College football is right around the corner. It's time to forget about Tim Beckman (at least for the moment), the ongoing player mistreatment situation, and everything else that happened during Illinois' dreadful offseason. Bill Cubit and the Fighting Illini will be running out of the tunnel just five days from now -- that's exciting!
To kick off our coverage each week, we'll be posting brief scouting reports that include some basic facts about Illinois' opponents. Kent State is, obviously, the first team up. The Golden Flashes are coming off a pretty disappointing 2014, but a plethora of returning players could result in another bowl appearance.