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Zook Sunday update

Zook said in "every game there's things you can question" about officiating but he "felt like some things went the other way"
Zook said he talked to PSU about students throwing snowballs but "they didn't care or didn't get the point across" to stop it.
Zook: about 4 people involved in blocked punt. Doesn't forsee a change at punter though.
Zook: confirmed that the plan going forward is to use Jason Ford more.
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Zook said ILL could've run more time off play clock on second-to-last drive, but he wanted to keep a decent pace. It gave Penn St 3+ min
Zook pointed out ILL wouldn't have had as much time for final drive if it churned up more time on second-to-last drive...
Zook told officials in 1st half about PSU students throwing snowballs. Officials "didn't care" or didn't get point across to game management
On first-half FG botched hold, several snowballs hit as ILL was set to kick. "They kept throwing them, what can I say," Zook said
Illinois players don't practice until Thursday. A few days to get a mental break, Zook said
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Zook thought some calls "went the other way" in the PSU loss, noting every game has "things u can question."
On #Illini bye week, Zook said: "You'd like to get away with a more positive mood."
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