Jeff George Jr. will start at quarterback today for Illinois, The News-Gazette has learned.
Neither last week's starter Chayce Crouch or seasonlong starter, Wes Lunt, will play in the game.
George, son of former Illini great Jeff George Sr., will be backed up by walk-on Cam Miller and receiver Trenard Davis, who got some work this week at quarterback.
It will be the second college game of George's career. He took six snaps late in the Illini's 52-3 win against Murray State on Sept. 3.
George's dad, who was scheduled to be at today's game, started twice against Michigan in the late 1980s.