#illini OC Barry Lunney Jr.: "Whenever you affect the game negatively as a play-caller, that's a bad feeling." Felt that way after the first drive.

#illini OC Barry Lunney Jr. on 3rd-and-3 in red-zone that led to turnover on downs: Thought good about two runs for two downs but we didn't execute on third down.

"That's that razor-thin line."

#illini OC Barry Lunney Jr.: Michigan State runs a similar scheme to what Purdue does. It's really impressive how they play within their scheme. There'sa. lot of continuity with DC Joe Rossi being a holdover. They're very buttoned-up and have a lot of talent.

#illini OC Barry Lunney Jr. on WR Jayshon Platt: "When he gets fully cleared, he's going to be integrated pretty quickly. ...When Jayshon's healthy and ready to role, he'll bring a dynamic to us that's very unique to this football team" whether that's this week or next game.

#illini OC Barry Lunney Jr.: Javari Barnett is "definitely trending in the right direction. This will be a great opportunity for him to piece it all together." He'll have an opportunity this week at practice.

#illini OC Barry Lunney Jr. on RB Ca'Lil Valentine out for the season, acknowledges "that's going to be a big loss." Said it creates opportunity for Javari Barnett and Cedric Wyche "to step in and help us."

"We're going to need someone else to step up, that's for sure."

#illini OC Barry Lunney Jr. asked about Brandon Hansen by Joey Wagner said that he played his best against Ohio State and that "we're going to need him, and we're going to need him this week."

#illini OC Barry Lunney Jr.: The musical chairs on OL that we've experienced "kind of reared its head on Saturday more than it had in previous games." Matelau and Henderson earned the job in camp and proved they were two best options then. Yet, there was some rust.

#illini OC Barry Lunney Jr.: "It was just a sloppy performance. ...We can't let that define us."

#illini OC Barry Lunney Jr.: Katin Houser's inaccurate throws came from the lower body, which was impacted by the pressure allowed as Purdue was allowed to tee off.

On the flip side, he made some incredible throws. But there was "some meat left on the bone."

#illini OC Barry Lunney Jr.: A lot of issues were we didn't run the ball effectively, which allowed predictable passing situations, which allowed them to tee off on us. Our plan and execution in the run game was nowhere near we needed it to be.

#illini OC Barry Lunney Jr.: Not very good. We took a step backward from the last couple weeks. We didn't get it done in any shape or form. One of the poorer performances since I've been here overall.

#illini coach Bret Bielema, OC Barry Lunney Jr. and defensive play-caller Roger Cooper meeting us soon.

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NEWS: #illini men's basketball is projected to win the Big Ten, according to a conference media poll conducted by The Columbus Dispatch

Stefan Vaaks also projected Transfer of the Year, while David Mirkovic & Andrej Stojakovic earn preseason honors ⤵️

#illini football recruiting notebook

🔸 4-star TE Grant Bowen's strong connections to UI
🔸 Top-50 prospect Joseph Frierdich visits again
🔸 OL Kajus Muralis 'always looked up to Illinois'
🔸 WR Avery Thompson: 'Illinois is a very special place to me'

Illini Inquirer AM: Monday, Oct. 5 — ☕️ Your morning jolt of #illini news

🎰 Illini open as road favorite at Michigan State
⏪ Big Ten rewind: Minnesota, Northwestern notch huge wins
🤝 JUCO OL commits to Illini
⛳️ Max Herendeen goes low

Heartbreak hits Illinois basketball with Lana Brenjo injury news

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Former #Illini Pat Bryant has been taken to the locker room on a cart with what appears to be an ankle/lower leg injury.

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TOUCHDOWN: #Jets get their first touchdown of the afternoon with a 58-yard touchdown pass from Geno Smith to former #Illini Isaiah Williams to make it a 23-12 #Bears lead after a missed extra point. 9:16 left in the game.