Illinois football ranks #16 in Phil Steele's "list of teams that I will be rooting for the most this year"

16. Illinois-The last time a HC inherited a former Ron Zook team, he seem to have some instant success and I think the same applies here with new HC Beckman. Most preseason publications picked Penn St to finish 3rd in the Leaders Division but I had the Illini picked 3rd and only had Penn St 5th. With all the recent Penn St transfers, I am pretty content with that prediction!

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