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<blockquote data-quote="pruman91" data-source="post: 1796121" data-attributes="member: 3916"><p>[URL unfurl="true"]https://www.stltoday.com/sports/college/illini/illinois-football-beats-wisconsin-in-bret-bielemas-return-to-madison/article_6e7d70ee-0f06-5ce7-a6f3-e2ffd452acf9.html[/URL]</p><p></p><p>By Anderson Kimball Decatur (Ill.) Herald & Review</p><p>MADISON, Wisc. — <a href="https://www.stltoday.com/sports/college/illini/bret-bielema-unaffected-by-first-game-at-wisconsin-since-coaching-the-badgers/article_149bd778-7e25-5bb0-99e2-f0fc2d57c062.html" target="_blank">Bret Bielema</a> entered Camp Randall to a small chorus of boos, but his team left with the last laugh.</p><p>In his return to Wisconsin for the first time after leaving the Badgers in 2012, he led Illinois to its first win in Madison in 20 years.</p><p>“I don’t ever make it about what that moment is for me I make it about us,” Bielema said. “It’s about Illinois football. … It’s a big deal. Believe me, it’s a big deal. I know what’s in my heart. I know what’s in my background, in my history. But to appreciate and enjoy this moment is really all I’m about right now.”</p><p></p><p>Running back <a href="https://www.stltoday.com/sports/college/illini/chase-brown-a-look-at-the-illinois-fighting-illini-football-running-back/collection_a9c5d285-7fed-57dc-aa50-3a76003646d3.html" target="_blank">Chase Brown</a> gave the Wisconsin crowd a goodbye wave after his third-quarter touchdown run. The Wisconsin student section cleared out soon after in a runaway victory in which Illinois won 34-10 behind 27 unanswered points.</p><p>“It doesn’t feel like an upset,” Brown said. “We came here expecting to win. ... The fact we’re able to do it here for the first time in 20 years is really special.”</p><p><a href="https://www.stltoday.com/sports/college/illini/tommy-devito-illinois-football-offense-gaining-momentum-ahead-of-test-at-wisconsin/article_43fd158a-9647-5555-b450-c6610ab5671b.html" target="_blank">Tommy DeVito</a> ran for three scores with 163 yards passing. Brown finished with 118 yards, his sixth-straight 100-yard game, and a score.</p><p>The Illinois defense held star Badgers back <a href="https://madison.com/sports/college/football/braelon-allen-is-living-out-the-life-he-envisioned-in-the-wisconsin-football-backfield-now/article_a1bffa90-cca4-546f-ab6b-e66753bb61d7.html" target="_blank">Braelon Allen</a> to two yards. It allowed just 68 yards after halftime and after a shaky first couple of drives adjusted to take control of the game. Its turnovers were what got momentum moving for an offense that put the game out of reach.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="pruman91, post: 1796121, member: 3916"] [URL unfurl="true"]https://www.stltoday.com/sports/college/illini/illinois-football-beats-wisconsin-in-bret-bielemas-return-to-madison/article_6e7d70ee-0f06-5ce7-a6f3-e2ffd452acf9.html[/URL] By Anderson Kimball Decatur (Ill.) Herald & Review MADISON, Wisc. — [URL='https://www.stltoday.com/sports/college/illini/bret-bielema-unaffected-by-first-game-at-wisconsin-since-coaching-the-badgers/article_149bd778-7e25-5bb0-99e2-f0fc2d57c062.html']Bret Bielema[/URL] entered Camp Randall to a small chorus of boos, but his team left with the last laugh. In his return to Wisconsin for the first time after leaving the Badgers in 2012, he led Illinois to its first win in Madison in 20 years. “I don’t ever make it about what that moment is for me I make it about us,” Bielema said. “It’s about Illinois football. … It’s a big deal. Believe me, it’s a big deal. I know what’s in my heart. I know what’s in my background, in my history. But to appreciate and enjoy this moment is really all I’m about right now.” Running back [URL='https://www.stltoday.com/sports/college/illini/chase-brown-a-look-at-the-illinois-fighting-illini-football-running-back/collection_a9c5d285-7fed-57dc-aa50-3a76003646d3.html']Chase Brown[/URL] gave the Wisconsin crowd a goodbye wave after his third-quarter touchdown run. The Wisconsin student section cleared out soon after in a runaway victory in which Illinois won 34-10 behind 27 unanswered points. “It doesn’t feel like an upset,” Brown said. “We came here expecting to win. ... The fact we’re able to do it here for the first time in 20 years is really special.” [URL='https://www.stltoday.com/sports/college/illini/tommy-devito-illinois-football-offense-gaining-momentum-ahead-of-test-at-wisconsin/article_43fd158a-9647-5555-b450-c6610ab5671b.html']Tommy DeVito[/URL] ran for three scores with 163 yards passing. Brown finished with 118 yards, his sixth-straight 100-yard game, and a score. The Illinois defense held star Badgers back [URL='https://madison.com/sports/college/football/braelon-allen-is-living-out-the-life-he-envisioned-in-the-wisconsin-football-backfield-now/article_a1bffa90-cca4-546f-ab6b-e66753bb61d7.html']Braelon Allen[/URL] to two yards. It allowed just 68 yards after halftime and after a shaky first couple of drives adjusted to take control of the game. Its turnovers were what got momentum moving for an offense that put the game out of reach. [/QUOTE]
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