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The Big 10 with Jeff D'Alessio, Aug. 27, 2017

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If all goes according to plan, Lovie Smith's second football team ought to be coming down from the high of its first win right around this time next week. Which inspired this week's question for former Illini athletes: What's the most unforgettable postgame experience you had in orange and blue?

LARRY McCARREN (1970-72)

Then: Both All-Big Ten and Academic All-Big Ten in 1972
Now: Green Bay Packers Hall of Fame center a part of the team's broadcasting crew

"Midway through the 1971 season, we were 0-6 before finally beating Purdue, 21-7, at Memorial Stadium on October 23rd.