There's a decent chance that Fighting Illini football will have a new starting quarterback on September 1st when it hosts Kent State in the season opener.
You'll remember that Cam Thomas got his first start last season against Purdue, but AJ Bush, M.J. Rivers, Matt Robinson and Coran Taylor all qualify as first-time Illini starters.
Since September 6, 1980, when coach Mike White inserted Dave Wilson into the lineup for his debut, thirty different signal-callers have been unveiled as Illinois' starter.
Yes, there have been plenty of familiar names who had long spans of success—Tony Eason, Jack Trudeau, Jeff George, Kurt Kittner, Juice Williams, etc.