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FOX Big Noon reveals destination for Big Ten showdown in Week 4
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FOX Big Noon Kickoff is coming to Columbus for a Week 4 showdown between 6th-ranked Ohio State and Illinois.
The network revealed on Saturday afternoon where it will be broadcasting its popular pregame show next Saturday morning. It’ll be at a place where FOX Big Noon visits a lot, as Ohio State and Illinois clash on Sept. 26 in what will be the Big Ten opener for both teams who have grand plans for the 2026 season.
The fun will commence from Columbus at 10 a.m. ET, leading up to the noon ET kickoff on FOX between the Buckeyes and Fighting Illini. Both Ohio State and Illinois were on their way to likely easy wins in Week 3, with the Buckeyes blowing out Kent State in Columbus and the Fighting Illini handling Southern Illinois in Champaign.
Assuming both teams continue on that path in Week 3, the Week 4 showdown will be between 2 teams who have high expectations this season, but who also already have a loss. It would be a battle of 2-1 teams, with Ohio State blowing that big lead in Week 2 at Texas and Illinois falling at home to Duke in Week 2.
That means there will be desperation in the air in Columbus as the FOX Big Noon gang arrives, with Ohio State and Illinois both trying to avoid that dreaded 2nd loss of the season before September even ends.
Ohio State and Illinois will clash in Columbus in an early season Big Ten game that will prove important as both teams chase a Big Ten championship in 2026. Here is what the Kalshi market is currently saying about the chances for the Buckeyes and Fighting Illini to be Big Ten champions come December:
