Illinois rallies past Northwestern, 38-35 Champaign-Dan Persa's return was felt immediately throwing for 4 tds but the defense could not hold on to a 11 point lead in the third quarter and eventually surrendered to the Fighting Illinis. Persa threw for 4 tds while only...
Persa listed as co-starter vs Illinois Line: Illinois -8 Total 50 Northwestern fans have been awaiting the return of exciting QB Dan Persa who ruptured his Achilles tendon last year. It looks like they will get their wishes this week when Northwestern travels to play Illinois. Northwestern...
Western Michigan travels to play Illinois Line: Illinois -13 Western Michigan (2-1) fresh off its beat down of instate rival Central Michigan travels to Champagne, Illinois to play the Big Ten Fighting Illini (3-0). QB Scheelhaase and the rest of his Illinois team also come off...
Illinois awaits it's first test this year as the Sun Devils come to town. Illinois had a scrimmage last week vs South Dakota State and will be pumped to play a Sun Devil team who was featured on ESPN last Friday Night. Expect maximum...
Betting Preview Illinois (home) -20 vs Arkansas State Red Wolves (road) Illinois running offense vs ASU rush defense Sr. RB Jason Ford and the versatile So. QB Nathan Scheelhaase should both have big days for the Fighting Illini with the help of 4 returning starters...
CollegeFootballBreakdown.com Texas Bowl Preview Baylor vs Illinois The beauty of bowl games is the fact that they often match teams that would never see each other during the regular season. The Houston Bowl is another example of this as 6-6 Illinois takes on 7-5 Baylor in...
CollegeFootballBreakdown.com There were no surprises with Ohio State and Wisconsin as both teams took care of business as expected. Michigan State's performance was probably the best of the weekend in the Big Ten. The Spartans dominated both lines of scrimmage on the road in...
CollegeFootballBreakdown.com Game Preview Fresno State vs Illinois Illinois became bowl eligible with its win over Northwestern at Wrigley Field two weeks ago. Now, after a week off, the team travels to a small venue in the valley to play the Fresno State Bulldogs. The WAC Bulldogs...
CollegeFootballBreakdown.com Wrigley Field, Chicago-Football at Wrigley was a great experience for the Fighting Illini who took their ground attack on a short road trip. Northwestern was minus its start player QB Dan Persa and he was surely missed this Saturday. Illinois RB Mikel...
CollegeFootballBreakdown.com The long season is almost over and the Fighting Illini need one more win to become bowl eligible. This week they tussle with the Northwestern Wildcats who come off their upset victory over the Hawkeyes last week. But this week Dan Persa...
