Ron Zook Q&A by Adam Rittenberg

Zook: Everybody's paying attention to that because that's the one position that usually is going to dictate the success of your team in the long run. It's exciting. The fun thing about it is the competition is going to be intense. Everybody is starting on the same foot, that's the great thing. Everything's new, so no one's got an [edge], even though Jacob Charest, he's the one guy who's got some playing time. Eddie McGee as well, but Eddie has spent as much or more time at wide receiver as he has at quarterback. That will throw an added mix into it. Jacob and Eddie are the two that have playing time. Nathan [Scheelhaase] is a guy we've been very, very excited about and high on. And then Chandler Whitmer's come in, and I've been very, very impressed with the way he's handle things, the 6 a.m. drills, the way he's competing. Him and Nathan both are up here all the time, in the offices, by themselves watching tape, which is a good sign.

Big Ten Q&A: Illinois' Ron Zook, Part I
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