The word came down officially before kickoff but Illinois will start quarterback Reilly O'Toole over Wes Lunt in tonight's game against No. 21 Nebraska in Lincoln, Nebraska. [btn-post-package] Lunt is the 6-foot-5, 225-pound sophomore transfer from Oklahoma State is throwing for 309 yards per game to rank second in the Big Ten and 14th nationally. […]
The Big Ten announced its Week 2 players of the week on Monday. See all the honorees and watch select video highlights in this post.
Illinois coach Tim Beckman announced Wednesday on BTN Live that Wes Lunt will be the starting quarterback for the Fighting Illini. The full interview with Beckman can be seen on tonight's edition of BTN Live at 6 p.m. ET. Lunt won a three-way battle to replace Nathan Scheelhaase, beating out senior Reilly O?Toole and sophomore […]
Kickoff is fast approaching. To help count down the days to Aug. 28, the BTN.com team is discussing one topic every day. Think of it as our countdown to kickoff. Today's topic: West top newcomer? See Tom Dienhart, Sean Merriman and Brent Yarina?s picks in this post. See our other 2014 predictions: [display-posts tag="debate-it" posts_per_page="5"] […]