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For three quarters at Nebraska last week, Illinois looked like the winner. It's something Illini coach Lovie Smith said his team is still learning how to do, and he hopes can do Saturday against Purdue. ''Yeah, we were wore down a little bit,'' Smith said. Continue to Article

October 07, 2016 6:13:am EST

Ohio State's Mike Weber has established himself as one of the nation's top first-year players and a worthy successor to Ezekiel Elliott. Michigan's Rashan Gary has lived up to his billing as the country's No. 1 overall recruit. Out of that spotlight, other young players have begun to emerge across the Big Ten. Continue to Article

October 06, 2016 1:33:pm EST

When Lovie Smith took the job at Illinois, he said his team would run the ball and that Ke'Shawn Vaughn would be doing most of that running. Illinois (1-3, 0-1 Big Ten) has had mixed results at best on the ground - three yards rushing against Western Michigan was barely running at all - and Vaughn was on the bench for most of last Saturday's loss to Nebraska . Corbin had nine carries for 72 yards and Foster seven for 46 and a touchdown. Continue to Article

October 05, 2016 1:55:pm EST

Before the season started, Illinois coach Lovie Smith said he saw all he needed to know about his new quarterback, Wes Lunt, when he watched game film from last year's comeback win over Nebraska. Lunt led the Illini to two fourth quarter touchdowns and a 14-13 upset, the team's only Big Ten victory in 2015. Now, as the Illini (1-2) get ready to head to Lincoln to take on the No. 15 Cornhuskers (4-0, 1-0 Big Ten), the coaching staff sounds less sure about Lunt. Continue to Article

September 28, 2016 1:40:pm EST