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    Halftime competition

    He was great on punt and pass...tried soccer style from about 25 yards...no good...lefty, iirc.
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    PFF has Joyner as #2 pass rusher in BIG

    https://x.com/TheBigTenHuddle/status/1720041060288884761?s=20
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    15 Gophers from Illinois

    After Minnesota, our biggest recruiting area. Win would do us well. Fro m gophersports game notes: Minnesota's 15 Illinois natives are: freshman LS Ryan Algrim (Elburn), seventh-year WR Chris Autman-Bell (Kankakee), fifth-year WR Corey Crooms Jr. (Country Club Hills), redshirt freshman TE...
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    Illini have already burned ten true frosh redshirts

    I think Darius Taylor and Greg Johnson are our only true frosh to use a redshirt year...
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    Good to have Newton out for first half

    Not even a FG?
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    Illini have already burned ten true frosh redshirts

    • Running back Kaden Feagin ranks 11th in the Big Ten in yards/carry (4.9) and leads the conference among true freshmen. • Feagin has started the last two games. If Feagin starts the rest of the regular season, he would tie Robert Holcombe’s Illinois record of six starts by a true freshman...
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    Illini special teams are special

    • Illinois leads the nation in blocked kicks (4) under first-year coordinator Robby Discher. • PFF ranks Illinois’ overall special teams unit at #10 in the natio • All-American Johnny Newton has two blocked kicks (vs. Penn State, at Purdue), and the Illini have blocked punts by Ashton Hollins...
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    I always fear Illini's Williams...if Walley out, could be tough to contain

    Isaiah putting up some big numbers this year: (from Illini game notes): • Isaiah Williams is second in the Big Ten in receptions (46) and receiving yards (562), trailing only Ohio State’s Marvin Harrison Jr. (48-889) in both categories. • Williams is third in the Big Ten with 26 first-down...
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    Good to have Newton out for first half

    Gophers caught a break with first half suspension for targeting for Illini star DT Johnny Newton. From the Illini game notes: • Newton was named to the AP Midseason All-American First Team. • Newton is tied for the national lead in QB pressures among interior defenders with 31, according to...
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    Cub family 4-packs available for Illini; nice forecast, 2:30 start

    https://gophersports.com/news/2023/10/24/athletics-cub-family-4-packs-now-available
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    First Place

    If: Gophs finish at least 3-1. MD and RU finish weakly. Gophs should get a Florida New Years Day Bowl.
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    How did Athan do in the second half?

    Jim Zebrowski?
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    Gophers 3.5 point favorites vs Illinois

    SP+ would say Gophs by 3.5 on a neutral field vs Illini. Would give us 8.5 vs Purdue on a neutral field. No excuse not to get to 7-3. Should be 9-1. UNC exposed by UVA and GaTech last two weeks. Now out of AP top 25.
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    NY Times says one Mich St. player being paid $750,000 a year by boosters

    https://x.com/DavidHarns/status/1716873797419335718?s=20
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    Sparty had Hawks beat in Kinnick until Dejean returned punt

    Over-Under of 41 for Gophs-Sparty matches up well with this last game
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