Beat writer Matt Daniels has offered a look at how position battles have fared for Illinois during training camp. His final installment, the special teams:
Who’s back?
V’Angelo Bentley, Ryan Frain, Zach Hirth, Michael Martin, Chase McLaughlin, Darius Mosely, David Reisner, Ryan Tucker and Taylor Zalewski. Bentley and Mosely are factors in the return game, with Hirth and Martin bringing back long-snapping experience. Zalewski and Reisner have made a combined 25 field goals for the Illini, Frain is entering his fourth season with the Illini, and Tucker and McLaughlin are in their second year.