Time To Panic? - Illini Produce Arguably Most Uncompetitive Result in Bielema Era

After two weeks of the 2023 season and a Top 10 opponent coming to Champaign next, the level of concern around Bret Bielema should be at an all-time high.

Matt Stevens, IlliniGuys Staff Writer

September 8, 2023

LAWRENCE, Kan. — The cliche being stated all everywhere they play football in the United States of America is that the most improvement in a season comes from game one to game two. Illinois managed to disprove that theory in a big way Friday night. In its first road test of the 2023 season, Illinois was dominated on both sides of the ball . . .

 

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