Six Storylines Heading into Illinois

Posted Sep 17, 2015
Larry Fedora has never beaten a Power 5 team outside of the ACC and will look to end that streak Saturday. After studying film, Fedora thinks Illinois is better than South Carolina so it would be no easy win. "I think they are better...I just think across the board. What they are doing defensively, the way they are scoring points on offense. They are more explosive." (Carolina Blue)

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