Hey, y’all! I will be joining adamh86 this year in the journey to preview the Ducks upcoming Big Ten opponents, and today we’ll be kicking things off with the University of Illinois Fighting Illini! So, without further ado, let’s get to it.
The Illini finished the 2024-2025 season with a 22-13 record (12-8 in conference). Arguably their most notable game in the Big Ten last year is, unfortunately, beating the ever-loving snot out of Oregon 109-77 in Eugene to kick off 2025. That was a rough one to watch. But later in the season they would go on to knock off UCLA, MIchigan and Purdue as well, all of whom would finish in the top 6 in the Big Ten.