Illinois won't be playing in a bowl game for the seventh time in eight seasons

Illinois won't be playing in a bowl game for the second consecutive year and for the seventh time in eight seasons. Only the 2007 trip to the Rose Bowl breaks up the string. Seniors Jon Asamoah, Dere Hicks, Doug Pilcher, etc., who were hoping for three consecutive postseasons, now can look fondly back at only their sophomore year.

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