Beat writer SCOTT RICHEY has the quick primer on what to expect in Lincoln, Neb., before today's game between the visiting Illini and Cornhuskers:
Return to Lincoln
Illinois is 1-8 all-time playing at Nebraska. On the team that won? Red Grange. The Illini's all-time great was actually held scoreless for the first time in his career during that game. Earl Britton's fourth-quarter field goal — with Grange holding — proved to be the game winner in a 9-6 victory by the Illini in the 1924 season.
Return to Lincoln, Part II
Opposing teams can be certain of one thing when they travel to Nebraska: They'll be playing in front of a capacity crowd.