Hail to the Chief | Illinois Fighting Illini Dynasty (NCAA 14)

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Illini Storm Back in the 4^th to Steal One from the Knights

McLaughlin's Game Winner as time expired was right through the uprights

Back in Champaign for the Big Ten opener and what a wild ride it was. The game started out very slow both teams using a heavy run attack throughout the game. The Illini started it off with a field goal on their first drive. Rutgers moved their way down field with a heavy running attack before finishing off their drive with a 1 yard TD pass from Rescigno to Grant in the back of the endzone. After that it was a rough one to watch.

Rescigno made this jump pass to the back of the endzone look easy

Chayce Crouch couldn't complete a pass to save his life. The once heisman hopeful had fallen off against the tight Rutgers defense. He went just 5/20 in the first half including throwing his first interception of the year. On the Rutgers side it wasn't much better. Rescigno couldn't move the ball much better but the Knights managed to score two field goals. The score at halftime was 13-3.

Blessuan Austin is blessed with the first INT of Crouch's season

The second half started the same way the first ended with a Rutgers drive and field goal putting the score at 16-3. Coach Lovie gave Chayce Crouch another chance to quarterback the team in the second half. Relying heavily on the run, Crouch was able to finally get going completing passes and toss a 15 yard pass to Palmer with a little less than three minutes left in the 3^rd. Back in forth the defensive titans would go forcing three and outs until early in the 4^th.

Palmer tiptoed his way into the endzone

The fourth started off with a Rutgers field goal putting them up 19-10. Coach Lovie put his faith and the ball into the hands of Crouch. After a tough three and out. Patrick Nelson got an interception to give the Illini a chance late and Crouch would help them drive down the field and throw a 19 yard pass to Turner for the touchdown with 3:22 left on the clock. But then the Rutgers would drive down the field and be knocking on the door when Rescigno would throw a pass across the middle into the endzone and it was...PICKED OFF...by Nelson again! It went through the hands of the receiver and into Nelson's. This is the Illini's chance. Crouch drove down the field and into field goal range. The three headed monster running attack of Foster, Corbin, and Brown would put them into position and run down the clock to 0:03 left. Rutgers would try to ice McLaughlin. But it wasn't enough. McLaughlin would put the 35 yarder through the uprights and the Illini had did it! They stormed back and won 20-19. What a win headed into their game against 3-0 Minnesota.

The second of Nelson's INTs

Rutgers Scarlet Knights at Illinois Fighting Illini
Sep 14, 2017	1ST	2ND	3RD	4TH	SCORE
Rutgers Scarlet Knights (0-1)	7	6	3	3	19
Illinois Fighting Illini (2-0)	3	0	7	10	20

Team Stats Comparison
	RUTG	ILL
Total Offense	294	484
Rushing Yards	235	245
Passing Yards	59	239
First Downs	16	25
Punt Return Yards	30	23
Kick Return Yards	105	119
Total Yards	429	626
Turnovers	2	1
3rd Down Conversion	4-13(30%)	6-14(42%)
4th Down Conversion	0-0	0-3(0%)
2-Point Conversion	0-0	0-0
Red Zone Touchdowns/Field Goals	3-1-2(100%)	4-2-2(100%)
Penalties	1-5	0-0
Possession Time	17:31	18:29

Scoring Summary
FIRST QUARTER SCORING		RUTG	ILL
5:52	(ILL) Chase McLaughlin 24 yard FG	0	3
3:19	(RUTG) Rescigno 1 Yard pass to Grant	7	3
SECOND QUARTER SCORING		RUTG	ILL
7:34	(RUTG) Bonagura, 28 yard FG	10	3
0:56	(RUTG) Bonagura, 43 yard FG	13	3
THIRD QUARTER SCORING		RUTG	ILL
5:24	(RUTG) Bonagura, 19 yard FG	16	3
2:58	(ILL) Chayce Crouch 15 yard pass to Griffin Palmer	16	10
FOURTH QUARTER SCORING		RUTG	ILL
8:56	(RUTG) Bonagura, 48 yard FG	19	10
3:22	(ILL) Chayce Crouch 19 yard pass to Malik Turner	19	17
0:00	(ILL) Chase McLaughlin 35 yard FG	19	20

Rutgers Scarlet Knights PASSING C/A YDS TD INT Rescigno 13/20 59 1 2 RUSHING ATT YDS AVG TD Martin III 21 109 5.1 0 Rescigno 10 88 8.8 0 Hicks 6 38 6.3 0 RECEIVING REC YDS AVG TD Washington 5 25 5.0 0 Martin III 3 5 1.6 0 Mitchell 2 16 8.0 0 Grant 2 10 5.0 1 Hicks 1 3 3.0 0 BLOCKING PANCAKE SACK Cole 1 0 Miller 1 0 Seymour 1 0 DEFENSE TACK SACK INT TD Hampton 8 0 0 0 Austin 6 0 1 0 Joseph 6 0 0 0 Hogan 3 1 0 0 KICKING FG XP PTS LONG Bonagura 4/4 1/1 13 49 PUNTING NO YDS AVG IN20 Cintron 4 194 48.5 0 KICK RETURN RET YDS AVG TD Mitchell 4 105 26.2 0 PUNT RETURN RET YDS AVG width="16%">TD Mitchell 2 30 15.0 0

Illinois Fighting Illini PASSING C/A YDS TD INT Chayce Crouch 21/42 239 2 1 RUSHING ATT YDS AVG TD Kendrick Foster 20 130 6.5 0 Dre Brown 7 65 9.2 0 Reggie Corbin 6 39 6.5 0 Chayce Crouch 6 8 1.3 0 Malik Turner 1 2 2.0 0 Mike Dudek 1 1 1.0 0 RECEIVING REC YDS AVG TD Malik Turner 6 101 16.8 1 Reggie Corbin 4 37 9.2 0 Griffin Palmer 4 30 7.5 1 Mike Dudek 3 45 15.0 0 Carmoni Green 3 19 6.3 0 Kendrick Foster 1 7 7.0 0 BLOCKING PANCAKE SACK Nick Allegretti 1 0 Adam Solomon 0 1 DEFENSE TACK SACK INT TD Tre Watson 10 0 0 0 Patrick Nelson 10 0 2 0 Stanley Green 9 0 0 0 Cameron Watkins 6 0 0 0 KICKING FG XP PTS LONG Chase McLaughlin 2/2 2/2 8 36 PUNTING NO YDS AVG IN20 Ryan Tucker 3 92 30.6 0 KICK RETURN RET YDS AVG TD Sam Mays 5 119 23.8 0 PUNT RETURN RET YDS AVG TD Sam Mays 2 23 11.5 0

Big Ten and Top 25 Scoreboard

Results

Iowa State 37, Iowa 7

#1 Ohio State 34, Austin Peay 7

Nebraska 38, Eastern Illinois 6

#4 Penn State 21, UCF 14

Indiana 31, Georgia Southern 24

Michigan State 48, Indiana St 7

UConn 32, Michigan 17

Minnesota 38, San Jose St 28

Purdue 37, #24 Notre Dame 34 OT

#6 Wisconsin 34, Maryland 17

#7 LSU 35, Kent St 28

#3 Oklahoma 45, North Texas 24

#13 Washington St 41, San Diego 16

#19 Miami 24, #12 Clemson 20

Boston College 21, #21 USC 14

#11 Louisville 17, Kentucky 14 OT

#14 North Carolina 35, East Carolina 20

#8 Stanford 30, Appalachian St 3

#17 Tennessee 10, #23 Oregon 0

#18 Texas A&M 21, #9 Alabama 16

#25 Virginia 34, NC St 28

NCAA Football Rankings - AP Top 25 - Updated: Sep 14, 2017
RK	LW	TEAM (VOTES)	W	L	POINTS
1	2	Ohio St (35)	3	0	1499
2	3	Florida St (25)	2	0	1438
3	4	Oklahoma (1)	3	0	1378
4	5	Penn St	2	0	1319
5	7	Florida	2	0	1204
6	8	Wisconsin	3	0	1147
7	9	LSU	3	0	1092
8	10	Stanford	2	0	1037
9	1	Alabama	1	1	1023
10	11	Oklahoma St	3	0	983
11	14	Louisville	3	0	843
12	6	Clemson	1	1	788
13	15	Washington St	3	0	777
14	17	North Carolina	3	0	679
15	16	Washington	1	1	679
16	21	Kansas St	2	0	494
17	--	Tennessee	2	0	406
18	--	Texas A&M	3	0	406
19	--	Miami (FL)	1	2	406
20	24	UCLA	2	0	364
21	12	USC	1	2	347
22	25	Georgia	1	1	282
23	19	Oregon	1	1	267
24	13	Notre Dame	2	1	218
25	--	Virginia	2	0	189

Others Receiving Votes: Auburn (114), Boston College (110), NC State (109), Michigan St (92), Western Kentucky (67), Houston (54)

Dropped Out: #18 Auburn, #20 Michigan, #22 NC St, #23 TCU

Heisman Watch - Updated: Sep 14, 2017
NAME	POS	SCHOOL		SEASON STATS
Derrius Guice	HB	LSU		40 att, 311 yards, 5 TDs
Mason Rudolph	QB	Oklahoma St		53/76, 795 yards, 10 TDs, 0 INTs
Mike Weber Jr.	HB	Ohio St		54 att, 318 yards, 5 TDs
Deondre Francois	QB	Florida St		42/68, 649 yards, 8 TDs, 0 INTs
Chris James	HB	Wisconsin		46 att, 326 yards, 3 Tds

Matchup Preview | September 21, 2017
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Minnesota Golden Gophers (3-0, 0-0 Away)		Illinois Fighting Illini (3-0, 2-0 Home)
Offensive Stats Comparison 35 Points Per Game 41.3 416 Total Yards 512.7 197.3 Rushing Yards 214.3 218.7 Passing Yards 298.3 Defensive Stats Comparison 17 Points Allowed 27 296.7 Total Yards Allowed 379.3 127.7 Rushing Yards Allowed 129.7 169 Passing Yards Allowed 249.7 Injury Report DT Stelter Out for Season LT Greene 10 Weeks Game Notes A top offense against a top defense. Two early undefeated teams in the Big Ten battling it out. The Illini pulled out a close one against Rutgers to open Big Ten play and Minnesota have pretty much dominated their non-conference opponents. Can the Illini run through the Gopher defense? Or will Minnesota shut them down? Herbstreit Advantage: Illinois

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Illini Do It Again!

Carmoni Green was one of the lone bright spots for the Illini

Battle of two undefeated Big Ten teams in Champaign. Nothing could be bigger for a week 4 matchup. This game was very back and forth neither defense had an answer. The Gophers would have more stops on the Illini but Illinois would have the more important stops. The game started out with both teams making rushing TDs to make it 7-7 early. Minnesota would drive down the field again and score another rushing TD before making another defensive stop and start a drive down field.

Kendrick Foster's early TD run

Illinois would finally hold the Gophers to a field goal and respond with a quick drive and TD pass from Crouch to Green. But the Illini would continue having trouble stopping the Gophers as they would drive down and score again with 2 minutes left. The Illini would be able to drive down and respond with a TD of their own before half to keep the score close 24-21.

Demry Croft ran all over the Illini

To open the half things were going well for the Illini they had the Gophers pinned deep in their own territory on a third and long play. And then a blown coverage left Holland Jr. wide open for an 86 yard TD pass from Croft. It wouldn't be until the end of the quarter when Illinois finally responded with a short 2 yard TD pass from Crouch to Turner to Make 31-28.

Blown coverage led to this 86 yard TD

Croft broke a tackle from the defensive lineman on a 3^rd down play to run in for a score to start off the fourth quarter. Crouch would respond with a rushing TD of his own. Illinois seemed to be one step behind the whole game. It was 38-35 with less than four minutes left when Illinois finally gave themselves a chance. Deep in their own territory Minnesota tried running the ball out of their own endzone when Smith was taken down for a safety by Crawford Jr. Illinois was now only down one and got the ball back. And Illinois started driving putting themselves in scoring territory when Crouch found Smalling across the middle and he fumbled! With a little over a minute left it was Minnesota's ball. Luckily the Illini still had all three timeouts and were able to force a three and out. Register would make a catch before stepping out of bounds too soon and forcing them to punt. The punt went to about the Illini 35 on the left side and Mays MUFFED IT! But he was able to recover and run it toward the middle of the field close to midfield. The Illini had 45 seconds to get in field goal range. Still down 38-37. Crouch would find Griffin Palmer down the middle of the field on a 3^rd down and long play to keep the drive alive and they would run up and spike it with 10 seconds left. McLaughlin, from 40 yards out, would hit it right through the uprights and send the Illini into the bye week with a perfect 4-0 record.

Poor tackling was a problem for the Illini all day

Minnesota Golden Gophers at Illinois Fighting Illini
Sep 21, 2017	1ST	2ND	3RD	4TH	SCORE
Minnesota Golden Gophers (3-0)	14	10	7	7	38
Illinois Fighting Illini (3-0)	7	14	7	12	40

Team Stats Comparison
	MINN	ILL
Total Offense	561	642
Rushing Yards	195	180
Passing Yards	366	462
First Downs	21	30
Punt Return Yards	5	18
Kick Return Yards	98	157
Total Yards	664	817
Turnovers	0	1
3rd Down Conversion	8-13(61%)	10-15(66%)
4th Down Conversion	0-0	0-0
2-Point Conversion	0-0	0-0
Red Zone Touchdowns/Field Goals	5-4-1(100%)	6-5-0(83%)
Penalties	3-35	1-5
Possession Time	18:13	17:47

Scoring Summary
FIRST QUARTER SCORING		MINN	ILL
5:05	(MINN) Croft, 9 yard run	7	0
3:04	(ILL) Kendrick Foster, 5 yard run	7	7
1:42	(MINN) Register, 6 yard run	14	7
SECOND QUARTER SCORING		MINN	ILL
6:52	(MINN) Carpenter, 31 yard FG	17	7
4:53	(ILL) Chayce Crouch 9 yard pass to Carmoni Green	17	14
2:04	(MINN) Brooks, 2 yard run	24	14
0:11	(ILL) Kendrick Foster, 4 yard run	24	21
THIRD QUARTER SCORING		MINN	ILL
5:12	(MINN) Croft 86 yard pass to Holland Jr.	31	21
0:52	(ILL) Chayce Crouch 2 yard pass to Malik Turner	31	28
FOURTH QUARTER SCORING		MINN	ILL
6:25	(MINN) Croft, 4 yard run	38	28
4:17	(ILL) Chayce Crouch, 1 yard run	38	35
3:53	(ILL) James Crawford Jr. Safety on Smith	38	37
0:06	(ILL) Chase McLaughlin, 40 yard FG	38	40

Minnesota Golden Gophers PASSING C/A YDS TD INT Croft 24/34 366 1 0 RUSHING ATT YDS AVG TD Smith 20 108 5.4 0 Croft 12 68 5.6 2 Brooks 4 5 1.2 1 Still 2 8 4.0 0 Register 1 6 6.0 1 RECEIVING REC YDS AVG TD Holland Jr 5 156 31.2 1 Lingen 5 81 16.2 0 Johnson 4 52 13.0 0 Smith 3 16 5.3 0 Still 2 20 10.0 0 Brooks 2 20 10.0 0 Register 2 9 4.5 0 Hmielewski 1 12 12.0 0 BLOCKING PANCAKE SACK Connelly 6 0 Lingen 3 0 Olson 2 0 Calhoun 1 0 DEFENSE TACK SACK INT TD Winfield Jr. 12 0 0 0 Poock (1 FF) 8 0 0 0 McGhee (1 FR) 8 0 0 0 Jackson III (1 FF) 6 1 0 0 KICKING FG XP PTS LONG Carpenter 1/1 5/5 8 32 PUNTING NO YDS AVG IN20 Santoso 4 205 51.2 0 KICK RETURN RET YDS AVG TD Brooks 5 98 19.6 0 PUNT RETURN RET YDS AVG TD Brooks 1 5 5.0 0

Illinois Fighting Illini PASSING C/A YDS TD INT Chayce Crouch 28/51 462 2 0 RUSHING ATT YDS AVG TD Kendrick Foster 18 78 4.3 2 Dre Brown 6 38 6.3 0 Chayce Crouch 4 38 9.5 1 Reggie Corbin 4 23 5.7 0 Malik Turner 1 3 3.0 0 RECEIVING REC YDS AVG TD Carmoni Green 9 156 17.3 1 Malik Turner 6 78 13.0 1 Mike Dudek 5 107 21.4 0 Griffin Palmer 5 87 17.4 0 Ricky Smalling (1 FUM) 2 28 14.0 0 Reggie Corbin 1 6 6.0 0 BLOCKING PANCAKE SACK Caleb Reams 2 0 Christian DiLauro 1 0 Gabe Megginson 1 0 Nathan Echard 1 0 Vederian Lowe 0 1 DEFENSE TACK SACK INT TD Chris James Jr. 9 0 0 0 Patrick Nelson 8 0 0 0 James Crawford Jr. (Safety) 4 0 0 0 KICKING FG XP PTS LONG Chase McLaughlin 1/2 5/5 8 40 PUNTING NO YDS AVG IN20 Ryan Tucker 4 127 31.7 3 KICK RETURN RET YDS AVG TD Sam Mays 5 125 25.0 0 Ahmari Hayes 2 32 16.0 0 PUNT RETURN RET YDS AVG TD Sam Mays 1 18 18.0 0

Big Ten and Top 25 Scoreboard

Results

#1 Ohio St 41, Nebraska 24

Northwestern 34, Richmond 10

Notre Dame 31, Michigan St 28

Purdue 31, Michigan 13

#5 Wisconsin 55, Penn 0

#4 Penn St 34, Kent St 6

Missouri 35, Indiana 28

West Virginia 35, Maryland 28

Iowa 10, Rutgers 0

#23 NC St 30, #20 Clemson 20

#6 Alabama 28, Colorado St 18

#10 North Carolina 21, Georgia Tech 3

#19 UCLA 28, Kentucky 17

#22 Georgia 48, North Texas 0`

#9 Washington St 24, UTEP 21

#11 Tennessee 23, #8 Florida 14

#24 Auburn 31, #14 LSU 3

Arizona St 17, #17 Stanford 16

#13 Kansas St 28, Texas 24

#2 Florida St 14, #15 Louisville 7

NCAA Football Rankings - AP Top 25 - Updated: Sep 21, 2017
RK	LW	TEAM (VOTES)	W	L	POINTS
1	1	Ohio St (37)	4	0	1501
2	2	Florida St (22)	3	0	1460
3	3	Oklahoma (1)	3	0	1339
4	4	Penn St (1)	3	0	1279
5	6	Wisconsin	4	0	1164
6	9	Alabama	2	1	964
7	10	Oklahoma St	3	0	947
8	5	Florida	2	1	811
9	13	Washington St	4	0	795
10	14	North Carolina	4	0	746
11	17	Tennessee	3	0	723
12	15	Washington	2	1	668
13	16	Kansas St	3	0	667
14	7	LSU	3	1	641
15	11	Louisville	3	1	641
16	18	Texas A&M	4	0	563
17	8	Stanford	2	1	496
18	19	Miami (FL)	2	2	478
19	20	UCLA	3	0	478
20	12	Clemson	1	2	424
21	21	USC	1	2	384
22	22	Georgia	2	1	359
23	--	NC St	3	1	359
24	--	Auburn	2	2	359
25	23	Oregon	1	1	321

Others Receiving Votes: Notre Dame (303), Virginia (284), Boston College (214), Arizona St (130), Western Kentucky (117), Houston (96), Ole Miss (58), Navy (23), Illinois (3)
Dropped Out: #24 Notre Dame, #25 Virginia

Heisman Watch - Updated: Sep 21, 2017
NAME	POS	SCHOOL		SEASON STATS
Mike Weber Jr	HB	Ohio St		81 att, 523 yards, 7 TDs
Chris James	HB	Wisconsin		66 att, 451 yards, 5 TDs
Brandon Harris	QB	North Carolina		66/126, 827 yards, 5 TDs, 3 INTs
Josh Adams	HB	Notre Dame		69 att, 390 yards, 5 TDs
Derrius Guice	HB	LSU		55 att, 387 yards, 5 TDs

Up Next is the Bye week. Gonna have recruiting update and full standing updates. Alongside the normal weekly updates minus the game.

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Bye Week for Illini; 1* Recruit Commits

Big Ten and Top 25 Scoreboard

Results

Minnesota 30, Iowa 13

Michigan St 42, Rutgers 25

Purdue 20, Maryland 17 OT

Northwestern 27, #15 Penn St 12

Nebraska 35, Indiana 10

#1 Ohio St 21, #9 Wisconsin 14

#14 Texas A&M 27, Arkansas 20

#2 Oklahoma 38, Notre Dame 21

#5 Oklahoma St 38, West Virginia 17

#19 Clemson 42, Wake Forest 24

#8 North Carolina 21, Syracuse 17

#24 Arizona St 21, USC 7

#18 Georgia 34, #20 LSU 14

#4 Alabama 28, Ole Miss 6

#7 Washington St 28, #21 Stanford 21

#11 Washington 38, Arizona 14

#25 Oregon 35, Cal 23

NCAA Football Rankings - AP Top 25 - Updated: Oct 5, 2017
RK	LW	TEAM (VOTES)	W	L	POINTS
1	1	Ohio St (35)	5	0	1499
2	3	Oklahoma (21)	4	0	1349
3	2	Florida St (1)	4	0	1333
4	6	Alabama	3	1	1125
5	7	Oklahoma St (2)	4	0	1116
6	8	Florida	3	1	1047
7	9	Washington St (1)	5	0	1029
8	10	North Carolina (1)	5	0	980
9	5	Wisconsin	4	1	939
10	11	Tennessee	4	0	921
11	12	Washington	3	1	855
12	13	Kansas St	4	0	833
13	15	Louisville	4	1	741
14	16	Texas A&M	5	0	716
15	4	Penn St	3	1	689
16	18	Miami	2	2	572
17	19	UCLA	3	0	572
18	22	Georgia	3	1	551
19	20	Clemson	2	2	500
20	14	LSU	3	2	418
21	17	Stanford	2	2	389
22	23	NC St	4	1	387
23	24	Auburn	2	2	321
24	--	Arizona St	4	0	296
25	25	Oregon	2	1	294

Others Receiving Votes: Northwestern (90), Houston (78), Notre Dame (75), USC (49), Boston College (48)
Dropped Out: #21 USC

Heisman Watch - Updated: Oct 5, 2017
NAME	POS	SCHOOL		SEASON STATS
Mike Weber Jr	HB	Ohio St		98 att, 605 yards, 7 TDs
Brandon Harris	QB	North Carolina		86/159, 1071 yards, 8 TDs, 4 INTs, 76 att, 363 yards, 5 TDs
Josh Adams	HB	Notre Dame		89 att 482 yards, 6 TDs, 21 rec, 215 yards, 4 TDs
Luke Falk	QB	Washington St		140/218, 1872 yards, 18 TDs, 2 INTs
Chris James	HB	Wisconsin		94 att, 555 yards, 5 TDs, 10 rec, 112 yards, 2 TDs

Week 6 Recruiting Update

Illinois Fighting Illini Recruiting - 2017
NAME	POS	CLASS	HOMETOWN	HT	WT	CALIBER
Jordan Beck (Committed)	DE	JUCO	Skokie, IL	6'3"	260
Justin Bergstrand (+3145pts)	WR	HS	Goldenrod, FL	6'0"	211
Ben Smith (+2005pts)	ATH	JUCO	Blue Island, IL	6'3"	205
Kevin Turner (+1795pts)	WR	HS	Mercedes, TX	6'1"	214
Alex Clark (+1535pts)	CB	HS	Bridge City, TX	6'2"	185
Jason West (+745pts)	OT	HS	Carrollton, TX	6'7"	300
John Henry (+375pts)	WR	HS	Tamiami, FL	6'3"	204
Jarod James (+185pts)	DE	HS	Vermillion, SD	6'0"	235
Victor George (-320pts)	ATH	HS	Skokie, IL	6'1"	225
Drew Maxwell (-465pts)	WR	HS	North Chicago, IL	6'0"	200
Mark Jackson (-555pts)	K	HS	Bellwood, IL	6'1"	191
Jake Dowdell (-645pts)	HB	JUCO	Lambertville, MI	6'3"	218
Derrick Washington (-695pts)	WR	HS	Highland Village, TX	5'9"	200
Matt Parks (-1150pts)	CB	HS	Highland Park, TX	6'1"	189
Calvin Tyler (-1200pts)	WR	HS	Washington, OH	5'11"	198
Andre Moore (-1300pts)	DE	HS	Mason, OH	6'1"	247
Andrew Alexander (-2620pts)	FS	HS	Picayune, MS	5'10"	180
Robert Chase (-3085pts)	OLB	HS	Joliet, IL	6'3"	226
Gary Grant (-3165pts)	OG	HS	Seymour, IN	6'5"	280
Cedric Nugent (-3560pts)	WR	HS	Fort Hood, TX	5'10"	184
James Bush (-4005pts)	C	HS	Coshocton, OH	6'1"	278
Jonathan Floyd (-4235pts)	OT	HS	Chattahoochee, FL	6'8"	285
Connor Fuller (-4575pts)	OLB	HS	St Petersburg, FL	6'2"	208
Freddie Nance	FB	HS	Lubbock, TX	5'11"	233

NCAA Football Leaders - Updated: Oct 5, 2017
Passing Yards (min. 100 attempts)	YDS	Passing TDs (min. 100 attempts)	TDS
1. Luke Falk (WAST)	1872	1. Luke Falk (WAST)	18
2. Chayce Crouch (ILL)	1357	2. Nick Mullens (SMISS)	13
3. Riley Neal (BALLST)	1284	3. Ryan Finley (NCST)	13
4. Brent Stockstill (MTSU)	1193	4. Deondre Francois (FSU)	13
5. JT Barrett (OHST)	1192	5. Austin Allen (ARK)	13
Rushing Yards (min. 80 attempts)	YDS	Rushing TDS (min. 80 attempts)	TDS
1. Timothy McVey (AFA)	817	1. Timothy McVey (AFA)	9
2. Mike Weber Jr. (OHST)	605	2. Travon McMillan (VT)	7
3. Ito Smith (SMISS)	571	3. Mike Weber Jr. (OHST)	7
4. Ryan Nall (ORST)	564	4. Jordan Wilkins (MISS)	6
5. Akrum Wadley (IOWA)	559	5. Josh Adams (ND)	6
Receiving Yards (min. 25 receptions)	YDS	Receiving TDs (min. 25 receptions)	TDS
1. Richie James (MTSU)	656	1. Quadre Henderson (PITT)	9
2. Gabe Marks (WASHST)	625	2. Gabe Marks (WASHST)	8
3. Austin Wolf (AKRON)	545	3. DJ Thompson (SMISS)	7
4. Parris Campbell (OHST)	535	4. Rashad Still (MINN)	7
5. Datrin Guyton (BGSU)	502	5. Michael Gallup (COLOST)	6
Sacks	SCKS	Interceptions	INTS
1. Dajaun Drennon (UNC)	6	1. Quinton Dent (USA)	4
2. Cole Ormsby (UCONN)	5	2. MJ Stewart (UNC)	4
3. Marquis Haynes (MISS)	4.5	3. Chris Jones (NEB)	3
4. Noah Jones (UAB)	4.5	4. Christian Campbell (PSU)	3
5. Junior Gnonkonde (TROY)	4.5	5. Andre Chachere (SJSU)	3

ACC Conference Standings - Updated: Oct 5, 2017
TEAM	REC	PCT	CONF	PF	PA	STRK
ATLANTIC
Florida St	4-0	1.000	3-0	142	68	W4
Louisville	4-1	.800	1-1	137	62	W4
NC State	4-1	.800	1-1	162	100	W2
Boston College	3-1	.750	1-1	103	80	L1
Clemson	2-2	.500	1-2	106	92	W1
Wake Forest	3-2	.600	0-2	133	110	L1
Syracuse	1-3	.250	0-2	103	85	L1
COASTAL
North Carolina	5-0	1.000	2-0	146	78	W5
Miami	2-2	.500	1-0	118	72	W2
Pittsburgh	3-1	.750	2-1	150	97	W3
Virginia	3-1	.750	1-1	114	103	L1
Virginia Tech	3-2	.600	1-1	141	132	W3
Georgia Tech	2-2	.500	1-2	55	59	L2
Duke	2-3	.400	1-2	105	123	L3

AAC Conference Standings - Updated: Oct 5, 2017
TEAM	REC	PCT	CONF	PF	PA	STRK
EAST
Cincinnati	3-1	.750	1-0	77	65	W2
East Carolina	1-3	.250	1-0	112	124	L1
USF	2-2	.500	1-1	135	124	W1
UConn	2-2	.500	0-1	98	72	W1
UCF	0-3	.000	0-1	53	83	L3
Temple	0-4	.000	0-1	37	120	L4
WEST
Navy	2-0	1.000	2-0	43	24	W2
Tulane	3-1	.750	2-1	97	66	L1
Houston	3-0	1.000	0-0	74	37	W3
Memphis	2-1	.660	0-0	96	71	W2
Tulsa	1-3	.250	0-1	79	112	L3
SMU	0-3	.000	0-1	36	95	L3

Big 12 Conference Standings - Updated: Oct 5, 2017
TEAM	REC	PCT	CONF	PF	PA	STRK
Kansas St	4-0	1.000	1-0	164	62	W4
Texas Tech	4-0	1.000	1-0	150	79	W4
Oklahoma St	4-0	1.000	1-0	158	54	W4
Oklahoma	4-0	1.000	1-0	141	38	W4
Iowa St	3-0	1.000	0-0	95	44	W3
Baylor	2-1	.660	0-0	78	55	W1
Kansas	2-1	.660	0-0	99	81	W2
West Virginia	3-2	.600	0-2	121	113	L1
TCU	2-2	.500	0-1	113	75	W1
Texas	1-3	.250	0-1	88	85	W1

Big Ten Conference Standings - Updated: Oct 5, 2017
TEAM	REC	PCT	CONF	PF	PA	STRK
EAST
Ohio St	5-0	1.000	2-0	163	60	W5
Michigan St	3-1	.750	1-0	162	77	W1
Penn St	3-1	.750	0-1	110	76	L1
Indiana	2-2	.500	0-1	93	104	L2
Maryland	1-3	.250	0-2	90	103	L3
Rutgers	0-4	.000	0-3	58	89	L4
Michigan	0-3	.000	0-1	50	91	L3
WEST
Illinois	4-0	1.000	2-0	164	119	W4
Purdue	4-1	.800	2-0	122	81	W4
Northwestern	2-1	.660	1-0	71	59	W2
Minnesota	4-1	.800	1-1	173	104	W1
Wisconsin	4-1	.800	1-1	200	68	L1
Iowa	3-2	.600	1-1	71	101	L1
Nebraska	2-3	.400	1-1	130	113	W1

C-USA Conference Standings - Updated: Oct 5, 2017
TEAM	REC	PCT	CONF	PF	PA	STRK
EAST
Florida Atlantic	2-1	.660	1-0	61	77	W1
Florida International	2-1	.660	1-0	104	30	W2
Western Kentucky	3-1	.750	1-1	118	76	L1
Marshall	3-1	.750	0-0	119	92	W1
Old Dominion	2-1	.660	0-1	87	90	L1
Mid Tenn St	3-2	.600	0-2	131	108	L2
WEST
Southern Miss	4-1	.800	1-0	164	90	W3
UTSA	1-4	.200	1-0	90	137	W1
Louisiana Tech	3-2	.600	1-1	147	149	W1
UTEP	2-1	.660	0-0	74	54	W1
North Texas	0-4	.000	0-1	20	162	L4
Rice	0-4	.000	0-0	74	103	L4
UAB	0-4	.000	0-0	59	144	L4

Independents Conference Standings - Updated: Oct 5, 2017
TEAM	REC	PCT	CONF	PF	PA	STRK
Notre Dame	3-2	.600		145	130	L1
Army West Point	1-3	.250		64	112	L3
BYU	1-4	.200		92	151	L1
UMass	1-4	.200		91	190	L1

MAC Conference Standings - Updated: Oct 5, 2017
TEAM	REC	PCT	CONF	PF	PA	STRK
EAST
Akron	2-2	.500	1-1	108	107	L1
Kent St	2-3	.400	1-1	117	129	L3
Bowling Green	2-2	.500	1-2	89	78	W1
Buffalo	1-3	.250	0-1	56	109	L2
Ohio	0-4	.000	0-2	82	141	L4
Miami (OH)	0-3	.000	0-0	52	109	L3
WEST
Western Michigan	3-2	.600	2-0	132	120	W3
Northern Illinois	2-2	.500	1-0	65	68	W2
Central Michigan	1-2	.330	1-0	88	86	L1
Ball State	3-2	.600	2-1	150	132	L1
Toledo	2-3	.400	1-1	87	203	W1
Eastern Michigan	3-1	.750	0-1	96	52	W1

MWC Conference Standings - Updated: Oct 5, 2017
TEAM	REC	PCT	CONF	PF	PA	STRK
MOUNTAIN
Air Force	5-0	1.000	4-0	181	107	W5
New Mexico	2-3	.400	1-0	96	116	W1
Boise St	3-2	.600	1-1	107	89	W2
Utah State	2-3	.400	1-1	137	119	W1
Wyoming	4-1	.800	0-1	172	104	W1
Colorado St	1-3	.250	0-0	104	112	L1
WEST
Hawai'i	3-2	.600	2-0	78	72	W3
San Diego St	3-1	.750	0-0	95	64	W2
UNLV	2-3	.400	0-1	113	140	L1
Fresno St	1-3	.250	0-2	66	109	L3
San Jose St	1-3	.250	0-1	99	141	L3
Nevada	0-4	.000	0-2	72	140	L4

Pac-12 Conference Standings - Updated: Oct 5, 2017
TEAM	REC	PCT	CONF	PF	PA	STRK
NORTH
Washington	5-0	1.000	2-0	172	104	W5
Oregon State	4-1	.800	2-0	115	65	W1
Washington	3-1	.750	1-0	107	65	W2
Oregon	2-1	.660	1-0	70	54	W1
Stanford	2-2	.500	0-2	116	69	L2
California	2-2	.500	0-1	106	83	L1
SOUTH
Arizona St	4-0	1.000	2-0	113	50	W4
UCLA	3-0	1.000	0-0	98	46	W3
Arizona	3-1	.750	0-1	117	97	L1
Colorado	3-1	.750	0-1	106	67	L1
Utah	2-2	.500	0-1	97	94	L2
USC	1-3	.250	0-2	63	97	L3

SEC Conference Standings - Updated: Oct 5, 2017
TEAM	REC	PCT	CONF	PF	PA	STRK
EAST
Tennessee	4-0	1.000	1-0	106	24	W4
Georgia	3-1	.750	2-0	137	55	W3
Florida	3-1	.750	1-1	119	68	W1
South Carolina	2-2	.500	1-1	120	110	W2
Missouri	4-0	1.000	0-0	163	48	W4
Vanderbilt	2-3	.400	0-2	133	126	W1
Kentucky	1-3	.250	0-1	71	104	L3
WEST
Texas A&M	5-0	1.000	2-0	144	69	W5
Mississippi St	3-1	.750	1-0	115	69	W3
Alabama	3-1	.750	1-1	107	69	W2
Ole Miss	4-1	.800	1-1	119	67	L1
Auburn	2-2	.500	1-1	116	71	W1
LSU	3-2	.600	0-2	121	117	L2
Arkansas	3-2	.600	0-1	166	64	L1

Sun Belt Conference Standings - Updated: Oct 5, 2017
TEAM	REC	PCT	CONF	PF	PA	STRK
Arkansas St	2-3	.400	1-0	89	123	L2
Georgia St	2-1	.660	0-0	47	45	W1
Georgia Southern	2-1	.660	0-0	89	83	W1
Louisiana	1-3	.250	0-0	58	134	L2
South Alabama	1-3	.250	0-0	55	124	L3
Troy	1-3	.250	0-1	71	120	W1
Texas St	1-3	.250	0-0	78	124	L2
Appalachian St	0-3	.000	0-0	31	109	L3
UL Monroe	0-3	.000	0-0	48	70	L3

Matchup Preview | October 5, 2017
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Illinois Fighting Illini (4-0, 1-0 Away)		Nebraska Cornhuskers (2-3, 1-3 Home)
Offensive Stats Comparison 41.0 Points Per Game 26.0 545.0 Total Yards 363.6 205.8 Rushing Yards 136.0 339.3 Passing Yards 227.6 Defensive Stats Comparison 29.8 Points Per Game 22.6 424.8 Total Yards Allowed 387.2 146.0 Rushing Yards Allowed 171.6 278.8 Passing Yards Allowed 215.6 Injury Report QB Tanner Lee Questionable Game Notes The top team in the Big Ten West facing the bottom team in the West. Illinois has won 2 straight games by a last second field goal and is coming off of a bye week. Nebraska is coming off of a 25 point win over a mediocre Indiana team and has only allowed 16 total points in their wins. Can the Nebraska defense play a winning game? Or will the explosive Illinois offense scorch them? Herbstreit Advantage: Illinois

[thesportsguru11]

You're off to a fantastic start to the season...long way to go though still. I'm intrigued to see what you can do with the powerhouse Big 10 teams later in the season. These box scores for Crouch look more and more impressive with each passing week too.

[slicknick3822]

Quote: Originally Posted by thesportsguru11

You're off to a fantastic start to the season...long way to go though still. I'm intrigued to see what you can do with the powerhouse Big 10 teams later in the season. These box scores for Crouch look more and more impressive with each passing week too.

Yeah i've been really surprised by this season but the last 5 or 6 conference games are gonna be tough and if Western Ky's offense explodes on us like they can in real life (right now i have the worst ranked passing defense) we could be in trouble. Luckily only a couple more wins for bowl eligibility and thats all i expected out of this year.

[slicknick3822]

Illini's Win Over Nebraska Help Them Crack Top 25

The only one of Palmer's catches was a big one in traffic

Malik Turner comes up with the touchdown catch

Watkins first quarter INT unfortunately didn't turn into any points

Dunlap has been underwhelming as the #1 CB this year, overrunning this ball leading to Morgan Jrs long TD

James Jr. got this INT to seal the victory

Illinois Fighting Illini at Nebraska Cornhuskers
Oct 5, 2017	1ST	2ND	3RD	4TH	SCORE
Illinois Fighting Illini (4-0)	10	10	7	3	30
Nebraska Cornhuskers (2-3)	0	7	3	0	10

Big Ten and Top 25 Scoreboard

Results

#13 Penn St 35, Indiana 27

Iowa 20, Michigan St 13

#23 Northwestern 23, Purdue 7

Minnesota 30, Michigan 24

Rutgers 35, SMU 3

#2 Florida St 31, Maryland 21

#11 UCLA 42, Utah 20

#3 Oklahoma 42, TCU 17

#20 Virginia Tech 30, #15 North Carolina 24

#19 NC St 36, Wake Forest 17

#14 Miami (FL) 24, Georgia Tech 17 OT

#7 Tennessee 34, Georgia 3

#21 Auburn 31, Ole Miss 13

#10 Washington 27, Stanford 23

#24 Notre Dame 24, Arizona St 13

Arkansas 17, #17 Florida 14

#4 Oklahoma St 38, #16 Kansas St 24

#5 Washington St 44, Cal 17

NCAA Football Rankings - AP Top 25 - Updated: Oct 12, 2017
RK	LW	TEAM (VOTES)	W	L	POINTS
1	1	Ohio St (41)	5	0	1505
2	3	Florida St (20)	5	0	1394
3	2	Oklahoma	5	0	1347
4	5	Oklahoma St	5	0	1257
5	7	Washington St	6	0	1255
6	4	Alabama	4	1	1149
7	10	Tennessee	5	0	1141
8	14	Texas A&M	6	0	970
9	9	Wisconsin	4	1	952
10	11	Washington	4	1	908
11	17	UCLA	4	0	861
12	13	Louisville	4	1	790
13	15	Penn St	4	1	720
14	16	Miami	3	2	649
15	8	North Carolina	5	1	639
16	12	Kansas St	4	1	622
17	6	Florida	3	2	595
18	19	Clemson	3	2	535
19	22	NC St	5	1	414
20	--	Virginia Tech	4	2	405
21	23	Auburn	3	2	350
22	18	Georgia	3	2	291
23	--	Northwestern	3	1	245
24	--	Notre Dame	4	2	213
25	--	Illinois	5	0	150

Others Receiving Votes: Stanford (114), Mississippi St (98), Arkansas (81), Boston College (57), Arizona State (54), USC (53)
Dropped Out: #20 LSU, #21 Stanford, #24 Arizona St, #25 Oregon

Heisman Watch - Updated: Oct 12, 2017
NAME	POS	SCHOOL		SEASON STATS
Timothy McVey	HB	Air Force		149 att, 923 yards, 11 TDs
Luke Falk	QB	Washington St		172/274, 2353 yards, 22 TDs, 3 INTs
Brandon Harris	QB	North Carolina		97/183, 1248 yards, 8 TDs, 4 INTs, 85 att, 410 yards, 7 TDs
Josh Adams	HB	Notre Dame		105 att, 564 yards, 6 TDs, 24 rec, 233 yards, 5 TDs
Nick Starkel	QB	Texas A&M		73/178, 1059 yards, 10 TDs, 6 INTs, 76 att, 495 yards, 4 TDs

Matchup Preview | October 12, 2017
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#25 Illinois Fighting Illini (5-0, 2-0 Away)		Iowa Hawkeyes (4-2, 4-1 Home)
Offensive Stats Comparison 38.8 Points Per Game 15.2 538.4 Total Yards 301.7 208.8 Rushing Yards 168.8 329.6 Passing Yards 132.8 Defensive Stats Comparison 25.8 Points Per Game 19 403.0 Total Yards Allowed 325.3 128.8 Rushing Yards Allowed 159.8 274.2 Passing Yards Allowed 165.5 Injury Report FS B. Snyder 5 Weeks HB J. Butler 4 Weeks CB C. Boswell 1 Week Game Notes The Illini are coming off of a dominant victory over Nebraska and where Kendrick Foster ran all over the defense. Iowa is coming off of a 20-13 victory over Michigan State where the defense led. Can Iowa's defense stop Illinois on their 5 game winning streak? Or will Illinois continue their reclaimed glory? Herbstreit Advantage: Illinois

So what I do is put all this in a word document and then copy and paste it over. Somehow I lost all my write up and the most of the boxscore for this game so the stats aren't there and honestly I was just too lazy to do it all again. Sorry guys!

[Hushroom]

Man, those pictures you capture really show how awesome Illinois' stadium is.

[slicknick3822]

I'm sorry guys, my capture card is completely shot now. And idk if the EA Sports Photo Highlights thing isn't around anymore but I can't find it for the life of me. So these next 4 games will not have pictures. Only short write ups and the box scores.