From the beat writer's desk
CHAMPAIGN — Three days before Simon Cvijanovic’s allegations surfaced on Twitter and prompted an independent investigation of the Illinois football program after claims of abuse and mistreatment, Ted Karras sat on an orange leather couch in the players’ lounge at Memorial Stadium.
The fifth-year senior held his right thumb and pointer finger apart, then moved it to his left knee.
Where a 3-inch scar is visible, a daily reminder to the Illinois offensive linemen of two separate knee surgeries he endured last November and December.
Much of the attention the last five weeks concerning injuries stems from the Illini’s game at Ohio State on Nov.