Sunday Special: 'Illinois should be proud'

Daniels: Illini escape with win» moreTwenty-five years ago this week, Illinois tailback Howard Griffith set the NCAA Division I record, scoring eight rushing touchdowns in a 56-21 win against Southern Illinois. Staff writer Bob Asmussen talked to Griffith on the silver anniversary of the historic game:

Griffith did more than break Arnold “Showboat” Boykin’s record. He also passed legend Red Grange on the Illini single-game touchdown list.

Not everybody accepted it. Not everybody wanted to see Griffith break the record of icon Grange.

“There were letters that came to the football office that I got that people were unhappy about the fact that they let an African-American break such a revered…