Editor’s Note: This article was written before the announcement that Ryan Walters is Purdue’s next head coach.
It’s been two weeks since Illinois throttled Northwestern, and Illinois doesn't play its bowl game until after New Year’s.
It’s this weird sense of busy-but-calm that I don’t think I have felt as an Illini fan. For newer fans you understand the feeling, and the older fans, it’s been a while since Illinois has had a season like this.
Usually football season is over, we write our final pieces and wait for signing day to start speculating the recruits impact on the next season.