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Illinois Football: Illini Team Grades Through a Quarter of the Season

Over the last two weeks, the Illinois Fighting Illini went through some rough patches that enabled them to see their flaws.

These last two losses shine a light on what is wrong with this Illinois football team. Lovie Smith and the coach staff see where the Illini are short and where they exceed.

I think there are a lot of areas Illinois is above average. They show flashes of being a top 25 team at times but then there are other times where I am not sure they are an FBS team.

But, overall this team isn’t as bad as some people say.