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OTB Staff Round Table: Reactions To Rutgers Beating Illinois & Ending B1G Losing Streak

Rutgers won their first Big Ten game in almost two years and ended a 16 game conference losing streak on Saturday with a 35-24 victory over Illinois. A few of our contributors got together to talk about what this win means and how Rutgers needs to build off of it moving forward, starting with Purdue at home next week.

Jim Hoffman: My first thought was, “Well, it’s about time!” But seriously, it is good to be able to feel good at the end of a conference game again. There were errors, for sure, but I was impressed by several things today.