Colleges

Illinois travels to Montlake this weekend to in a matchup that may define the remainder of the Huskies’ season. Both the Huskies and Fighting Illini are looking to rebound from tough losses against Michigan and Ohio State respectively. The Huskies’ offensive unit, which has been depleted by injuries, has a tough match up against Illinois’ physical, gap‑sound defense that looks … [Read more...] about Opponent Defensive Preview: Illinois Fighting Illini

Good morning Dawg fans! It’s Friday and tomorrow, the Dawgs will have the opportunity to get right after a loss on the road to Michigan as they take on the 23rd ranked Illinois Fighting Illini at Husky Stadium! To the Dots! Football Dots I have an opponent Q&A with The Champaign Room’s Pleas Honeywood. Our own Jeff Gorman has a preview of the Illini offensive scheme … [Read more...] about Friday Dots: Purple Vs. Orange

Minnesota started the weekend off with a surprise win over Nebraska. Penn State continued its winless streak, this time losing at Iowa. UCLA continued its winning streak by beating Maryland. Ohio State and Oregon won on the road, but all of the other home teams won their games. So where does that leave all of the Big Ten teams in the rankings? Polls There were plenty of … [Read more...] about Big Ten Rankings and Projections After Week 8

Her methods are inscrutableThe proof is irrefutable, ooh-ooh-ooh-ooh-oohShe’s so completely Dot-able, huhOur lives are indivisible, yeah yeah While Illinois is not an historical rival for the Huskies, you can make the argument that this weekend’s game is the most pivotal one on the 2025 schedule. If you stack-rank the opponents from best to worst, Illinois is probably the … [Read more...] about Wednesday Dots: Road to Recovery

Both Washington and Illinois have a chance to go over .500 in B1G conference play with a win this Saturday. Let’s look at the offense that the Fighting Illini will bring to Seattle: The Numbers Points per game: 34 QB sacked percentage: 10.26% (#126) Percentage of yards from runs: 27.74% (#124) Rushing play percentage: 50.88% Points per play: .469 (#32) Red zone attempts … [Read more...] about Opponent Offense Preview: Illinois Fighting Illini