On paper, this game should have been an easy one. Penn State had won four of their last five games, their only loss coming on the road against the likely number one team in the nation when the new rankings come out. Meanwhile, Illinois has two Big Ten wins total. The game, as we all know, played out a little differently.
Illinois has managed to make a game of almost every contest they’ve played in, only losing by more than 10 points three times all season. As such, the game played out exactly like all the other games the Fighting Illini have played.