The News-Gazette · Nov 5, 2016
George benefits from year spent off field
CHAMPAIGN — The 2014 football team at Illinois included Jeff George Jr.
Sort of.
The redshirt freshman quarterback is in line to start his third consecutive game in place of injured Wes Lunt at 11 a.m. Saturday when the Illini (2-6, 1-4 Big Ten) host Michigan State (2-6, 0-5) at Memorial Stadium. The redshirt season the Indianapolis native took last season means this season is the first in which he actually could play for Illinois, and he has done so quite a bit the last two weeks after injuries to Lunt (back) and Chayce Crouch (shoulder).