The first question I want to ask; is this Illini team where we thought they would be to start the 2018 campaign?
I think this is a complex question with a few answers. I think Illinois is right where I expected them to be record wise. They should have won the first two games and that is exactly what they did. But, not everything about the team is where I want it to be.
The defense isn’t where I wanted it to be right now. I thought they would be more dominating, especially against the first two teams considering they are Kent State and Western Illinois.