The good news is as the calendar flips to October, the Illinois football team is undefeated on Saturdays.
The bad news is that the Illini have played half of their games on Friday this season and sit at 2-2, 0-1 Big Ten after a 28-6 loss to Nebraska in Champaign on Friday night.
Chayce Crouch was the sole quarterback under center for Illinois on the night, and he had an up-and-down game. Offensive coordinator Garrick McGee played to Crouch’s strength’s for much of the night by giving the junior an opportunity to run the ball (Crouch carried a team-high 18 times for 37 yards, including sacks) but his deficiencies in the passing game couldn’t be hidden as Crouch finished the game 9-15 passing the ball for 99 yards with an interception.