Let’s hope an early, tough schedule got the Illini ready for Big Ten play down the stretch.
Weeks 2 and 3 saw still undefeated opponents — currently ranked No. 24 Kansas and No. 6 Penn State.
All things considered, 2-2 doesn’t look so bad now.
While Iowa was previously ranked No. 24 in last week’s poll, its shutout loss against Penn State dropped them well out of the top 25.
Three of the top six teams in this week’s AP Poll are current Big Ten teams (No. 2 Michigan, No. 4 Ohio State and No.