The Game That Illinois Upset #1 Ohio State

[@pschighlights]

What game should I do next?

[@cousindom]

North Dakota state versus Kansas state 2013

[@ittasteslikebeansnbacon8981]

Pro Sports Central Texas vs Ohio State in the fiesta Bowl I think? McCoy to Cosby won it for my horns....

[@ndnationalchamp5221]

2006 rose bowl. Also thanks for taking my suggestion!

[@sciurbs5787]

Oregon State wins in last 5 years

[@aidanboyle734]

KU vs. Virginia Tech-2008

[@curseddawg6864]

2007 is probably the craziest year in college football history

[@nicholasfoster8542]

Ehh Ehh Fact. Each week there was something crazy. The Big 12 was great with OU, Texas, and Texas Tech. SEC had Florida and Georgia. ACC has West Virginia. I could go on and on.

[@DoomerViking_51]

Ehh Ehh 07, 08, 09, 10 was the last epic years With Tim Teobow, Colt McCoy, Cam Newton era’s

[@thewvuwon2851]

Nicholas Foster you mean the Big East

[@tommyjankowski1444]

i can't believe UCONN was ranked 13

[@tommyjankowski1444]

@Wyatt Graham nah I was 12, I remember them getting smacked by Oklahoma in the tostitos bowl in 2011 though

[@nickcummer]

Just gotta point this out: Brad Nessler and Todd Blackledge are one of the most underrated broadcasting teams college football has ever seen. Both are pure talent in the booth.

[@pschighlights]

Nick Cummer completely agree, I loved listening to this game again lol.

[@nickcummer]

Pro Sports Central it never fails to amaze me how much is added to the game when there are phenomenal broadcasters calling it, thanks for the video! Great work!

[@gallyturndrop5320]

Yes. Nobody ever talks about them being great. In fact, when I try to look up Brad Nessler's best calls, there is no compilation. I am very pleased though that I get to hear him on SEC on CBS.

[@NoHuddleHawkeyes]

This is Griese though, not Blackledge.

[@JonesDylan874]

@@gallyturndrop5320 Gary Danielson... not so much. IMO, I can't stand him.

[@IB3ASTINONU786]

2007 was insane. FCS Appalachian State beating #5 Michigan. Boston College, South Florida, and Kansas all being ranked #2 at some point in the year. The #1 and #2 ranked teams had not lost in the same week of the season since 1996. #1 and #2 fell during the same weekend three times, including in both of the final two weeks of the regular season: #1 LSU lost to Kentucky 43-37 in three overtimes, and #2 California lost to Oregon State 31-28. #1 LSU lost to Arkansas 50-48 in three overtimes on November 23, and #2 Kansas lost to #3 Missouri 36-28. #1 Missouri lost to #9 Oklahoma 38-17 in the Big 12 Championship Game, and #2 West Virginia lost to Pittsburgh 13-9. And of course The Curse of #2. 7 different teams were upset when ranked 2nd. Stanford defeated #2 USC, 24-23. Oregon State defeated #2 California, 31-28 Rutgers defeated #2 South Florida, 30-27. Florida State defeated #2 Boston College, 27-17. Arizona defeated #2 Oregon, 34-24. #3 Missouri defeated #2 Kansas, 36-28. Pittsburgh defeated #2 West Virginia, 13-9.

[@jakejohnson8926]

FutureJarhead3 yea u should i d watch the kto video

[@CynicallyObnoxious]

As a WVU that year stung

[@CynicallyObnoxious]

@Super Man I still think Rodriguez threw that game on purpose because he turned down Alabama the previous year there is no way we should have lost that game

[@saltybuns7910]

And LSU still was able to win it all

[@JoeyJordison97]

Actually Missouri was #4 not #3 but fantastic job remembering all of that or at least taking the time to write it down.

[@underdog7495]

I miss watching Juice Williams play. I wish he panned out in the NFL

[@theguy7380]

He was undrafted

[@84slaughter]

I Wish The Bears Would Have Given Him A Chance...

[@billblaski9523]

Everyone thought he was gonna be like Mike Vick but Juice didn't have no speed

[@turtleislandlac1490]

From what I remember Juice fizzled out and even lost his starting job at Illinois to Eddie McGree. He was never going to be an NFL QB. He was riding on his athletic ability and cannon arm and didn't get better.

[@334ben10]

@@turtleislandlac1490 no he didn’t he started all 4 yrs. Eddie played one game over Juice and it was because it was vs Illinois st. He never lost his spot

[@UFalum2011]

Juice Williams was so fun to watch, even as a non Illinois fan.

[@nicholasfoster8542]

2007 was the best. I remember watching this game. Never forget it. Juice Williams was a stud.

[@muckboyvc]

Same here bro ...that was a great game , very special game! Juice was smooth in this game.

[@lloydkline3265]

Illinois beating Ohio state in college football

[@Jay-oj9ty]

Juice Williams is a pretty dope name

[@thecrown_jul]

Stephen Curry hell yeah it is

[@Skylicity]

i agree but i think his real is name is Isaiah

[@CV7Omega]

His real name is Isaiah “juice” Williams

[@stephenmurphy1003]

What ever became of him?

[@BlursedBear]

@@stephenmurphy1003 I'm pretty sure he was in the nfl but just never panned out for him...if anybody made it in the nfl on this Illinois team it was mendenhall

[@rickytpb2164]

Only time I can remember that a 9-3 team made the Rose Bowl. 2007 was a crazy year.

[@SharksSJ408]

Ricky T.P.B Wisconsin went 7-5 in 2013 and still made it to the rose bowl

[@rickytpb2164]

efrainthegreat Wisconsin went 9-3 and went to the Citrus Bowl in 2013. Wtf are you talking about? Purdue went to the Rose Bowl with an 8-3 record in 2000.

[@huntgreatness1920]

Ricky T.P.B I think he meant Wisconsin went 7-5 during the 2012-2013 season and went to the 2013 Rose Bowl

[@rickytpb2164]

Hunt Greatness oh shit my bad.... that was the year Ohio State was bowl banned

[@johnvallery5539]

2007 greatest year of college football hands down

[@jplatt06]

What an epic game. This shows up on my recommended 4 years later …insane. As an Illini fan this just brings so much happiness rewatching again

[@brianbradley5224]

You know 2007 was a crazy year when the KANSAS JAYHAWKS were ranked as high as #2 and was the only team that year that had less than 2 losses(11-1)!!!!

[@heidijessen5255]

And Hawaii went to the sugar bowl lol

[@Ilovemunchlax1]

@@heidijessen5255 Hawaii had Colt Brennan who put up numbers you don't see in video games. He was a stud.

[@colingordon0986]

Brian Bradley Kansas state yes! Kansas Jayhawks! Save that ranking for basketball lol

[@WeShowYou]

And lost to the only good team they played all year!

[@Klam5678]

@@WeShowYou Just like how Missouri lost to OU twice in that same year?

[@christopherkopke7593]

Illinois final possession is the best ball management in football

[@lukehart5620]

Christopher Kopke for once in our lives we did

[@mattdeters8306]

Illinois played about as perfect a 4th quarter as a team could play in this game...

[@314_Yeezy]

Illini Gang💨💨

[@Hello4now]

Seriously. They converted so many huge 3rd downs, plus the 4th down early in the drive. Killed off the last 8 minutes of the game after the big interception to close it out

[@jbsmm2112]

The amazing thing was how Illinois responded to Ohio State's opening drive with a quick TD. HUGE

[@dclap2427]

Dude clearly fumbled the ball into the endzone. Should've been a touchback and OSU ball which would've changed the entire game and this upset would most likely never have had happened...

[@questisinthejam]

@@dclap2427cry more pussy

[@NM-vw1fl]

The year before when OSU went undefeated before losing in the NT, a 2-win Illinois team ran OSU pretty close as well. Illinois did the same in 2002 when OSU won the NT. For whatever reason, Illinois could give Ohio State a tough game in these years.

[@sargejr51]

I'm Illini till I drop and I was at this game. Greatest sports experience in person of my life. We got to go to the Rose Bowl, and I think they still made the title game that year. Never forget it!

[@JeevesAnthrozaurUS]

Of COURSE this was in 2007

[@janeymae84]

I'm a simple creature: I see a video of Ohio State losing, I click on it.

[@brianwebb27]

Janey Thomas schadenfreude, i love it..

[@Jxcksonyeet]

fuck you

[@patriottomyself]

Same. Excuse the impolite nooblets prior posting.

[@Fish-dl8tl]

No your a simple hypocrite

[@patriottomyself]

J4c0b She has to state a previous bias in order to be a hypocrite. Quality education you got going on there, wonder where you got it....

[@NickCoppolaNFL]

They still made the natty thanks to the absolute craziness that was the 2007 CFB season

[@davidcarnevale8885]

So did LSU (who won it) with two losses! One of which was to my Razorbacks in the final game of the regular season!

[@osu5inarow]

David Carnevale You own the university of Arkansas?

[@bjr0467]

@@osu5inarow does anyone own the university of Arkansas?

[@ALY-xc7fl]

@@bjr0467the state does, who’s technically property of the people. So if this person is a resident of Arkansas, they are literally part owners of the entire university. They can make decisions for the university, by getting elected by other residents of Arkansas. This is how the government works.

[@illiniguy34]

Still remember sweating bullets throughout this entire game. Absolutely worth it in the end.

[@garretthorsch8143]

Most definitely. As Illinois fans we have the highest of Highs and the lowest of lows. But one thing we always seem to pull off is at least one or 2 wins a year that people said we had no business winning. My favorite wins that come to mind are this game, the Wisconsin upset in 2019 (McCourts face after passing out at the bottom of the dog pile and being lift on the teams shoulders was such a great moment. Also that was the first time in a while they won in the grey ghost uniforms that I love so much), the penn state upset last year that was the longest game in college football history, and finally the Texas bowl agains the RG3 led Baylor. There are more but those are probably the top favorite games of all time for me. I remember my Dad had just gotten a divorce from his second wife (a total lunatic sociopath but that is beside the point) so He, My older brother, and myself found a house finally after staying at a work friends of his house for a couple weeks. This house was really cool and basically became a bachelor pad since it was just us 3 living there. Anyway he had started tending bar on the weekends to make some extra cash on the side from his computer tech job and he decided he didn’t want to see the blood bath that Baylor was supposed to inflict on Illinois. My older brother was out doing god only knows what. I liked going out and getting in trouble as much as the next teenager but my love for the Fighting Illini surpassed my love for hanging out with friends. So I was at home all alone watching that game and Illinois just destroyed them. I remember texting my dad at halftime or the 3rd quarter and telling him that he had better turn the game on at that bar he was tending at because he was missing the best game all season. Needless to say he was flabbergasted when he saw the score. This was pre everybody owning a smartphone so sending links and streams wasn’t a thing. I remember just jumping around giddy all alone at my house like I was a little kid on Christmas. Looking back it is sad to say but that night might have been the last time in my life where I didn’t have a care in the world and was truly happy.

[@jj1154_]

I’m not saying Ohio State was not a good team that year but they were definitely not the best team in the nation.. they got killed up the middle... I mean absolutely killed.. If some linebacker adjustments were made this upset might not of even happened!

[@chrismaxwell6192]

jacob jenkins They at least stop Illinois if they make adjustments in the 4th to have a shot to tie the game.

[@osu5inarow]

jacob jenkins 2007 was a clusterfuck year. I'm not going to say they deserved to win because when you realize how Ohio State got there, you can't fault them. No way will we ever see a collapse/choke job of the top 5 like we did.

[@DAnderson-ls6cb]

Please do not try to diminish that great Illinois win. Ohio State was undefeated, ranked number 1, and vying for a national championship going into that game. Heavy underdog Illinois still defeated them on the road.

[@DAnderson-ls6cb]

The greatest offensive drive in Illinois' century plus long history lasted 8 minutes and 9 seconds and resulted in 0 points! Go Illini!

[@PeeedaPan]

illinois DBs were elite back then, arguably the greatest corners on any team EVER

[@erasmodelacruz5748]

Lyman was such a DOG at MLB

[@itsburgan497]

I remember this and I loved every second of it!

[@tonoslim]

This made me happy. Juice Williams was a bad boy.

[@cbjm36]

tonoslim remember when you guys lost to Appalachian State 😂😂😂

[@whipdisho5541]

thank you for showing highlights from both teams. a lot of channels only show the winning team highlights and it really takes away from the intensity of the game.

[@hartsickdisciple]

Juice! That Illinois team was dangerous.

[@jonjahr3403]

I will never forget this game, or that season. Crazy from start to finish.

[@renaeknight9266]

The Game That Ruined Kansas State's Perfect Season KANSAS STATE VS BAYLOR 2012

[@walterm5298]

I will never forget that sign that said "Notre Dame Owes Us!" That was so damn clever!

[@matthewvuldis821]

Well, if K-State had won, it would've been KSU-ND in the title game. Would've been a lot closer than Bama-ND.

[@feddyvonwigglestein3481]

Remember watching this game. Could not believe the last 8 minutes the buckeyes never had a chance to touch the ball. Ron Zook's best win, and that's coming from a gators fan that was at the game when he won his final game as coach at FSU, something Spurrier never even did. This definitely has to take the cake.

[@jewelz6028]

Juice Williams, Rashad Mendenhall and Aurelius Benn were absolute monsters at times, remeber watching this game and saying after the 1st half, OSU was gonna lose, the "Mo" swung to the Illini late in the 2nd QTR, never swung back even.

[@jtemberson390]

So hype for college football

[@LeoLewis1]

I’m an Illinois fan and I was born I 2006 but geez I wish I could’ve remembered this game

[@JonesDylan874]

Dude... that last drive for Illinois though... CRAZY that they were able to take off the last 8:09 of the game.

[@0fficialdregs]

this game won me a free McDonald meal from my science teacher when i was in high school. he thought illinois would lose but i said nope

[@RETRO_BELL]

I remember this game....as a die-hard BUCKEYE fan there was a feeling in the air that day We will never forget Juice Williams and Rashard Mendenhall

[@randyreinhold883]

Rumor has it juice is still running down on Ohio St from that late November night til this day

[@vinceniederman]

I Remember This Game As a Navy Fan!

[@gregburrell6244]

The woman At 7:58 has the best looking frown I've ever seen! She is clearly distraught over that loss. Not many women care that much about there team! I like it!

[@Hello4now]

This was such a great game. Ohio St. centered their whole defensive game plan around making sure they shut down Mendenhall. Which they did, but Dufrene had the big run early and Juice stepped up big time

[@TheJust22az]

This will go down as one of the greatest games ever.

[@zpeskin1]

If you freeze frame it at 38 seconds, it is clear that this should have been ruled a fumble recovered in the end zone by OSU for a touchback.

[@MrDesean516]

Zack Peskin I was thinking the same shit

[@ericdailey8587]

You are right, but those sort of mistakes are part of the game. The human eye can't see everything live the way we can when we slow down or freeze the video. You want every call to be perfect as you want just outcomes in every game, but this is life.

[@gseric4721]

I'm thinking to myself: *how on earth did Illinoi.... **2:59** holdup, there's the reason* .

[@2ichie]

yeah mendenhal was no joke that year. i saw them at the rose bowl that year. they got stuffed by usc but still a talented illinois team

[@joeykeenan2079]

This was my first Ohio State game. Didn’t hurt the Buckeyes in the long run, but it felt like a nightmare at the time lol. Illinois played nearly perfect football on that final drive and Juice Williams was a stud.

[@DuecePiece]

Juice Williams. Still remember this like it was yesterday, I was huddled in my buddies bedroom because he was watching UFC in his living room and needless to say I was losing my shit and practically clawing my eyes out the entire time. Still bitter.

[@MatthewDaSmitdog]

Say what you will about Ron Zook...but he really made use of the lightning he caught in the bottle in the most incredible season ever in college football. I'm sure Illini fans would kill to go back to the good times like that 2007 season to see good football teams again.

[@ericdailey8587]

Be nice if 2022 was something like 2007.

[@erasmodelacruz5748]

👀👀 10-2 B1G WEST CHAMPS??

[@MattBuckeyeGuy]

we probably still would of lost anyways but 0:38 was clearly a fumble recovered in the endzone by ohio state which should of been a touchback

[@poseym316]

MattBuckeyeGuy exactly. Did they have video review in 07? I remember watching it in slow mo and even stevie wonder could see that it was a clear fumble.

[@Potus_313]

The ground caused it-no fumble

[@poseym316]

He lost it in mid air. Stevie Wonder could see it was a fumble.

[@scottbogen1168]

The ball hit the ground after he did lol

[@poseym316]

You people are fucking blind. This is why i never comment back to retards. They also showed different views during the actual game. If you even saw those from the other angle again, even with your eyes closed you can see he lost it before he hit the ground. I really hope none of you douche bags are on any kind of review committee.

[@ericdailey8587]

We had to wait 15 years to have another winning season after that one.

[@turtleislandlac1490]

From what I remember, Ohio State also recruited Juice Williams hard. Zook brought some of the best high school recruits in the country. These recruits were on the level of Ohio State and USC at the time. That's why it didn't totally feel like an upset, but also that the recruiting was finally paying off.

[@nathanaelheil2818]

Illinois needs to change their logo nack to this

[@urmanao24]

I passed on meeting Obama to stay home watch this game cause I knew Illinois was gonna pull the upset what a great season.

[@brandonharrington2711]

One of the most underrated games ever

[@chicity1625]

Greatest College Football Game I ever watched

[@dantietjen7438]

The game Nebraska beat Oregon (2016) not an upset, but I'm a husker fan🌽

[@Ell-J]

I saw that game live,and what a game.

[@1SportyP]

I was in like 6th-7th grade playing QB and Juice Williams was my favorite to watch and mimic on Saturday’s 😎💪🏾

[@DeAngeloStevens]

That was the Month WGN-TV Chicago's then CW affiliate changed their theme music "Chicago's Very Own" by 615 Music after replacing "WGN News" by Non-Stop Music used from Late 1997 through October 31, 2007.

[@Zaney2Fresh1]

as an Illini football/basketball fan the best teams I’ve seen were the 04/05 basketball team and this football team. Juice Williams was DIFFERENT. hasn’t been many great moments in my lifetime for Illini football but this team was special

[@dantietjen7438]

The game that central Michigan beat at Oklahoma state (2016)

[@ddog_2559]

8:20 bro are we not talking about 62-56 in that fcs game???? i wanna find that

[@jytrox484]

The craziest thing about this video wasnt the upset it was when it said kansas was the 4th ranked college football team in the country... Holy shit

[@runswithfeathers47]

The LSU-Clemson bowl game. Epic ending

[@kirbyawesome5077]

Good highlights, thanks for sharing!

[@10secondslideshows87]

When Stanford beat number one usc 2007

[@thecolorblack4778]

0:38 put the speed at .25 the ball definitely came out before he touched the ground

[@coopergoodale4989]

TheColorBlack someone finally pointed it out

[@Mike-yj5yw]

I'm I the only one that sees a clear fumble by Dufree at the :39 second mark? Dude wasn't even close to being down before the ball popped out and went in the end zone.

[@PetroCortiez]

I came back 13 years later to say this.

[@heidijessen5255]

2007...As an ND fan I'm conflicted on which season was worse for the Irish. This one, or 2016 lol. It was def the craziest college ball season of all time

[@nintendo8127]

Man, I hate seeing what has happened to Illinois since that year.

[@flukeystokes4808]

I don't think we'll ever get to where we'll compete on a consistent basis again...

[@NSTAD]

Flukey Stokes tall just beat Wisconsin wtf

[@flukeystokes4808]

@@NSTAD con sis tent!!! One game doesn't mean we're back being to where we'll compete regularly, WTF!!!

[@NSTAD]

Flukey Stokes naw I know what ur saying but still it’s funny how you guys beat them

[@flukeystokes4808]

@@NSTAD Wisconsin was looking ahead to next week... It would be nice if lovie can get things on track though...

[@garretthorsch8143]

One of the greatest days of my life

[@nathanvarghese3755]

Love the content keep it up

[@kellywatson9276]

Ohio state being the #1 seed and losing to Illinois, never thought I'll see the day. Lmaooo 😂😂😂

[@richryantaylor]

Refreshing to know that even back in 2007 Ohio State couldn’t play defense.

[@helloman107]

This was my first Buckeye game...😐 Props to Illinois though. By far the best clock management I’ve ever seen in a game.

[@jhupp8707]

Joey lol the funny thing is Ron Zook was notorious for bad clock management he cost us the Iowa and Michigan game that season because of it Illinois really could’ve been 11-1 that year

[@brianmitchell68]

2007 was the year of the upset lol

[@austinwestern6598]

AH the last time my fighting Illini were competitive in NCAAF

[@Ilovemunchlax1]

They were ok in 10-11.

[@skylarwillenborg6725]

True

[@royalnpoison1547]

Hopefully we get to that point soon... recruiting isn’t too hot, but the uptick in talent since Lovie arrived is very noticeable

[@dontmatter5162]

back when illinois wasn't terrible. RIP

[@corneliusft]

2007 was the year of the underdog

[@kpwdawg_0222]

2007 was fucking amazing we need another year like this

[@illforever4153]

One of the best games ever. That last possession was so balsy. QB keeper on 3&7 just cold

[@rafaelbruce6765]

Illinois chewed up the final 8 minutes of the fourth quarter in this game and Ohio state never got the ball again. I watched it. 2007.

[@burninghammerstudios7033]

back when u of i was good lol. i think we went to the rose bowl that year

[@Ilovemunchlax1]

Correct

[@drewrockwell8000]

Burning Hammer Studios you did got beat by best team in the country that year USC

[@andrewbowen2837]

You should just cover this whole season tbh

[@matthillman2261]

Illinois Football 2007-2008

[@braddvaughn6076]

This game made me so mad, ohio state couldn't do anything right. They would get close but would shoot themselves in the foot. Pathetic performance by a #1 team.

[@sethglass8349]

The Horsehoe, the most daunting stadium up North - said no team ever.

[@Flame_0119]

Kinnick at night is hell

[@carsonmccomb3627]

It is tho😂😂😂. Don't make yourself look stupid buddy.

[@sethglass8349]

@@carsonmccomb3627 it really ain’t. They lose at home more often than they do on the road just about.

[@carsonmccomb3627]

@@sethglass8349 2nd longest home winning streak at the moment.

[@sethglass8349]

@@carsonmccomb3627 i never said they lose a lot

[@dominicleon2662]

MAN IM AN OHIO STATE FAN THIS OHIO STATE TEAM WAS SO GOOD BUT YEAH ILLINOIS CAME TO PLAY THAT DAY?!!

[@reyganwhitt3738]

I’m a Michigan fan…I love this video, but on 0:37 that Illinois running back fumbled that ball and Ohio State recovered it, terrible call

[@theman1412]

0:43 replay showed he did fumble 😊

[@davidcarnevale8885]

Not a game. But all major upsets of the 2007 season. Or all times #1 or top 3 teams got beat that year. Craziest year of CFB ever!

[@nrg8751]

I think every time the Illini defense makes an interception like that they win lol [i could be way wrong but this game, wisconsin.... same grab and a win!]

[@olivertrumanjr9556]

It stings so much less years later. I prefer parity in CFB. During the Meyer era we saw Ohio State become semi-pro

[@agentM1991]

OSU fans: Great we are ranked number one and we lost to Illinois. Michigan fans: Oh please (thinking about there loss to Appalachian State while ranked 5th.)

[@WyldWillow]

Wild that Illinois hasn’t beat OSU since that crazy 07 CFB season

[@thegamingchef3304]

Remember this like it was yesterday. Even Tupac would have acknowledged JUICE Williams.

[@noahyovanov6110]

I was very young back then wished I watched it

[@roljamas]

One of the greatest drives you’ll ever see to end it. Juice was Money in the last 8 minutes.

[@84slaughter]

Such Joy Overwhelms Me When I See Sad Ohio State Fans!

[@seang9450]

Forgot all about ole juice Williams. He was fun to watch.

[@skylarwillenborg6725]

A good day for a illini fan

[@Jackhintze06]

They litteraly came out of nowhere