Cam Heyward has been floating into the news on and off over the last couple weeks, because he's honored his father in small ways that break NFL strictures regarding appearance. The NFL, of course, fined him for it, and he made a courageous and (in my opinion) wonderful choice this past week to do it again. The NFL and Heyward talked about it, and the matter is now settled.
Honestly, I am very impressed that Illinois has done as well as it has without Dudek and running back Josh Ferguson. The Illini are third in the West and 4-2 overall, but the rest of the schedule is brutal: Wisconsin, Penn State, Purdue, Ohio State, Minnesota, and Northwestern.