The Minnesota Golden Gophers have their second winning streak of the season after needing a dramatic last-second field goal to avoid complete disaster against the worst team in the Big Ten beat Rutgers. Yay! But let’s not dwell on the past. The Illinois Fighting Illini are up next! And before Minnesota heads to Champaign on Saturday, we have Trevor Vallese, a writer for SB Nation’s Illinois blog The Champaign Room, here to answer a few questions about the Gophers’ next opponent.
The Daily Gopher: Illinois is 2-5, but four of their losses have come against teams ranked in the Top 25.