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COLUMBUS, Ohio -- Now Urban Meyer has some time to prepare an unbeaten yet flawed Ohio State team for what he calls "the two big ones left." Carlos Hyde rushed for 137 yards and three touchdowns, and Braxton Miller burnished his Heisman credentials by passing for two scores and running for another in the Buckeyes 52-22 victory over Illinois on Saturday. The Buckeyes (10-0, 6-0 Big Ten) maintained their upper hand in the Leaders Division heading into a bye week. They have games remaining at Wisconsin on Nov. 17 and against rival Michigan at home a week later. Theres still plenty of work to do. "Ive been fortunate to have a couple of top-5 teams; this probably has more holes than those other ones," said Meyer, in his first year at Ohio State after winning two national championships in six seasons at Florida. "However, there were also some great performances (today). We are going to dwell on the weaknesses because those weaknesses get exposed when you play two good teams like we have to finish the season." The Buckeyes feel great about how far theyve come from a disastrous 6-7 season a year ago. But they still know that the hardest part lies ahead. "Its a great feeling knowing you havent lost a game all season. A lot of teams cant say that," cornerback Bradley Roby said. "Just to be 10-0 is a huge accomplishment for us. Were very close (to 12-0). We just want to finish strong." Hyde scored on three short bursts while topping 100 yards for the sixth time this season. Miller carried 18 times for 73 yards and completed 12 of 20 passes for 226 yards. His TD passes covered 51 yards to Rod Smith and 37 to Corey Brown. But Meyer isnt happy with the passing game -- which will be the focus of workouts starting Tuesday. "We still have some weaknesses," he said. "We worked so hard to develop a passing game, and I cant say that we did it successfully, however. Its still a work in progress." But the running game was vintage Ohio State. The Buckeyes averaged 6 yards per carry, totalling 330 yards on the ground. "Once we got our rhythm there was going to be no stopping us," Hyde said. "Its not just me. Its the offensive line. When those guys go, that means Im going." It was the sixth consecutive loss for the Illini (2-7, 0-5) and their 11th in a row in the Big Ten. First-year coach Tim Beckman, an assistant at Bowling Green under Meyer, said the Illini arent facing anything dramatically different from what his Toledo team did his first season there. "You always face bumps but you want to do the best for the kids," said Beckman. "Nobody wants to be in this situation but (the seniors) are trying to do whatever they can to get out of (it)." Illinois quarterback Nathan Scheelhaase, dogged all day by Ohio States aggressive front line, completed 19 of 34 passes for just 91 yards with one interception. He also led the Illini in rushing with 15 carries for 36 yards. But there wasnt much else going on for the Illini, who finished with only 170 total yards. The Illini trailed just 7-6 after a quarter thanks to two Nick Immekus field goals. But Ohio State wasted little time in running off all 24 points in the second quarter to take control. Drew Basils 31-yard field goal made it 10-6 before a short Illinois punt gave the Buckeyes decent field position at their 36. Five plays later, Hydes second short TD run of the day made it 17-6. Illinois, limited to just 170 yards, wasnt able to get anything going as Scheelhaase was continually harassed and forced to scramble. "Theres some mental errors in there, some mistakes that we just cant have," he said. After another punt, Miller rolled right and then looked back to the left sideline where backup running back Rod Smith was several yards behind safety Supo Sanni. Smith pulled in the pass to complete the 51-yard score. "We practiced that throughout the whole week," Miller said. "It popped out like its supposed to." An 18-yard punt and a penalty put the Buckeyes right back in control at midfield. On consecutive plays, Miller juked and spun for 11 yards, Hyde picked up 11, Miller found tight end Nick Vannett for 14 yards, Miller scrambled for 11 more and Hyde then collected his third score of the day on a sweep around right end. The second half was more or less anticlimactic. The Buckeyes have plenty to work on: several costly personal-foul penalties; big yardage given up on kickoff and punt returns; and a big play off a turnover. Ashante Williams picked up backup quarterback Kenny Guitons bad option pitch and raced 77 yards for the touchdown in the final minutes. Rest assured, Meyer will mention that mistake and the rest in whats only an off week on the schedule. He did give the Buckeyes Sunday off but promised they would still make the most of their practice time. "I explained to them, the bye week, theres no rights around here; thats earned time," Meyer said. "If we didnt play well we would have been in (on Sunday) working, and going all week like a normal work week. But those guys earned (the day off). Im proud of them." Then he added, "And two big ones left." Cheap Jerseys From China . So, Kobe Bryant, when is it time to push the panic button on this grand experiment? "Now," he said. Chris Paul had 18 points and 15 assists, Jamal Crawford scored 21 points and the Clippers beat the Lakers 105-95 Friday night to keep their Staples Center co-tenants winless. Cheap NBA Jerseys . The controversial cyclist addressed a cancer conference in Montreal on Wednesday -- making a rare public appearance since announcing last week he will stop fighting charges brought by the U.S. Anti-Doping Agency. He opened his remarks by saying he thought it best to reintroduce himself given the events of recent days. http://www.azulvirtual.org/hot.html . PETERSBURG, Fla.OAKLAND, Calif. -- The defence dominated, the running game clicked and the Oakland Raiders finally ended up on the winning end for the first time in seven weeks. If only the Raiders could play the Kansas City Chiefs more often. Sebastian Janikowski kicked five field goals, Darren McFadden rushed for 110 yards and the Raiders shut out Kansas City for the second time ever, beating the Chiefs 15-0 on Sunday. "Its extremely hard to shut anybody out. It doesnt matter who they are. Thats an accomplishment that we take great pride in," Raiders coach Dennis Allen said. "I think its huge. Our guys needed something where they get a little bit of confidence." The Raiders (4-10) overwhelmed the undermanned Chiefs (2-12) to snap a six-game losing streak. Sandwiched around those losses are two wins over Kansas City, a rare bright spot in this disappointing season in Oakland. There has been little to cheer for this season for the Chiefs, who have lost 10 of 11 games and are tied for the second most losses in franchise history behind a 2-14 mark in 2008. Kansas Citys only win since September came the day after linebacker Javon Belcher killed his girlfriend before committing suicide at the teams practice facility. "Offensively we couldnt get much done at all," coach Romeo Crennel said. "Couldnt run the ball, couldnt throw the ball, got into the red zone and couldnt get any points. Defensively we tried to hang in there but we missed too many tackles and on third down we were unable to get off the field and allowed them to keep drives alive and end up with field goals." About the only bright spot from this loss is it kept Kansas City in the running for the No. 1 overall draft pick. The Chiefs and Jaguars are tied with the worst record in the NFL with two weeks remaining. This matchup between two old AFL rivals lacked the meaning many of the past meetings had with both teams entering the game with at least 10 losses for the first time ever. The quality of play matched the poor records for much of the day as the Chiefs took nearly 40 minutes to earn their initial first down of the game and the Raiders failed to reach the end zone. But strong running by McFadden and Mike Goodson giving the Raiders a season-high 203 yards rushing, Carson Palmer playing turnover-free for the first time since September and the Raiders dominating defensively, Oakland came out on top. "It just feels great to be able to go out there and run the ball the way we did," McFadden said. "We did a great job running and the offensive line did a great job. Just a good all-around gaame for us.ddddddddddddquot; The Raiders held Jamaal Charles to 10 yards rushing on nine carries, giving him 14 yards on 14 carries in two games against Oakland this season. Brady Quinn was 18 for 32 for 136 yards and an interception as he missed injured receiver Dwayne Bowe. Kansas Citys best play was a 42-yard run by Charles that got called back by a holding penalty on guard Joe Asamoah. "That was kind of how the day went," Quinn said. "Wed have a big play like that and a penalty. A guy wide open and a dropped ball or I wouldnt be able to have time to throw it. We just werent able to sustain any sort of consistency the entire day." The Chiefs finally got a first down with just more than five minutes remaining in the third quarter when Dexter McCluster fought for 8 yards on a catch on third-and-6. Two penalties by Oakland gave Kansas City 42 yards and helped set up Kansas City with first-and-goal from the 9. But the drive stalled when Charles was tackled at the 8 by Matt Giordano after a short catch on fourth down. Kansas City also failed to capitalize on a fumble by McFadden that Justin Houston recovered at the Oakland 18. An offensive pass interference and four straight incompletions by Quinn gave the ball back to the Raiders and helped seal the shutout. The last time the Raiders recorded a shutout came in the 2002 regular season finale when they beat Kansas City 24-0. That was also the only other time they shutout the Chiefs in this long rivalry. "We had a rough season, and it was our last home game, so we wanted to go out there and prove to our fans that were still playing with heart and passion, were still giving it everything weve got," safety Tyvon Branch said. "So this was one of those games, it was like a fan appreciation game." The fans even got to see third quarterback Terrelle Pryor for the first time all season. He entered to cheers on the first series of the second quarter. The former Ohio State star player handed off on his first two plays and threw an incompletion on third down before Palmer returned to the game. "Its a steppingstone, a step," Pryor said. "I enjoyed the four plays or whatever it was. Its a stepping stone, and I was excited to get in there at least." NOTES: Kansas City was held scoreless for the first time since Dec. 12, 2010, at San Diego. ... The Raiders won a game without a TD for the first time since a 15-13 win against San Diego in 2000. ... The 119 yards allowed by the Raiders are the fewest since they gave up 93 to the Chargers in a 6-0 win in 1975. ' ' ' 

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