Eleven out of 12 weeks this season, Rick Stockstill will pull for Bill Cubit. But not on Saturday.
That one, he prefers his Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders leave the field with a win instead of Cubit’s Illini.
“I rooted for him the first three games, and I’m going to root for him the next seven,” Stockstill said. “I’m just not rooting for him this game.”
He is rooting for Cubit to stay as Illinois coach beyond 2015.
“I know what kind of man he is, and I know those players will play for him,” Stockstill said.