CHAMPAIGN, Ill. — Riding a four-game Big Ten winning streak, the Illini now are now above .500 heading into Thursday’s massive game against the Indiana Hoosiers.
“We did a much better job on the boards [against Minnesota], that will be huge for [Thursday’s] game,” said head coach Brad Underwood. “The Hoosiers do a great job of offensive rebounding.”
Coach Underwood and freshman Ty Rodgers met with the media before practice Wednesday afternoon. Both were very excited heading into arguably the biggest conference game of this young season.
“It’s big for all of us,” Rodgers said. “Especially [for] guys like Luke [Goode] who are from Indiana, so it’s gonna be a good one.