CHAMPAIGN, Ill. — Back in the win column
After coming off a nail-biting loss to No. 5 Indiana on the road, the Illini made it a priority to take their Big Ten home opener against Rutgers.
Rutgers had been struggling as of late dropping all of its games against Power 5 schools. Their only wins have came against Hofstra, NJIT, NC Central and Cornell, a group with a combined record of 17-21 (only Cornell posed a record above .500). Rutgers, however, is still no pushover team. Coming into this game they battled it out with No. 3 Ohio State, keeping it close and only losing the contest by 12 points.