BLOOMINGTON, Ind. — Sloppy play and questionable calls led to Illinois’ first defeat of the season on Friday night.
Big Ten football was back in full fledge at Memorial Stadium in Bloomington as a near 4-hour game ended in a 23-20 Indiana win.
With just more than two minutes left in the game, Caleb Griffin hit a career-long 48-yard field goal, putting the Illini (1-1, 0-1 Big Ten) up 20-16.
Indiana’s offense, which hadn’t done much of anything in the second half (70 total yards), shot out of a cannon as QB Connor Bazelak and company were able to drive the Hoosiers (1-0, 1-0 Big Ten) down the field for a score with only 23 seconds to go.