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 (3-5 Overall, 2-3 Big Ten)
Last Week: Illinois football made history on Saturday. The Illini defeated #7 Penn State 20-18 (9OT) for their first road win over a top-25 team since 2007. And if you didn’t catch that, the game went to NINE overtimes, the most in NCAA history at any level. After a nearly never-ending battle, the Illini finally won it on this Brandon Peters pass to Casey Washington.