Illinois at Nebraska: Friday-night fight will show if No. 24 Illini are for real
Yes, No. 24 Illinois has some reasons to puff out its chest heading into Friday’s game at No. 22 Nebraska (7 p.m., FOX 32, 890-AM). On the other hand, the Illini athletic department made a point this week of bragging on Bret Bielema for being the school’s first coach to “earn Top 25 rankings in two of his first four seasons since Ron Zook [in] 2007 and 2008.