CHAMPAIGN, Ill. — That’s not the way you want to start off conference play.
One week removed from suffering its first loss of the season in the final seconds against Eastern Michigan, Illinois’s ground attack wasn’t enough its first Big Ten game of the season versus Nebraska in a 42-38 loss on Saturday night at Memorial Stadium.
Illinois fans thought it would be impossible for the Illini to beat Nebraska this week. But Illinois knew how important it would be for them to get this win, but it just didn’t happen as the Cornhuskers gained more than 700 total yards.