{
  "id": 14963770,
  "title": "Illinois favorites, Ohio State once again picked 8th in SB Nation preseason Big Ten poll",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/16/illinois-favorites-ohio-state-once-again-picked-8th-in-sb-nation",
  "topic": "culture",
  "section": "Culture",
  "published": "2026-10-16T13:31:00.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Yahoo Sports",
    "slug": "yahoo-sports",
    "url": "https://sports.yahoo.com/articles/illinois-favorites-ohio-state-once-133100452.html"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "In the SB Nation preseason Big Ten poll for the upcoming 2025-2026 season, Illinois Fighting Illini were voted as favorites to win the conference, despite finishing tied for second last year. Ohio State Buckeyes, on the other hand, were picked to finish eighth in the league, which is the same position they were projected to finish in last year's poll. Both teams will be without key players, with Illinois losing Bruce Thornton to the NBA and Ohio State losing Bruce Thornton to the NBA and head coach Bruce Thornton to the NBA.",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 3,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "Yahoo Sports",
        "title": "How can Ohio State football beat Indiana? 3 keys for Big Ten title game rematch",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/15/how-can-ohio-state-football-beat-indiana-3-keys-for-big-ten-title",
        "published": "2026-10-15T09:07:12.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Winnipeg Free Press",
        "title": "No. 4 Ohio State, No. 5 Indiana prepared for a real grind in the Big Ten championship game rematch",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/15/no-4-ohio-state-no-5-indiana-prepared-for-a-real-grind-in-the-big-ten",
        "published": "2026-10-15T10:12:14.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}