Hank Beatty’s Citrus Bowl performance propelled him to a successful 2025 and some point to Beatty’s former backup at the slot - Collin Dixon - as that next candidate in this Music City Bowl.
By Matt Stevens - IlliniGuys Football Writer/Analyst
December 28, 2025
(Cover photo courtesy Illinois Athletics)
NASHVILLE, Tenn. — If you track rise of Hank Beatty’s performance from the fourth play of the 2024 Citrus Bowl, you’d see a stock that is still on an upward progression.
With Illinois down 3-0 in the Citrus Bowl to then-No. 14 South Carolina in Orlando, Beatty took . . .
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