Luke Altmyer threw for two touchdowns and rushed for a score Saturday night while Kaden Feagin added 100 rushing yards and a score as No. 9 Illinois pulled away from visiting Western Michigan 38-0 in Champaign.
Altmyer completed 17 of 26 passes for 196 yards for the the Fighting Illini (3-0), which outscored their nonconference opponents 135-22. They jump into the meat of Big Ten play next week with a trip to No. 22 Indiana and then a home game in two weeks against USC.
Illinois led just 10-0 at halftime but turned it on in the second half, rolling up 236 total yards and holding the Broncos (0-3) to 71 yards. Western Michigan's leading rusher, Jalen Buckley, managed only 13 yards on six carries.
The Broncos played two quarterbacks but neither could get them into the end zone. Broc Lowry