Welcome to “This Week in Illini Athletics,” a weekly review of the past week of Illini sports and a preview of the week to come.
FOOTBALL (4-6 Overall, 3-4 Big Ten)
This Week: After their final bye week, the Illini return to action at #20 Iowa at 1 p.m. on Saturday.
MEN’S BASKETBALL (2-0 Overall, 0-0 Big Ten)
Last Week: #11 Illinois won both of its games in the opening week of the college basketball season. Despite missing Kofi Cockburn, Andre Curbelo, and Trent Frazier, the Illini won handily in the season opener on Tuesday, defeating Jackson State 71-47 behind 20 points from Jacob Grandison.