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Quad City Times: Ferguson’s return helps Illini end skid
Illinois entered Saturday’s game at Purdue ranked last in the Big Ten in rushing, averaging 114.6 yards in all games and only 67.2 yards during its first four conference games.
But the Illini solved that problem for at least one week, getting 16 carries for 180 rushing yards and two touchdowns from Ke’Shawn Vaughn, 12 carries for 133 from Josh Ferguson — in his first game back from injury — and a total of 382 yards on the ground Saturday in a dominating 48-14 victory against Purdue.