Sunday’s news of Chip Kelly leaving Ohio State football to serve as the next offensive coordinator for the Las Vegas Raiders may have caught some by surprise. But for Kelly and OSU coach Ryan Day, it was a realistic move in a year-long plan.

After only one season coaching under his protégé Ryan Day, Chip Kelly is leaving Ohio State for the NFL. Kelly will join new Las Vegas Raiders coach Pete Carroll’s staff as offensive coordinator. Kelly was Ohio State coach Ryan Day’s mentor as fellow Manchester,

An exciting weekend of college basketball continues Sunday when No. 18 Illinois plays host to Ohio State in a marquee Big Ten matchup on CBS. This will mark the only scheduled meeting between the Fighting Illini and the Buckeyes this season and will be a rematch of Illinois' 77-74 win over Ohio State in last season's conference tournament.

Don't look now, but the Ohio State basketball team might be getting hot at the right time. After losing three in a row by a combined total of five points, the Buckeyes have rattled off three wins in a row and done so in convincing fashion.