Illinois was blown out yet again. The same as last week, and the week before. And that same that will be for the rest of the season without a miraculous turnaround by this defense. The Maryland Terrapins came into this contest with one of the worst offenses in the country (ranked 100th in S&P), and put up 63 points and over 700 yards against the worst Illinois Football defense in recent memory.
Illinois had no answers for what Maryland was trying to do. Maryland found explosive play after explosive play with simple jet sweeps, drag routes, and play action passes.