Underdog Upset Brewing? Illinois Poised to Shock Indiana Despite Odds
The Illinois football team is not one that usually makes much noise, but you’d have to believe that this team could at least have a chance to play for the Big 10 Championship. This program has been building over the past few years, and I feel like they are coming into their own this season. They enter today’s game with a 3-0 record and as the ninth-ranked team in the country. Rankings at this point in the season mean very little, but it is still nice to be ranked instead of unranked. The Fighting Illini have beaten Western Illinois, Duke, and Western Michigan. Of the three teams, Duke was easily the best team, and that might be one of the better wins because they not only dominated the game (another win for us, by the way), but they did it on the road. For the season, the Illinois offense has scored 135 points and only allowed 22. You don’t need me to tell you that’s a great ratio. Quarterback Luke Altmyer, looks great with 709 passing yards and eight touchdowns for the year. He is spreading the ball rather well and I think Illinois will continue to balance the attack between the passing and ground game.Â



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