The Arizona Wildcats are flying high right now, leading the nation in scoring and winning their first eight games by an average of more than 32 points. But the challenges are about to get a lot tougher, starting with Saturday’s game at Illinois.
The Fighting Illini (7-2) began the 2021-22 season ranked 11th in the Associated Press poll but are currently unranked. They’ve won five in a row, though, and are close to getting their entire team together after injuries and suspensions thinned their rotation early on.
To better understand Illinois, we reached out to Tristen Kissack of SB Nation sister site The Champaign Room.