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<blockquote data-quote="pruman91" data-source="post: 1793402" data-attributes="member: 3916"><p>[URL unfurl="true"]https://www.stltoday.com/sports/college/illini/fighting-illini-offense-cruises-in-win-over-outmatched-fcs-foe-chattanooga/article_1fb29316-b386-59c8-922d-a6e3384b4a30.html[/URL]</p><p></p><ul> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">ANDERSON KIMBALL</li> </ul><p>CHAMPAIGN — Isaiah Williams took a bow in the end zone after racing for yet another Illinois score, him and the offense giving a subtle response to its issues over the past couple of weeks.</p><p>The score put Illinois up 31 near the end of the third quarter and was a bounce-back game against an overmatched FCS opponent in Chattanooga.</p><p>After Illinois entered its bye weeks with ball security concerns — eight turnovers in two weeks — a 31-0 win over the Mocs on Thursday at Memorial Stadium was an example of the answer it's looking for.</p><p>A total of 502 yards and no turnovers on offense were signs Illinois (3-1) took care of business.</p><p></p><p>"I've seen it in practice," Illinois coach Bret Bielema said. "But I really challenged our guys. Actually, on Thursdays practice I didn't like the way we kind of ended so I made the offense stay out and do extra reps, and play a little bit cleaner. And I'm glad I did because I think you saw that today in the way they executed."</p><p>Chase Brown started the scoring with a 9-yard TD run with 12:15 left in the first and the Illini led the rest of the way. Brown had 108 rushing yards and set an Illinois record as the first player to have five-straight 100-yard games.</p><p>He also passed Illini and Chicago Bears legend Red Grange on the career rushing yards leaderboard and finished the night 14th with 2,167 career rushing yards.</p><p>Brown's first was one of a couple for the Illini. The win over the Mocs meant Bielema had back-to-back wins for the first time in his tenure. With Williams and Pat Bryant both going over 100 yards, it was also the first time in program history the team had two 100-yard receivers and a 100-yard rusher in the same game.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="pruman91, post: 1793402, member: 3916"] [URL unfurl="true"]https://www.stltoday.com/sports/college/illini/fighting-illini-offense-cruises-in-win-over-outmatched-fcs-foe-chattanooga/article_1fb29316-b386-59c8-922d-a6e3384b4a30.html[/URL] [LIST] [*]ANDERSON KIMBALL [/LIST] CHAMPAIGN — Isaiah Williams took a bow in the end zone after racing for yet another Illinois score, him and the offense giving a subtle response to its issues over the past couple of weeks. The score put Illinois up 31 near the end of the third quarter and was a bounce-back game against an overmatched FCS opponent in Chattanooga. After Illinois entered its bye weeks with ball security concerns — eight turnovers in two weeks — a 31-0 win over the Mocs on Thursday at Memorial Stadium was an example of the answer it's looking for. A total of 502 yards and no turnovers on offense were signs Illinois (3-1) took care of business. "I've seen it in practice," Illinois coach Bret Bielema said. "But I really challenged our guys. Actually, on Thursdays practice I didn't like the way we kind of ended so I made the offense stay out and do extra reps, and play a little bit cleaner. And I'm glad I did because I think you saw that today in the way they executed." Chase Brown started the scoring with a 9-yard TD run with 12:15 left in the first and the Illini led the rest of the way. Brown had 108 rushing yards and set an Illinois record as the first player to have five-straight 100-yard games. He also passed Illini and Chicago Bears legend Red Grange on the career rushing yards leaderboard and finished the night 14th with 2,167 career rushing yards. Brown's first was one of a couple for the Illini. The win over the Mocs meant Bielema had back-to-back wins for the first time in his tenure. With Williams and Pat Bryant both going over 100 yards, it was also the first time in program history the team had two 100-yard receivers and a 100-yard rusher in the same game. [/QUOTE]
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