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An Illini Lovie Affair: THE CORN NATION Q&A With Illinois

The Huskers travel to Champaign, IL, on Saturday night looking to snap their longest road losing streak since...well, since those times immortalized in black & white TV shows about fictitious vermin with names like Beaver and Opie.

And didn’t we all snicker June Cleaver told Ward that he “was a little hard on the Beaver last night”. Damn right he was June and if you don’’t start calling him Sir, there’ll be a ball gag and a some cuffs in your very near future. Ward knows you gotta play hard in this world, Mrs. C and perhaps a reminder is in order.