Wilson thrives as Illinois' man in the middle
August 11, 2009 6:00 PM
As the middle linebacker, Wilson has taken on a greater leadership role and shown greater dedication to studying the game.
"In the summer, I got in the film room almost every day," he said. "I'd study our defense. I'd look back at spring practice, seeing what I did wrong, seeing what I did right, take down my own personal notes in my notebook. For instance, if we were playing Cover 2 and it was a run play and I was too high, I'd write down, 'Stay low. Use your hands more. Get off the block. Run to the ball.' Little things like that that help me mentally.
"It really paid off because I'm not struggling out there."
Rittenberg
"In the summer, I got in the film room almost every day," he said. "I'd study our defense. I'd look back at spring practice, seeing what I did wrong, seeing what I did right, take down my own personal notes in my notebook. For instance, if we were playing Cover 2 and it was a run play and I was too high, I'd write down, 'Stay low. Use your hands more. Get off the block. Run to the ball.' Little things like that that help me mentally.
"It really paid off because I'm not struggling out there."
Rittenberg
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