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Paul Petrino challenges senior Jason Ford

Petrino threw down the gauntlet to Ford on Sunday at Illinois' football media day.

"I need to see Jason run downhill, violent, and get up and do it again," Petrino said. "Just wear the defense out.

"There were games last year where he punished people even more than Mikel at times. The biggest thing is the ability to do that over and over, and wake up the next morning and do it again."

Herb Gould

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