Gophers Homecoming spoilers?

Posted by Dan O'Brien on October 10, 2008 2:06 PM

Illinois vs Minnesota | 11:00am ESPN | Memorial Stadium (62,872)

With Minnesota coming to Champaign on Saturday, Illinois coach Ron Zook is sounding the alarm on his kickoff-coverage unit, which is allowing 28.6 yards per return, 118th out of 119 FBS teams.

The Gophers are second in the Big Ten and 18th in the nation in kickoff returns with a 24.9-yard average, and freshman Troy Stoudermire leads the conference with 28.2 yards per return.

Kick coverage a concern for Zook

"This is a good, good football team, a much-improved football team," Zook said. "They're doing very, very similar things to what we did last year. They're playing with unbelievable emotion. The coaches are running up and down the sideline with unbelievable emotion...they can move the ball against anybody in the country. All you've got to do is watch the Ohio State game."

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Let's give our student-athletes a home field advantage that helps carry the momentum from one big win to an equally important Big Ten victory. And let's show the nation something special - a game day environment it never saw coming. Let's continue to put Illinois on the football map with an important Homecoming win this Saturday.

Guenther's letter to Illini football fans

Miller, who will graduate with degrees in history and speech communications after 31/2 years in December, averages four to six hours of community service a week.

"Sometimes we don't do much except go and hang out,'' Miller said. "It's just being ourselves and talking to people. That's the great thing about community service. It can be so simple sometimes. We're in a good position to do it. I don't see why people don't take on community service more.''

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Prediction: Illinois 35 Minnesota 24

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Football vs Missouri (St. Louis)	11:30am FSN
Friday, October 15
Illini Madness (Assembly Hall)
Tuesday, October 26
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Illini Football Schedule \| Illini Basketball Schedule

Date	Opponent	Time/TV
Sat, Sept 4	Missouri (St. Louis)	11:30am FSN
Sat, Sept 11	Southern Illinois	6:30pm BTN
Sat, Sept 18	Northern Illinois	11:00am BTN
Sat, Sept 25	--- Bye ---
Sat, Oct 2	Ohio State
Sat, Oct 9	@ Penn State	11:00am
Sat, Oct 16	@ Michigan State	11:00am
Sat, Oct 23	Indiana Homecoming	11:00am
Sat, Oct 30	Purdue
Sat, Nov 6	@ Michigan
Sat, Nov 13	Minnesota
Sat, Nov 20	@ Northwestern (Wrigley Field)	2:30pm ESPNU
Sat, Nov 27	--- Bye ---
Fri, Dec 3	@ Fresno State	9:15pm ESPN2

Date	Opponent	Time/TV
Fri, Oct 15	Illini Madness
Sun, Oct 24	Orange & Blue Scrimmage	4:00pm
Fri, Oct 29	Lewis (Exhibition)	7:00pm BTN Online
Tue, Nov 2	Southern Indiana (Exhibition)	7:00pm BTN Online
Mon, Nov 8	UC Irvine	7:00pm ESPN3.com
Wed, Nov 10	Toledo	7:00pm ESPN3.com
Sat, Nov 13	Southern Illinois	7:00pm BTN
Thu, Nov 18	Texas (NYC)	8:00pm ESPN2
Fri, Nov 19	Pitt/Maryland (NYC)	ESPN2
Tue, Nov 23	Yale	8:45pm ESPNU
Sat, Nov 27	at Western Michigan	1:00pm
Tue, Nov 30	North Carolina	8:30pm ESPN
Sat, Dec 4	Gonzaga (Seattle)	4:00pm ESPN
Wed, Dec 8	Oakland	7:00pm BTN Online
Sun, Dec 12	Northern Colorado	5:00pm BTN
Sat, Dec 18	UIC (Chicago)	1:00pm BTN
Wed, Dec 22	Missouri (St. Louis)	8:00pm ESPN2
Wed, Dec 29	at Iowa	8:00pm BTN
Sun, Jan 2	Wisconsin	5:00pm BTN
Thu, Jan 6	Northwestern	8:00pm ESPN2
Tue, Jan 11	at Penn State	8:00pm BTN
Sat, Jan 15	at Wisconsin	2:00pm BTN
Tue, Jan 18	Michigan State	6:00pm ESPN
Sat, Jan 22	Ohio State	11:00am CBS
Thu, Jan 27	at Indiana	8:00pm BTN
Tue, Feb 1	Penn State	8:00pm BTN
Sat, Feb 5	at Northwestern	12:00pm CBS
Thu, Feb 10	at Minnesota	8:00pm ESPN(2)
Sun, Feb 13	Purdue	12:00pm CBS
Wed, Feb 16	Michigan	7:30pm BTN
Sat, Feb 19	at Michigan State	8:00pm ESPN
Tue, Feb 22	at Ohio State	6:00pm ESPN
Feb 26/27	Iowa
Tue, Mar 1	at Purdue	6:00pm ESPN
Mar 5/6	Indiana

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