The Hoos had an early and unusual 11am start on Saturday, and if you slept in at all, you may have missed some early fireworks as Virginia rolled past Illinois, 42-14. It was Virginia’s first program win over the Illini, and the Hoos led for the entire game in a display of utter dominance all over the field.
Virginia quarterback Brennan Armstrong had a career day, going 27-for-36 for 405 yards. It is the third-most passing yards in a game in Virginia history, and one of four games with a QB passing the 400-yard mark.
From the opening drive onwards the Shelby, Ohio native could seemingly do no wrong with the only blemish on his stat-line coming from an interception where the Illini ripped a perfect pass out of the hands of Keytaon Thompson.