Bielema: Illini WR Pat Bryant & DBs Kaleb Patterson & Torrie Cox Jr. Will Play vs. Minnesota

On Friday night via a retweet on X, Illinois head coach Bret Bielema stated three key injured players who didn’t finish the loss at Oregon last weekend will play today vs. Minnesota. 

Matt Stevens, IlliniGuys Staff Writer

November 2, 2024

Minnesota at No. 24 Illinois

Date/Time/Place: Saturday, Nov. 2, 2024: 11 a.m. CST, Memorial Stadium, Champaign, Ill. 

Surface: Field Turf

Capacity: 60,670

Records: Minnesota 5-3, 3-2 in Big Ten; Illinois 6-2, 3-2 in Big Ten

Betting Line: Minnesota by 2.

Series notes: Minnesota leads the overall series 40-33-3 but . . .

 

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