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Illinois hasn't recorded an undefeated nonconference season since 2011. Saturday's 25-19 loss to South Florida at Soldier Field assured that. The Illini open the Big Ten season Friday night against Penn State at Memorial Stadium in Champaign. While that's a daunting task, Illinois showed Continue to Article

September 16, 2018 1:15:pm EST

CHICAGO (AP) _ Blake Barnett threw two touchdown passes in the fourth quarter to Darnell Salomon as South Florida rallied from a 12-point fourth-quarter deficit to defeat Illinois 25-19 on Saturday. Barnett was 23 of 40 for 411 yards passing with two touchdowns and two interceptions, and Jordan Cronkrite Continue to Article

September 15, 2018 10:52:pm EST

Trailing 19-7 early in the fourth quarter, Barnett cut the Illinois lead with a 14-yard pass to Salomon to make it 19-14. Two possessions later, Barnett found a leaping Randall St. Felix for a 55-yard catch, which set up a 22-yard field goal from Coby Weiss with 7:47 left. After another South Florida Continue to Article

September 15, 2018 9:06:pm EST

Blake Barnett threw two touchdown passes in the fourth quarter to Darnell Salomon as South Florida rallied from a 12-point fourth-quarter deficit to defeat Illinois 25-19 on Saturday. Barnett was 23 of 40 for 411 yards passing with two touchdowns and two interceptions, and Jordan Cronkrite ran for 136 Continue to Article

September 15, 2018 8:36:pm EST

CHICAGO — For the better part of three quarters Saturday, USF delivered an absolute monstrosity on the Midway. Picks, penalties and poor kicks were conspiring to produce the worst effort of the 15-game Charlie Strong era. But in a display of grit that any blue-collar Midwesterner might appreciate, the Continue to Article

September 15, 2018 3:26:pm EST