Illinois sure knows how to make this game look painfully impossible.
For every step forward for this program, there tend to be at least two steps back. There were some good things to come out of this game against Nebraska. However, the same old bugaboos from past games this season came back to bite Illinois hard.
Let's break it down:
Illini run game: A-
If it weren't for the rushing offense, this game would have been over far earlier. Again, Rod Smith proved that this offense has the pieces to be an above average Big Ten offense.