Now 0-3 in conference play, the Illini see themselves sitting in dead last in the Big Ten West as the only team without a win against a conference opponent. Friday’s loss put Illinois at 2-3 overall.
“There were enough negatives that caused us to lose that game,” said head coach Bret Bielema. “A game that I think things could’ve bounced our way a little bit.”
Despite the second consecutive loss, Bielema is still taking away some positives from the loss to Nebraska.
“I thought we did make strides,” Bielema said. “We dramatically reduced the number of penalties, we’ve really made a conscientious effort to eliminate things that have caused us to have failure and that was a big one.