Purdue 21; (23) Illinois 14
Summary
Purdue jumped ahead early, Illinois couldn't recover quickly enough for the second straight week. Illinois committed a couple dumb penalties on defense to extend some drives for the Boilermakers, and Nathan Scheelhaase didn't have a sense of the clock at a couple points in the game, including a bone-headed spike with 1 second left in the 1st half. They made a run in the 4th again, but they need to get off to a better start if they want to put an end to this losing streak.
Key Stats
- ILL: 8 penalties, 50 yards. Again, too many mistakes on defense early.
- PUR: Caleb TerBush- 16-25, 178 yd, 2 TD. Good game management, didn't turn it over. What you need your QB to do.
- ILL: Nathan Scheelhaase- 22-35, 217 yds; 13 car, 16 yds. Scheelhaase likes to run, but Purdue shut his lanes down. He needs to stop relying so much on his feet, and his line needs to give him more time.
After 6 weeks I thought Illinois would be looking good. They've been struggling these past couple weeks and now will be out of the Top 25. A Bowl game is probably in this team's future, but it'll be another mediocre season for Ron Zook and company.
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