What a disappointing loss.
It was a great game - as a college football fan - both teams played hard, physical, Big Ten football.
It appears Nebraska isn’t as ready as we thought to win close game like this.
- Stupid penalties that gave Illinois free yardage. The one that stood out was Malcolm Hartzog’s facemask penalty that I believe extended an Illini scoring drive.
- Why Matt Rhule chose to try a 39-yard field goal late in the game with his starting kicker out and his kicking game marginal at best is beyond me.