That looked familiar.
Illinois once again clung to a 4th-quarter lead, and once again found away to squander it away. Purdue (3-1, 1-0 BIG) captured the Cannon and beat the Illini 13-9 (1-4, 1-2 BIG) in an ugly game in West Lafayette at Ross-Ade Stadium.
The first half featured as many punts as it did points (nine) and that only begins to tell how gritty the battle for the Cannon was on Saturday.
After a slow start, the Illini pieced together a scoring drive late in the first half led by freshman running back Josh McCray’s heavy running.