Game Eleven: Ohio State vs. Illinois (Nov. 10)
-
Follow us on Twitter @buckeyeplanet and @bp_recruiting, like us on Facebook! Enjoy a post or article, recommend it to others! BP is only as strong as its community, and we only promote by word of mouth, so share away!
- Thread starter BB73
- Start date
si.com
Sneak preview
Williams-Benn combo highlights Illinois spring game
Freshman Arrelious Benn charges up field after hauling in a pass from Juice Williams.
AP
CHAMPAIGN, Ill. (AP) -- Illini football fans saw the future of the program on the second play of the Orange and Blue spring game Saturday at Memorial Stadium.
Sophomore quarterback Juice Williams completed a pass over the middle to freshman wide receiver Arrelious Benn, who turned the play into a 64-yard gain. In a spring game pitting the offense vs. the defense with an unconventional point system, Williams and Benn put up big numbers.
"The Juice to Rejus connection is something that you're going to hear (about) a lot," Williams said. "He's the type of guy who makes something out of nothing. It's great. It's hard to describe."
Cont'd ...
Upvote
0
Spring preview from CFN.
cfn.Illinois.preview
cfn.Illinois.offense
cfn.Illinois.defense
cfn.Illinois.depth.chart
cfn.Illinois.preview
cfn.Illinois.offense
cfn.Illinois.defense
cfn.Illinois.depth.chart
Upvote
0
Illinois always plays us tough at their place, but I think we take care of business easily on our new home turf...
Upvote
0
Here's an interesting stat from that cfn preview.
It's tough to lose 10 games with that differential in ypc. Turnovers killed them.
It's tough to lose 10 games with that differential in ypc. Turnovers killed them.
Upvote
0
BB73;849513; said:
Yep. They were tied with North Texas for 117th in turnover margin (-1.25 per game)...only Army with a -1.50 per game turnover margin was worse.
Conversely, we were tied for 13th with a +.69 per game turnover margin (tied with Texas, Texas A&M, and San Jose State).
Upvote
0
muffler dragon
Bien. Bien chiludo.
The way things are shaping up this may turn out to be one hell of a crucial game for both teams.
Upvote
0
OSU_Buckguy
Head Coach
just got tickets. about at the 35-40. can't wait. will be there for the wisky game, too.
Upvote
0
ABJ
Illinois coach takes risk at quarterback Rotating position could affect stability of team
By George M. Thomas Beacon Journal sportswriter
Published on Thursday, Oct 18, 2007
Illinois Fighting Illini coach Ron Zook might have made his job more difficult with last week's loss to the Iowa Hawkeyes.
With his offense struggling under quarterback Isaiah ''Juice'' Williams, he turned to redshirt freshman Eddie McGhee. McGhee got into the game and eventually threw an 80-yard touchdown pass that would have won the game had it not been called back because of a penalty. That moment alone is enough to make tongues wag in Champaign, Ill.
Cont...
Illinois coach takes risk at quarterback Rotating position could affect stability of team
By George M. Thomas Beacon Journal sportswriter
Published on Thursday, Oct 18, 2007
Illinois Fighting Illini coach Ron Zook might have made his job more difficult with last week's loss to the Iowa Hawkeyes.
With his offense struggling under quarterback Isaiah ''Juice'' Williams, he turned to redshirt freshman Eddie McGhee. McGhee got into the game and eventually threw an 80-yard touchdown pass that would have won the game had it not been called back because of a penalty. That moment alone is enough to make tongues wag in Champaign, Ill.
Cont...
Upvote
0
korchiki;963439; said:
Even if Illinois beats Michigan, if we indeed beat Illinois and face a Michigan team that has only that Illinois loss in the conference, it'll still be the game of the year in the conference (in addition to it simply being The Game).
Upvote
0
