The Illinois Fighting Illini made a significant statement in their Saturday victory over Minnesota in Champaign, and Associated Press voters rewarded them with their highest ranking in more than a decade.
Minnesota came into Saturday’s game averaging nearly 500 yards of offense per contest, but Illinois held them to just 180 yards, including 38 through the air.
In fact, Illinois hadn’t allowed a touchdown at home all season before Minnesota was able to get on the board twice on Saturday. The Illini, who control their own destiny in the Big Ten West, will have a week off before heading to Lincoln to face Nebraska on Oct. 29. Home matchups against Michigan State and Purdue will follow before what looms as a huge showdown against unbeaten Michigan in Ann Arbor on Nov. 19.
Michigan, after a rout of Penn State on Saturday, is now at No. 4 in the AP rankings. Georgia remained in the top spot after a shutout win over Vanderbilt on Saturday, and idle Ohio State stayed at No. 2. Tennessee, who beat Alabama for the first time in 16 years on Saturday in Knoxville, is now at No. 3, and Clemson rounds out the top-five at No. 5.This article tagged under:
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