Game Time! Illinois set to take on PSU
September 26, 2008
Weekly Report Posted: September 11, 2008 20:07
Tomorrow the Illini will kick off Big Ten play when they go to happy valley to face The Penn State Nittany Lions. This will be the first real test for Illinois since the Missouri game. Look for a fairly close game but overall the Illini are better this year and should win this game.
Injury Report
No injuries to report
Predictions
Kirk Herbstreit: 31 -28 Illinois
Lee Corso: 28 - 27 Penn State
Lou Holtz: 42 - 35 Illinois
Keys to the game
Offense: run the ball well and no turnovers
Defense: stop the pass and force turnovers
Heisman Watch
Tim Tebow | QB | Florida
G. Harrell | QB | TTU
Chris Wells | HB | OSU
J. Sharp | HB | KU
C. Todd | QB | Auburn
Too Little Too Late
After falling behind early Illinois' final attempt to tie the game falls short.
The Illini started off real slow and fell far behind early in their game against Penn State yesterday. They mounted somewhat of a comeback but in the end the deficit was too much to overcome and they lost their first game of the season.
Good things
not much
Bad things
Line play
Week 5 Players of the Week
| Coaches Poll | |
|---|---|
| RNK | Team |
| 1 | Ohio State Buckeyes |
| 2 | Wisconsin Badgers |
| 3 | Texas Longhorns |
| 4 | Texas Tech Red Raiders |
| 5 | Georgia Bulldogs |
| 6 | Florida Gators |
| 7 | USC Trojans |
| 8 | Oklahoma Sooners |
| 9 | LSU Tigers |
| 10 | Kansas Jayhawks |
| 11 | Auburn Tigers |
| 12 | Illinois Fighting Illini |
| 13 | Tennessee Volunteers |
| 14 | West Virginia Mountaineers |
| 15 | Missouri Tigers |
| 16 | Alabama Crimson Tide |
| 17 | Arizona State Sun Devils |
| 18 | South Carolina Gamecocks |
| 19 | Clemson Tigers |
| 20 | Cincinnati Bearcats |
| 21 | Wake Forest Demon Deacons |
| 22 | Penn State Nittany Lions |
| 23 | Purdue Boilermakers |
| 24 | Virginia Tech Hokies |
| 25 | Miami Hurricanes |
| Media Poll | |
|---|---|
| RNK | Team |
| 1 | Ohio State Buckeyes |
| 2 | Texas Longhorns |
| 3 | Wisconsin Badgers |
| 4 | Auburn Tigers |
| 5 | Illinois Fighting Illini |
| 6 | USC Trojans |
| 7 | Texas Tech Red Raiders |
| 8 | Georgia Bulldogs |
| 9 | Florida Gators |
| 10 | Tennessee Volunteers |
| 11 | LSU Tigers |
| 12 | Oklahoma Sooners |
| 13 | Kansas Jayhawks |
| 14 | West Virginia Mountaineers |
| 15 | South Carolina Gamecocks |
| 16 | Missouri Tigers |
| 17 | Cincinnati Bearcats |
| 18 | Alabama Crimson Tide |
| 19 | Arizona State Sun Devils |
| 20 | Colorado Buffaloes |
| 21 | Clemson Tigers |
| 22 | Penn State Nittany Lions |
| 23 | Wake Forest Demon Deacons |
| 24 | Purdue Boilermakers |
| 25 | Virginia Tech Hokies |
| BCS Poll | |
|---|---|
| RNK | Team |
| No BCS Poll has been set. | |
| Big 10 Conference Standings | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| RNK | School | Record | Conf Rec |
| 1 | Iowa | 4-0 | 0-0 |
| 2 | Wisconsin | 3-0 | 0-0 |
| 3 | Northwestern | 4-0 | 0-0 |
| 4 | Ohio State | 4-0 | 0-0 |
| 5 | Purdue | 3-0 | 0-0 |
| 6 | Illinois | 3-0 | 0-0 |
| 7 | Penn State | 3-1 | 0-0 |
| 8 | Indiana | 2-1 | 0-0 |
| 9 | Michigan | 2-1 | 0-0 |
| 10 | Minnesota | 2-2 | 0-0 |
| 11 | Michigan State | 2-2 | 0-0 |