CHAMPAIGN — The coach who first discovered Chayce Crouch was watching the quarterback Saturday afternoon in Illinois’ game against Purdue. And pleased to see his former player get a chance.
Bill Cubit, interim coach for the Illini in 2015, remembers Crouch visiting the Illinois campus during his junior year of high school. Cubit was Tim Beckman’s offensive coordinator at the time and strongly recommended the Illini make an offer to Crouch.
“I went and saw him in the spring, and he threw it around pretty well,” Cubit said Saturday night from his Florida home.
After starter Wes Lunt injured his back against Purdue, Crouch went into the game.