:30 p.m. | Wake Forest at Oregon State | The CW Network
3:30 p.m. | TCU at Kansas State | FOX
3:30 p.m. | Air Force at UNLV | CBSSN
3:30 p.m. | Appalachian State at Georgia State | ESPN+
3:30 p.m. | Old Dominion at Marshall | ESPN+
3:30 p.m. | Ball State at Western Michigan | ESPN+
4 p.m. | Navy at Temple | ESPN2
4:15 p.m. | Arkansas at No. 12 Tennessee | SEC Network
6 p.m. | UAB at Florida Atlantic | ESPN+
7 p.m. | Florida at No. 5 Texas A&M | ESPN
7 p.m. | Iowa at Wisconsin | FS1
7 p.m. | San Jose State at Wyoming | CBSSN
7 p.m. | UL Monroe at Coastal Carolina | ESPN+
7:30 p.m. | No. 10 Georgia at Auburn | ABC
7:30 p.m. | Kansas at No. 9 Texas Tech | FOX
7:30 p.m. | No. 15 Michigan at USC | NBC
7:30 p.m. | Purdue at Minnesota | Big Ten Network
7:30 p.m. | Clemson at Boston College | ACC Network
7:30 p.m. | Rice at UTSA | ESPNU
7:45 p.m. | South Carolina at No. 11 LSU | SECN
8 p.m. | No. 18 BYU at Arizona | ESPN2
8 p.m. | Troy at Texas State | ESPN+
9:45 p.m. | New Mexico at Boise State | FS1
10:15 p.m. | No. 21 Arizona State at Utah | ESPN
10:30 p.m. | San Diego State at Nevada | CBSSN
11:59 p.m. | Utah State at Hawai’i | Spectrum Sports
How to watch NCAAF games in 2025:
NCAA football games will air across ESPN, ABC, CBS, FOX, NBC and the college conference networks. If you don’t have cable, it can be tricky to keep up with your favorite team. Here’s what we recommend to stream NCAA football in 2025.
