CHAMPAIGN — Illinois coach Lovie Smith said today that Jeff George Jr. will start at quarterback against Iowa on Saturday. The Illini made the move away from Chayce Crouch following another poor offensive performance in their 28-6 loss to Nebraska on Friday.
"Some positions you try to stay the course as much as you possibly can, but you have to kind of look at what’s going on on the field," Smith said. "There’s a lot of things we’re not doing right, but we feel like in order to take that next step we need to make that change.