It's been a while since there's been LIVE! Report on gameday with Illinois in the market for a third straight Big Ten win. The last time? Malcolm Hill's senior season when the Illini won four straight.
The fourth consecutive win that year was a tight one against Michigan State, but the Illini pulled out the Senior Night victory at State Farm Center. Then they lost their regular season finale at Rutgers and one Big Ten tournament game (and loss) later John Groce was out of a job.
So ... not to draw any parallels that are just purely coincidental, but Illinois just upset No.