This is for the players who chose to represent the University of Illinois, wearing that Orange and Blue and putting blood, sweat, and tears into having one of the most successful seasons in recent history.
This is for those who continued to play at Memorial Stadium, even when greener pastures opened up in the transfer portal.
This is for those players who took that glimpse past the cornfields surrounding the University of Illinois and chose to come back.
This is for the fans who stuck it out in the blistering sun, the rain, the snow, the win, the 63-0 losses, the last-second field goals, and the week-after-week drives down to Champaign to watch the boys play and do their thing, hoping for a win at Memorial Stadium.