4-0. That’s a really nice place for the Minnesota to be. This week? The always terrifying Fighting Illini. They really have the staff worried, as you’ll soon see.
The predictions
This week’s thoughts
Blake Ruane: Illinois has athletes at the skill positions, so the Gopher defense will need to tackle better than they did against Purdue. But the porous Illini defense shouldn’t pose much of a challenge for Minnesota’s offense.
GoAUpher: Until proven otherwise, I’m going to keep predicting close wins.