All week, we've been taking a look at some lessons that each Big Ten team learned during its spring practice sessions. Today, we wrap up that series with Illinois.
1. More offensive playmakers needed
Let's start with the bad news first. Star wide receiver Mikey Dudek tore his ACL for the second straight spring. Running back Dre Brown suffered the same fate after putting up some encouraging performances earlier in spring practice.
Those losses are huge, not only because Dudek and Brown could have been highly productive, but because the Illini don't have a lot of depth at either position.