Plenty to prove for Illinois teams in trips to Tar Heel State

Posted Sep 18, 2015
Northwestern and Illinois are aiming to build on strong starts to the season this Saturday when they suit up 10 miles apart in North Carolina. Pat Fitzgerald takes his No. 23 Wildcats and their 2-0 record to Duke. The Illini, two weeks into the Bill Cubit era, will be just a short trip away down Tobacco Road, trying to stay undefeated against the North Carolina Tar Heels. (ESPN.com)

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