The Champaign Room · Oct 29, 2022
Browns keep Illinois in first place with win at Nebraska
LINCOLN, Neb. — A sold-out Lincoln Memorial Stadium was host to a huge Big Ten West matchup on Saturday afternoon, where a win for either team meant first place in the division.
Led by big days from the Brown twins, Illinois set itself way ahead of the pack with a 26-9 win over Nebraska. With only two more Big Ten West games left (vs. Purdue, at Northwestern), being 4-1 in conference basically ensues that a win over the Boilers in a couple weekends gets you to Indianapolis.
Well, a win is a win, but it wasn't necessarily pretty at first.
Some first-half struggles seemed like it would be a key to the game, but Illinois (7-1, 4-1 Big Ten) made nothing of them and eventually turned on the jets.