Illini look to bounce back against Michigan
October 3, 2008
Weekly Report Posted: September 12, 2008 22:06
After losing their first Big Ten game to Penn State. the Illini look to bounce back again struggling Michigan. Again the Illini will be on the road and this could be a source of problem again but Illinois is the far superior team this year so they should be able to win this game.
Injury Report
No injuries to report
Predictions
Kirk Herbstreit: 42 -27 Illinois
Lee Corso: 31 -14 Illinois
Lou Holtz: 45- 31 Illinois
Keys to the game
Offense: don't turn the ball over
Defense: force turnovers, get pressure on the QB
Heisman Watch
M. Stafford | QB | Georgia
T. Tebow | QB | Florida
G. Harrell | QB | TTU
C. Todd | QB | Auburn
C. Wells | HB | OSU
House Broken
Illinois invades Michigan's turf and comes out with a victory
The Illini bounce back nicely and hammer the Wolverines dominating them in every capacity of the game. Juice Williams left midway through the second quarter with a sprained ACL and his status for next week is unknown. McGee stepped in and threw 2 touchdowns and Dufrene rushed for 100 yards. The defense held Michigan to under 200 total yards, and the special teams tackled Michigan's punter in the end zone to record a sack.
Good Things
Everything
What needs to be worked on
Running game
Week 6 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 | West Virginia Mountaineers |
| 13 | Missouri Tigers |
| 14 | Arizona State Sun Devils |
| 15 | South Carolina Gamecocks |
| 16 | Illinois Fighting Illini |
| 17 | Clemson Tigers |
| 18 | Penn State Nittany Lions |
| 19 | Cincinnati Bearcats |
| 20 | Tennessee Volunteers |
| 21 | Alabama Crimson Tide |
| 22 | Wake Forest Demon Deacons |
| 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 | Texas Tech Red Raiders |
| 6 | USC Trojans |
| 7 | Georgia Bulldogs |
| 8 | Florida Gators |
| 9 | LSU Tigers |
| 10 | Oklahoma Sooners |
| 11 | Kansas Jayhawks |
| 12 | West Virginia Mountaineers |
| 13 | Illinois Fighting Illini |
| 14 | Penn State Nittany Lions |
| 15 | South Carolina Gamecocks |
| 16 | Missouri Tigers |
| 17 | Tennessee Volunteers |
| 18 | Cincinnati Bearcats |
| 19 | Arizona State Sun Devils |
| 20 | Clemson Tigers |
| 21 | Alabama Crimson Tide |
| 22 | Wake Forest Demon Deacons |
| 23 | Purdue Boilermakers |
| 24 | Virginia Tech Hokies |
| 25 | Florida State Seminoles |
| BCS Poll | |
|---|---|
| RNK | Team |
| No BCS Poll has been set. | |
| Big 10 Conference Standings | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| RNK | School | Record | Conf Rec |
| 1 | Iowa | 5-0 | 1-0 |
| 2 | Ohio State | 5-0 | 1-0 |
| 3 | Wisconsin | 4-0 | 10- |
| 4 | Penn State | 4-1 | 1-0 |
| 5 | Indiana | 3-1 | 1-0 |
| 6 | Purdue | 4-0 | 0-0 |
| 7 | Northwestern | 4-1 | 0-1 |
| 8 | Illinois | 3-1 | 0-1 |
| 9 | Michigan | 2-2 | 0-1 |
| 10 | Michigan State | 2-3 | 0-1 |
| 11 | Minnesota | 2-3 | 0-1 |