Illinois hosts the Virginia Cavaliers on Saturday at 3 p.m. in Memorial Stadium. This game is arguably the biggest one of the year to this point. This would really be a turning point in the season for both teams. Who gets the win? Some of our writers predict the game below:
Matt Rejc: Illinois 24 - Virginia 21
Last week’s loss against Indiana could’ve (or perhaps should’ve) easily gone the other way as an Illini victory on the road against a conference opponent. I’m going to chalk the turnovers and mistakes of last week up to Illinois’ typical struggles in their first road game of the year.