Oct. 2 Illinois football chat

Nebraska is coming to Champaign. Although not the intimidating foe of years past, the Illini have still struggled mightily against the Cornhuskers the last two seasons in their Big Ten opener out in Lincoln. Now, Nebraska gets to pay a visit to Memorial Stadium. What can Bill Cubit's team do to keep the game competitive? What were the biggest issues that flared up against Middle Tennessee? How is recruiting going?

What about the independent investigation and coaching search? Anything is fair game in beat writer Matt Daniels' weekly chat, which gets underway at 2 p.m. on Friday. Feel free to submit quesitons ahead of time.