Illini OC Barry Lunney Jr. Balancing ‘first scrimmage mistakes’ with ‘makings of a really good offense’

Illinois offensive coordinator Barry Lunney Jr. says he saw flashes of elite play-making but also way too many mistakes for his liking two weeks from the 2023 season opener vs. Toledo. 

Matt Stevens, IlliniGuys Staff Writer

August 14, 2023

CHAMPAIGN, Ill. — The first full scrimmage was clearly too much of a mixed bag of good and bad for Illinois offensive coordinator Barry Lunney Jr. to fully embrace . . .

 

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