Photo by: The News-GazetteThough neither Brad Underwood's Illini nor Chris Holtmann's Buckeyes will challenge for the Big Ten title this season, both schools have been spoilers against one another during Illinois' and Ohio State's previous championship campaigns.
Of course, the upset that most painfully comes to mind for Illini fans occurred on March 6, 2005 in Columbus. That was the Sunday afternoon that a 6-foot-7-inch Buckeye forward from Loveland became a player Illini fans would love to hate. Illinois, aiming at a 30-0 record, sprinted to an 18-6 lead at Value City Arena and led by six points with three minutes to play. Unfortunately, it was at that moment that things went dramatically…
