Illini set to take on rival Indiana
October 17, 2008
Weekly Report Posted: September 19, 2008 20:53
Tomorrow Illinois and Indiana play in Champagne and it should be a good one. Both teams have identical conference records and style of play. Hopefully Illinois don't overlook the Hoosiers otherwise they will be in for a unpleasant surprise.
Recruits Visiting
Luke Allen | 3 Star | G
Tommy Reed | 3 Star | SS
Injury Report
Daniel Dufrene | HB | Mild Concussion | Probable
Predictions
Kirk Herbstreit: 31-28 Illinois
Lee Corso: 42- 17 Illinois
Lou Holtz: 34 -33 Indiana
Keys to the game
Offense: Get the run game going
Defense: Contain Kellen Lewis
Heisman Watch
C. Todd | QB | Auburn
T. Tebow | QB | Florida
K. McKinley | WR | S.Car
C. Wells | HB | OSU
B. Johnson | QB | Utah
Big Win at Home
Illinois celebrates their 59-24 home victory over rival Indiana
The Illinois offense exploded last night against Indiana racking up 622 yards of total offense although they didn't put up tons of points because of Juice Williams 5 interceptions. The defense played solid getting 5 takeaways and only giving up 10 points. The other 14 points from Indiana came from two interception returns for touchdowns.
What was good
Offense
Defensive takeaways
what needs to be worked on
Turnovers
Week 8 Players of the Week
| Coaches Poll | |
|---|---|
| RNK | Team |
| 1 | Texas Longhorns |
| 2 | Ohio State Buckeyes |
| 3 | Kansas Jayhawks |
| 4 | Auburn Tigers |
| 5 | South Carolina Gamecocks |
| 6 | Florida Gators |
| 7 | USC Trojans |
| 8 | West Virginia Mountaineers |
| 9 | Georgia Bulldogs |
| 10 | Texas Tech Red Raiders |
| 11 | Oklahoma Sooners |
| 12 | Cincinnati Bearcats |
| 13 | Illinois Fighting Illini |
| 14 | Kansas State Wildcats |
| 15 | LSU Tigers |
| 16 | Tennessee Volunteers |
| 17 | Wisconsin Badgers |
| 18 | Clemson Tigers |
| 19 | Purdue Boilermakers |
| 20 | Arizona State Sun Devils |
| 21 | Alabama Crimson Tide |
| 22 | Missouri Tigers |
| 23 | Penn State Nittany Lions |
| 24 | Wake Forest Demon Deacons |
| 25 | Virginia Tech Hokies |
| Media Poll | |
|---|---|
| RNK | Team |
| 1 | Ohio State Buckeyes |
| 2 | Texas Longhorns |
| 3 | Auburn Tigers |
| 4 | Kansas Jayhawks |
| 5 | South Carolina Gamecocks |
| 6 | USC Trojans |
| 7 | Florida Gators |
| 8 | West Virginia Mountaineers |
| 9 | Cincinnati Bearcats |
| 10 | Texas Tech Red Raiders |
| 11 | Kansas State Wildcats |
| 12 | Tennessee Volunteers |
| 13 | Georgia Bulldogs |
| 14 | Illinois Fighting Illini |
| 15 | Oklahoma Sooners |
| 16 | LSU Tigers |
| 17 | Wisconsin Badgers |
| 18 | Purdue Boilermakers |
| 19 | Penn State Nittany Lions |
| 20 | Clemson Tigers |
| 21 | Alabama Crimson Tide |
| 22 | Wake Forest Demon Deacons |
| 23 | Virginia Tech Hokies |
| 24 | Missouri Tigers |
| 25 | Arizona State Sun Devils |
| BCS Poll | |
|---|---|
| RNK | Team |
| No BCS Poll has been set. | |
| Big 10 Conference Standings | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| RNK | School | Record | Conf Rec |
| 1 | Iowa | 7-0 | 3-0 |
| 2 | Ohio State | 7-0 | 3-0 |
| 3 | Penn State | 5-2 | 2-1 |
| 4 | Illinois | 5-1 | 2-1 |
| 5 | Indiana | 4-2 | 2-1 |
| 6 | Purdue | 5-1 | 1-1 |
| 7 | Wisconsin | 4-2 | 1-2 |
| 8 | Michigan State | 3-4 | 1-2 |
| 9 | Northwestern | 4-2 | 0-2 |
| 10 | Michigan | 2-1 | 0-2 |
| 11 | Minnesota | 2-5 | 0-3 |