Let’s jump in our time machine and go back to the year of our Lord, 2007. Specifically, to the date of Nov. 10, 2007. More specifically, to 3:37 p.m. at Ohio Stadium, just as the Illinois Fighting Illini took on the No. 1 in the land, Ohio State.
This seemed like a win for the undefeated Buckeyes. They just came off a trip to Camp Randall and defeated the Wisconsin Badgers, 38-17. All they had to do was beat Illinois, and then they would’ve glided into Ann Arbor, Mich., with a Big Ten crown and a national championship spot on the line if they disposed of the Wolverines.