No. 24 Illinois will attempt to defend a streak on behalf of their coach, who has an unblemished 8-0 career record against Minnesota dating to his time as the coach of the Badgers.
"Very fortunate to get out of there with a win last year," Bielema said. "I think overall they’re actually a better football team, probably."
Ibrahim torched four opposing defenses for an average of 141.8 yards per game before that. His eight touchdowns trail only Michigan tailback Blake Corum in the Big Ten. "They’ve got three guys that are all 300 pounds, they’re all strong," Fleck said. "They do a great job of violently disengaging at the point of contact, being in their gap, then getting you out of the gap so they can go make the play."First-year offensive coordinator Barry Lunney Jr. said he felt "comfortable" with backup Illini QB Artur Sitkwoski being thrust under center after Tommy DeVito went down early with an ankle injury in the 9-6 win over Iowa.
The biggest individual benefactor of Ibrahim’s return is likely Minnesota quarterback Tanner Morgan. He is completing more than 70% of his passes so far this year, but went 18 of 33 with three interceptions against the Boilermakers."Just a joy just having him back," Schmitz said. "Just the energy he brings each and every day in practice, definitely glad to see him back to his normal self.
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