We chatted with Austin Jabs of The Champaign Room to talk Illini football and get a sense of where the fanbase is at thus far in the season. Spoiler: it’s not pretty. Anyway, whet your Thanksgiving Day appetite with some information about Illinois:
Inside NU: The Illinois defense has been really, really bad in conference play. What has gone wrong, and can anything be changed?
Austin Jabs: What has gone wrong? Well, where should we start? The defense has been atrocious, the offense has been stagnant due to a one dimensional run game as our quarterbacks have issues completing a five yard out pass, bonehead plays, especially on special teams.