Buckeyes roll early in 55-14 win over Illini

COLUMBUS, Ohio -- No. 16 Ohio State took care of business by pounding Illinois 55-14 on Saturday night. Now the Buckeyes can finally talk about the game of the year in the Big Ten next week at Michigan State. The Spartans ended a 24-game Ohio State win streak with a 34-24 victory in last year's conference title game. "The dream was ripped away from us, ripped away by a very good team," Ohio State coach Urban Meyer said. He added that his team wouldn't require any rah-rah speeches in the coming days. "We're going to face a very good team that we have a lot of respect for. It's all about the most prepared team; that's (who's) going to win this game," he said. "We'll do our part about motivation. But this is a motivated team." Curtis Samuel ran for two touchdowns and J.T.