The senior has one more year for it all to come together. And what's the backup situation look like for this coming year?
This is it for Wes Lunt. The senior Rochester native has one shot in the form of this upcoming season to color his legacy as an Illinois quarterback beyond "a viable Big Ten quarterback" or "not the problem." Lunt has been solid in his two years at Illinois, but while he hasn't been the problem, he hasn't been the solution Illinois fans once hoped he could be.
It's been an up-and-down two years, from his record-setting debut, to his three fourth-quarter comebacks in 2014, to his five missed games including the Heart of Dallas Bowl, to losing his best receiver for a year, to his coach being fired, to an impressive win against Nebraska, to missing bowl eligibility, to his coach being fired again, to Lovie Smith's hiring, to losing his best receiver for another year.