The Good, Bad, and Ugly Report: Illinois

Posted Sep 20, 2015
Under Larry Fedora, offensive fireworks have usually been the norm, and it's not been uncommon to see special teams scores or even defensive touchdowns despite their usual foibles. But Saturday's effort against a Big 10 team is the first thing that has looked like whole-team progress in a long while, and that's been refreshing. So with those positive feels in mind, here is this week's GBU Report: (Tar Heel Blog)

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