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Illini get image-changing win vs Cincinnati

"These first two wins felt really great," senior quarterback Nathan Scheelhaase told ESPN.com after the game. "We struggled last year, and I think when you struggle, you realize how much things like this mean, how much you've invested and how much you've put in. It's hard to get a win. Anytime you can go out and do that, I think you can walk off with a smile on your face."

Scheelhaase and the Illini offense look completely different from last year, when they averaged a Big Ten worst 16.7 points per game. Scheelhaase threw for 416 yards last week vs. Southern Illinois and finished with 312 passing yards and four touchdowns -- with no interceptions -- against Cincinnati. The team piled up 522 total yards and looked faster than Cincinnati much of the day. New offensive coordinator Bill Cubit's system has been a smashing success so far.

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