Ladies and gentlemen, Illinois football is officially back.
For the first time since there was snow on the ground, we got to watch the Illini play a game. That in itself was exciting. What was even more exciting was seeing the Orange and Blue pick apart Western Illinois from every front.
Illinois was able to run and pass all over the Leathernecks. We scored a special teams touchdown on a big punt return. And while the defense shockingly didn’t score, they were extremely effective. This all culminated in a 52-3 blowout win over Western Illinois.