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OSU To Face A Much-Improved Illinois Defense

Rory Nicol		By Dave Biddle Assistant Editor Date: Nov 2, 2006 Ohio State's offense had no trouble with Illinois last year in a 40-2 rout. But the Fighting Illini have a much-improved defense this year and could give the visiting Buckeyes a decent test on Saturday. Illinois linebacker J Leman leads the Big Ten in tackles. We caught up with OSU's Rory Nicol, T.J. Downing and Darrell Hazell for more.

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OSU To Face A Much-Improved Illinois Defense