Top Illini Week 8 PFF Grades vs. Oregon (min. 10 snaps) 84.0 – LB Ean Rhea 83.3 – CB Juice Clarke 79.7 – LT Nathan Knapik 78.5 – DL Pat Farrell 77.0 – WR Collin Dixon 75.0 – TE Davin Stoffel 72.4 – RB Aidan Laughery 72.0 – RB Jordan Anderson 69.8 – CB Jakwon Morris 69.2 – C Jake Renfro 67.9 – S Matthew Bailey 67.4 – LB Ismael Kante 66.6 – DL Will Holmes

TFP’s Sneaky Good Play of the Game goes to Deuce Fillmore on this big 3rd and long. Oregon is starting to move the ball this drive, but the Illini force them into an obvious passing situation. Jamari Johnson shows a block, but Deuce isn’t fooled and instantly recognizes the TE screen. He flies to the spot to beat the RT and blow up the play. If he reacts a split second slower, the RT likely seals the edge and creates a lane along the sideline for Johnson to pick up the first down or at least get them into the go zone on 4th down. You can’t teach these instincts. Love seeing a rotational player being ready for their moment and making the most of their opportunity. Think we’ll be seeing more of Deuce.

Shoutout to @Jbooty88 for this great call out in real time. Look at the way Barry Lunney Jr. manipulates the defense pre-snap. How do you help your true freshman QB out near the goal line when there isn’t much room to operate? Just scheme him up two wide open targets in the endzone. Masterclass from BLJ.

When @ALionEye predicts a 28-point loss, but we end up winning the game outright…

His right shoulder must be sore from writing so many nine-figure checks…

No takes here...just straight up happy for our players and coaches. Great team win across the board!

Collin Dixon just made one of the most difficult catches in Illini football history…oh yeah, and it also tied the program record for single-season receiving TDs. And we’re still in October. And we’re on the verge of knocking off Oregon.

Everybody say something nice about the defense.

That’s big boy football. Dominant drive for the OL.

Aidan Laughery should try out for the baseball team. Home run hitter.

There’s only one correct answer and it’s not Alicia Keys…

Palcho and Spoon trying to have a #FamILLy moment but it’s interrupted by an EIU Panther.

Top Illini Week 6 PFF Grades vs. Michigan State (min. 10 snaps) 83.2 – LB James Kreutz 81.4 – WR Brayden Trimble 76.4 – CB Juice Clarke 71.4 – TE Kaden Feagin 70.2 – WR Hudson Clement 70.0 – DL Joe Barna 69.6 – WR Collin Dixon 69.2 – TE Christian Abney 69.2 – RB Aidan Laughery 69.1 – QB Katin Hauser 69.0 – S Matthew Bailey 68.2 – LB Daniel Brown 67.9 – LT Nathan Knapik 67.3 – RB Jordan Anderson 67.0 – CB Tanner Heckel 66.9 – DL Will Holmes 66.4 – C Jake Renfro 65.3 – LB Mason Muragin

Crazy that only thing standing between us and at least two more seasons of Michael Clayton and Javari Barnett in Champaign is the US House of Representatives. Need them to approve the Protect College Sports Act so we have $25 million of additional funds for roster retention.