CHAMPAIGN, Ill. — With the stakes higher than ever under the bright lights at Memorial Stadium on Saturday night, the defenses shined the brightest.
After a game-winning touchdown drive gave Indiana the win in Week 1, the Illinois defense left Bloomington with a bad taste in their mouths.
Since then, Ryan Walters’ defense has been second to none, and faced with a nearly identical chance to seal the game with a stop, they did just that.
A good ol’ fashioned Big Ten West slugfest — and possibly the biggest game Illinois has played in a decade — resulted in a 9-6 Illini victory.