Illini set to host Iowa
October 31, 2008
Weekly Report Posted: September 25, 2008 19:28
The Iowa Hawkeyes come to town tomorrow to take on Illinois. This is a very important game for the Illinois as they are facing an undefeated rival, Hosting numerous recruits and are looking to keep rolling in the Big Ten. This should be a close one but if the Illini can get the run game going and keep passing the ball around they should be too much for the Iowa D to handle.
Recruits Visiting
J. Allen | QB | 4 Star
M. McDaniel | QB | 4 star
C. Roberts | HB | 3 star
C. Fox | HB | 3 star
N. Hinds | FB | 2 star
C. Austin | WR | 3 star
R. Cody | WR | 3 star
B. Johnson | G | 3star
D. Johnson | G | 3 star
S. McCowan | G | 3 star
S. Jackson | C | 2 star
N. Floyd | DE | 3 star
A. Breedlove | DE | 3 star
D. Webster | DT | 3 star
R. RIchardson | OLB | 4 star
T. Ryan | OLB | 3 star
J. Mangiero | OLB | 3 star
W. Jackson | MLB | 3 star
P. McNeal | CB | 3 star
P. Lawson | CB | 3 star
R. Henderson | FS | 4 star
M. Holiday | FS | 3 star
R. Cunningham | ATH | 4 star
A. Estes | ATH | 3 star
Injury Reports
No injuries to report
Predictions
Kirk Herbstreit: 17 -20 Iowa
Lee Corso: 27 - 28 Iowa
Lou Holtz: 31- 21 Illinois
Race for the Heisman
T. Tebow | QB | Florida
G. Harrel | QB | TTU
C. Daniel | QB | Missouri
M. Statford | QB | Georgia
C. Wells | HB | OSU
Illinois take down the unbeaten
Iowa came in Undefeated and Illinois hammered on a loss
Just about everything was going right for the Illini against the Hawkeyes. Juice Williams threw for over 300 yards again and a plaintiff of players contributed in the run game. The defense came up big forcing multiple turnovers and Will Judson returned a punt for a touchdown.
What went right
Offense
Run Defense
Takeaways
Special Teams
What went needs to be worked on
Pass Defense
Turnovers
Week 10 Players of the Week
| Coaches Poll | |
|---|---|
| RNK | Team |
| 1 | South Carolina Gamecocks |
| 2 | Kansas State Wildcats |
| 3 | Cincinnati Bearcats |
| 4 | Florida Gators |
| 5 | USC Trojans |
| 6 | West Virginia Mountaineers |
| 7 | Kansas Jayhawks |
| 8 | Texas Tech Red Raiders |
| 9 | Auburn Tigers |
| 10 | Ohio State Buckeyes |
| 11 | Texas Longhorns |
| 12 | Georgia Bulldogs |
| 13 | Illinois Fighting Illini |
| 14 | Iowa Hawkeyes |
| 15 | Tennessee Volunteers |
| 16 | Clemson Tigers |
| 17 | Purdue Boilermakers |
| 18 | Missouri Tigers |
| 19 | Penn State Nittany Lions |
| 20 | Arizona State Sun Devils |
| 21 | Miami Hurricanes |
| 22 | Brigham Young Cougars |
| 23 | Wake Forest Demon Deacons |
| 24 | Florida State Seminoles |
| 25 | Oklahoma Sooners |
| Media Poll | |
|---|---|
| RNK | Team |
| 1 | South Carolina Gamecocks |
| 2 | Kansas State Wildcats |
| 3 | Cincinnati Bearcats |
| 4 | West Virginia Mountaineers |
| 5 | USC Trojans |
| 6 | Florida Gators |
| 7 | Texas Tech Red Raiders |
| 8 | Auburn Tigers |
| 9 | Ohio State Buckeyes |
| 10 | Kansas Jayhawks |
| 11 | Texas Longhorns |
| 12 | Iowa Hawkeyes |
| 13 | Georgia Bulldogs |
| 14 | Tennessee Volunteers |
| 15 | Penn State Nittany Lions |
| 16 | Illinois Fighting Illini |
| 17 | Missouri Tigers |
| 18 | Purdue Boilermakers |
| 19 | Clemson Tigers |
| 20 | Arizona State Sun Devils |
| 21 | Miami Hurricanes |
| 22 | Brigham Young Cougars |
| 23 | Wake Forest Demon Deacons |
| 24 | Florida State Seminoles |
| 25 | Virginia Tech Hokies |
| BCS Poll | |
|---|---|
| RNK | Team |
| 1 | South Carolina Gamecocks |
| 2 | Kansas State Wildcats |
| 3 | Cincinnati Bearcats |
| 4 | Florida Gators |
| 5 | USC Trojans |
| 6 | West Virginia Mountaineers |
| 7 | Texas Tech Red Raiders |
| 8 | Auburn Tigers |
| 9 | Ohio State Buckeyes |
| 10 | Kansas Jayhawks |
| 11 | Texas Longhorns |
| 12 | Georgia Bulldogs |
| 13 | Tennessee Volunteers |
| 14 | Illinois Fighting Illini |
| 15 | Iowa Hawkeyes |
| 16 | Penn State Nittany Lions |
| 17 | Missouri Tigers |
| 18 | Purdue Boilermakers |
| 19 | Arizona State Sun Devils |
| 20 | Clemson Tigers |
| 21 | Miami Hurricanes |
| 22 | Wake Forest Demon Deacons |
| 23 | Brigham Young Cougars |
| 24 | Florida State Seminoles |
| 25 | Oklahoma Sooners |
| Big 10 Conference Standings | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| RNK | School | Record | Conf Rec |
| 1 | Iowa | 8-0 | 4-0 |
| 2 | Penn State | 7-2 | 4-1 |
| 3 | Ohio State | 8-1 | 4-1 |
| 4 | Illinois | 7-1 | 3-1 |
| 5 | Purdue | 7-1 | 3-1 |
| 6 | Indiana | 5-3 | 3-2 |
| 7 | Michigan State | 4-5 | 2-3 |
| 8 | Wisconsin | 4-4 | 1-4 |
| 9 | Northwestern | 4-4 | 0-4 |
| 10 | Minnesota | 2-6 | 0-4 |
| 11 | Michigan | 2-6 | 0-4 |