THE LAND FROM WHICH THEY COME
Urbana-Champaign looks nice, but I'll hold out for that assignment in Hawai'i.
TEN MORE STRANGE ILLINOIS LAWS
- It is forbidden to fish while sitting on a giraffe's neck.
- It is illegal to serve alcohol to the feeble minded.
- Residents of Illinois are not allowed to speak English. The official language is "American".
- Humming on public streets is prohibited on Sundays in Cicero.
- It is punishable by law f you are in Oblong, IL and you make love while hunting or fishing on your wedding day.
- It is illegal to wear saggy pants in Collinsville, IL.
- In Eureka it is illegal for a man with a mustache to kiss a woman.
- Galesburg will fine you $1,000 for beating rats with baseball bats.
- It is illegal to give lighted cigars to dogs, cats or any other domesticated animal kept as pets.
- Ice skating in the months of June and August is prohibited at Moline's Riverside Pond.
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| LOCATION | Urbana-Champaign, IL |
| YEAR FOUNDED | 1867 |
| ENROLLMENT | 44,087 |
| NICKNAME | Fighting Illini |
| COLORS | Blue and Orange |
| HEAD COACH | Bill Cubit |
KNOW ILLINOIS' RECENT HISTORY
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| ILLINOIS | YEAR | OHIO STATE |
| 6-7 | 2014 | 14-1 |
| 4-8 | 2013 | 12-2 |
| 2-10 | 2012 | 12-0 |
| 12-25 | TOTAL | 38-3 |
| 4-8 | AVERAGE | 13-1 |
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| POSITION | PLAYER | COMP. RATING | POSITION | PLAYER | COMP. RATING |
| DE | JIHAD WARD | .883 | DE | JOEY BOSA | .981 |
| NT | JARROD CLEMENTS | .859 | DT | ADOLPHUS WASHINGTON | .988 |
| DT | ROBBIE BAIN | .825 | DT | TOMMY SCHUTT | .960 |
| LEO | DAWUANE SMOOT | .814 | DE | TYQUAN LEWIS | .898 |
| WLB | MASON MONHEIM | .830 | WLB | JOSHUA PERRY | .941 |
| MLB | T.J. NEAL | .852 | MLB | RAEKWON McMILLAN | .989 |
| STAR | JAMES CRAWFORD | .850 | SLB | DARRON LEE | .860 |
| CB | V'ANGELO BENTLEY | .843 | CB | GAREON CONLEY | .932 |
| SS | TAYLOR BARTON | .803 | S | VONN BELL | .987 |
| FS | CLAYTON FEJEDELEM | .699 | S | TYVIS POWELL | .876 |
| CB | EATON SPENCE | .785 | CB | ELI APPLE | .975 |
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| AVERAGE | .822 | AVERAGE | .944 |
DEFENSIVE RECRUITING NOTES 2012-2015
- Illinois' highest rated defensive starter is (.855)
- The largest gap among the defensive starters is the 190 point gap between Ohio State's CB Eli Apple and Illinois' CB Eaton Spence.
- The average of Ohio State's defensive starters is 122 points better than Illinois' defensive starters.
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| POSITION | NO. OF PLAYERS | POSITION | NO. OF PLAYERS |
| SDE | 1 | SDE | 7 |
| WDE | 4 | WDE | 6 |
| DT | 8 | DT | 6 |
| OLB | 6 | OLB | 7 |
| ILB | 2 | ILB | 4 |
| CB | 6 | CB | 11 |
| S | 9 | S | 5 |
| TOTAL | 36 | TOTAL | 46 |
DEFENSIVE RECRUITING COMPARISON
T.J. Neal (No. 52) has 75 tackles this season.
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| AVERAGE | CATEGORY | AVERAGE |
| 6-3 | HEIGHT | 6-2 |
| 234 | WEIGHT | 226 |
| .803 | COMP. AVERAGE | .924 |
Between 2012 and 2015 Illinois signed four two inside linebackers and Ohio State signed three. Austin Roberts (.803) was Illinois' highest rated commit. Ohio State's highest rated commit was Raekwon McMillan (.989).
Mason Monheim (.830) has 359 tackles and 20.5 tackles for loss during his career.
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| AVERAGE | CATEGORY | AVERAGE |
| 6-2 | HEIGHT | 6-2 |
| 223 | WEIGHT | 220 |
| .811 | COMP. AVERAGE | .951 |
Between 2012 and 2015 Illinois signed six outside linebackers. Ohio State signed seven. T.J. Neal (.852) was the Ilinis' highest rated commit. Ohio State's lowest rated commit was David Perkins (.927).
V'Angelo Bentley has 114 tackles and 2 interceptions for his career. He also averages 21.9 yards a KO return and 11.7 yards a punt return.
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| 6-1 | HEIGHT | 6-0 |
| 180 | WEIGHT | 179 |
| .810 | COMP. AVERAGE | .932 |
Between 2012 and 2015 Illinois signed 6 cornerbacks. Ohio State signed 11. Darius Mosley (.870) was the Illini's highest rated commit. Ohio State's highest rated commit was Damon Webb (.982).
Taylor Barton (.803) has 172 tackles during his career.
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| AVERAGE | CATEGORY | AVERAGE |
| 6-0 | HEIGHT | 6-0 |
| 191 | WEIGHT | 187 |
| .820 | COMP. AVERAGE | .936 |
Between 2012 and 2015 Illinois signed nine safeties. Ohio State signed five. TaJarvis Fuller (.865) was the Illini's highest rated commit. Ohio State's lowest rated commit was Najee Murray (.892).
Rob Bain (No. 96) has 5.5 tackles for loss and 2.0 sacks in 2015.
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| AVERAGE | CATEGORY | AVERAGE |
| 6-3 | HEIGHT | 6-3 |
| 283 | WEIGHT | 297 |
| .845 | COMP. AVERAGE | .900 |
Between 2012 and 2015 Illinois signed eight defensive tackles. Ohio State signed six. Jihad Ward (.883) was the Illini's highest rated commit. Ohio State's Highest rated commit was Tommy Schutt (.960).
Jihad Ward (.883) has 91 tackles and 4.5 sacks during his career.
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| 6-6 | HEIGHT | 6-4 |
| 255 | WEIGHT | 264 |
| .859 | COMP. AVERAGE | .903 |
Between 2012 and 2015 Illinois signed one strong-side defensive end. Ohio State signed seven. Jarrod Clements (.859) was the Illini's only SDE commit. Ohio State's highest rated commit was Joey Bosa (.981).
DE Dawuane Smoot (.817) has 6.0 sacks and 13.0 tackles for loss in 2015.
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| 6-3 | HEIGHT | 6-4 |
| 243 | WEIGHT | 233 |
| .836 | COMP. RATING | .933 |
Between 2012 and 2015 Illinois signed four weak-side defensive ends. Ohio State signed six. Paul James (.875) was the Illini's highest rated commit. Ohio State's highest rated commit on roster is Adolphus Washington (.988).
DEFENSIVE RECRUITING COMPARISON
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| AUSTIN ROBERTS (2014) | 6-3 | 230 | .803 | RAEKWON McMILLAN (2014) | 6-2 | 242 | .989 | |
| HENRY McGREW (2014) | 6-3 | 237 | .802 | TREY JOHNSON (2013) | 6-2 | 218 | .949 | |
| NICK CONNER (2015) | 6-3 | 225 | .912 | |||||
| LUKE ROBERTS (2012) | 6-2 | 220 | .844 | |||||
| AVERAGE | 6-3 | 234 | .803 | AVERAGE | 6-2 | 226 | .924 |
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| PLAYER | HGHT | WT | COMP. RATING | PLAYER | HGHT | WT | COMP. RATING | |
| T.J. NEAL (2012) | 6-1 | 225 | .852 | JUSTIN HILLIARD (2015) | 6-0 | 225 | .985 | |
| JUSTICE WILLIAMS (2015) | 6-3 | 202 | .834 | MIKE MITCHELL (2013) | 6-4 | 222 | .973 | |
| MASON MONHEIM (2012) | 6-1 | 215 | .830 | DANTE BOOKER (2014) | 6-3 | 212 | .972 | |
| TRE WATSON (2014) | 6-2 | 230 | .801 | JOSHUA PERRY (2012) | 6-3 | 220 | .941 | |
| CARROLL PHILLIPS (2014) | 6-4 | 245 | .796 | KYLE BERGER (2014) | 6-3 | 215 | .929 | |
| MIKE SVETINA | 6-2 | 220 | .750 | CAMREN WILLIAMS (2012) | 6-1 | 217 | .929 | |
| DAVID PERKINS (2012) | 6-3 | 230 | .927 | |||||
| AVERAGE | 6-2 | 223 | .811 | AVERAGE | 6-2 | 220 | .951 |
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| PLAYER | HGHT | WT | COMP. RATING | PLAYER | HGHT | WT | COMP. RATING | |
| DARIUS MOSLEY (2013) | 6-0 | 190 | .870 | DAMON WEBB (2014) | 5-11 | 180 | .982 | |
| DESOMOND CAIN (2015) | 5-10 | 180 | .843 | ELI APPLE (2013) | 6-1 | 185 | .975 | |
| FRANK SUMPTER (2015) | 6-1 | 180 | .818 | MARSHON LATTIMORE (2014) | 6-0 | 175 | .973 | |
| JAYLEN DUNLAP (2013) | 6-2 | 170 | .795 | CAMERON BURROWS (2013) | 6-0 | 195 | .972 | |
| CAMERON WATKINS (2015) | 6-1 | 180 | .791 | ERIC GLOVER-WILLIAMS (2015) | 5-11 | 165 | .952 | |
| JEVARIS LITTLE (2012) | 6-1 | 180 | .740 | ARMANI REEVES (2012) | 5-11 | 180 | .945 | |
| GAREON CONLEY (2013) | 6-1 | 172 | .932 | |||||
| DENZEL WARD (2015) | 5-11 | 165 | .903 | |||||
| JAMEL DEAN (2015) | 6-2 | 195 | .891 | |||||
| JOSHUA NORWOOD (2015) | 5-10 | 175 | .870 | |||||
| DAMON ARNETTE (2015) | 6-2 | 185 | .860 | |||||
| AVERAGE | 6-1 | 180 | .810 | AVERAGE | 6-0 | 179 | .932 |
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| PLAYER | HGHT | WT | COMP. RATING | PLAYER | HGHT | WT | COMP. RATING | |
| TaJAVARVIS FULLER (2012) | 6-1 | 185 | .865 | VONN BELL (2013) | 5-11 | 193 | .987 | |
| JAMES CRAWFORD (2013) | 6-2 | 190 | .850 | ERICK SMITH (2014) | 6-1 | 185 | .967 | |
| PATRICK NELSON (2015) | 5-11 | 196 | .846 | DE'VAN BOGARD (2012) | 6-0 | 190 | .920 | |
| DILLAN CAZLEY (2013) | 5-10 | 175 | .836 | JAYME THOMPSON (2013) | 6-2 | 190 | .912 | |
| DARWYN KELLY (2013) | 6-0 | 195 | .831 | NAJEE MURRAY (2012) | 5-11 | 175 | .892 | |
| ZANE PETTY (2013) | 6-1 | 185 | .799 | |||||
| CHRIS JAMES (2014) | 5-10 | 185 | .789 | |||||
| ERIC FINNEY (2013) | 6-0 | 210 | .786 | |||||
| B.J. BELLO (2012) | 6-2 | 195 | .776 | |||||
| AVERAGE | 6-0 | 191 | .820 | AVERAGE | 6-0 | 187 | .936 |
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| PLAYER | HGHT | WT | COMP. RATING | PLAYER | HGHT | WT | COMP. RATING | |
| JIHAD WARD (2014) | 6-7 | 286 | .883 | TOMMY SCHUTT (2012) | 6-2 | 300 | .960 | |
| VONTRELL WILLIAMS (2012) | 6-2 | 265 | .869 | MICHAEL HILL (2013) | 6-2 | 315 | .924 | |
| JAMAL MILAN (2015) | 6-3 | 267 | .849 | BILLY PRICE (2013) | 6-4 | 300 | .916 | |
| MERRICK JACKSON (2013) | 6-2 | 310 | .849 | DONOVAN MUNGER (2013) | 6-4 | 285 | .898 | |
| TEKO POWELL (2012) | 6-3 | 270 | .846 | ROBERT LANDERS (2015) | 6-2 | 295 | .872 | |
| TITO ODENIGBO (2014) | 6-3 | 259 | .839 | DaVON HAMILTON (2015) | 6-3 | 285 | .829 | |
| ABENS CAJUSTE (2013) | 6-3 | 305 | .826 | |||||
| BRYCE DOUGLAS (2013) | 6-2 | 265 | .700 | |||||
| AVERAGE | 6-3 | 283 | .845 | AVERAGE | 6-3 | 297 | .900 |
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| PLAYER | HGHT | WT | COMP. RATING | PLAYER | HGHT | WT | COMP. RATING | |
| JARROD CLEMENTS (2013) | 6-6 | 255 | .859 | JOEY BOSA (2013) | 6-5 | 270 | .981 | |
| JASHON CORNELL (2015) | 6-4 | 260 | .956 | |||||
| DRE'MONT JONES (2015) | 6-3 | 266 | .938 | |||||
| DYLAN THOMPSON (2014) | 6-5 | 270 | .872 | |||||
| JOSHUA ALABI (2015) | 6-5 | 295 | .866 | |||||
| TRACY SPRINKLE (2013) | 6-4 | 250 | .859 | |||||
| DARIUS SLADE (2014) | 6-5 | 240 | .846 | |||||
| AVERAGE | 6-6 | 255 | .859 | AVERAGE | 6-4 | 264 | .903 |
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| PLAYER (YEAR) | HGHT | WT | COMP. RATING | PLAYER (YEAR) | HGHT | WT | COMP. RATING | |
| PAUL JAMES (2013) | 6-2 | 240 | .875 | NOAH SPENCE (2012) | 6-3 | 235 | .997 | |
| SEAN ADESANYA (2015) | 6-4 | 230 | .850 | ADOLPHUS WASHINGTON (2012) | 6-5 | 245 | .988 | |
| DAWUANE SMOOT (2013) | 6-3 | 225 | .814 | JALYN HOLMES (2014) | 6-5 | 225 | .962 | |
| JOE FOTU (2014) | 6-4 | 275 | .804 | TYQUAN LEWIS (2013) | 6-4 | 227 | .898 | |
| JAMAL MARCUS (2012) | 6-2 | 225 | .896 | |||||
| RASHOD BERRY (2015) | 6-5 | 240 | .857 | |||||
| AVERAGE | 6-3 | 243 | .836 | AVERAGE | 6-4 | 233 | .933 |
KNOW THE MAN WHO LEADS ILLINOIS
Bill Cubit
Bill Cubit was named the interim head coach after Tim Beckman was fired on the 28th of August. Before being named interim head coach Cubit was Illinois' offensive coordinator and quarterbacks coach since 2013. Prior to working at Illinois Cubit was the head coach at Western Michigan from 2005-2012. He was 51-47 (.520) with the Broncos and made it to 3 bowl games.
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