PISCATAWAY -- File this loss under "missed opportunity."
That's how Rutgers felt after five turnovers ruined an otherwise much-improved performance in a 24-7 loss to Illinois at the bottom of the Big Ten.
"The last two, there weren't any positives. We were annihilated. There's no secret to that," coach Chris Ash said of the losses to Ohio State (58-0) and Michigan (78-0). "This game, there's a lot of positives I can take out of this game that we can build on. Preparation was there. The attitude was there. It's the small details.
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