Carlos Hyde, Braxton Miller lift Buckeyes from ground in rout of Illini

CHAMPAIGN, Ill. -- Breaking into the open field for a late, long touchdown run Saturday at Illinois, Ohio State running back Carlos Hyde wondered why it hadn't all come this easy for the Buckeyes. Hyde finished the day with the kind of numbers that usually come with an easy win: 248 yards rushing with four touchdowns on the ground and another through the air. Quarterback Braxton Miller wasn't far behind with 184 yards rushing and two more touchdowns. But after opening up a 28-0 lead, the No. 3 Buckeyes needed a momentum-changing safety and Hyde's late 55- and 51-yard touchdowns to finally put Illinois away 60-35 and stay unbeaten (10-0, 6-0 Big Ten). "That last run, in my head I was like, we could (have done) this the whole time," Hyde said. "That last run, I had energy and I just feel like we could have had that momentum the whole game." Illinois, though, fought back.