The Illinois football team is coming off somewhat of a disappointing season.
The hope this season was that the Illini would win enough games to get into the College Football Playoff. Clearly, the program is not at that point just yet, as we are only at seven wins with one game left.
What this season has shown us the most is our deficiencies. Bret Bielema has plenty of work to do this offseason to get Illinois to a place where we can be competitive nationally.
On Thursday, the Illini took a massive step forward in the quest to get to the College Football Playoff.