On Saturday, Illinois started the game a little slowly against Western Michigan and only led 10-0 at halftime. Western Michigan was keeping things tight, particularly when it came to stopping Illinois’ passing attack. However, the Broncos found it difficult to stay up once Illinois settled in, particularly on the ground. Illinois gained control of the game as it went on, turning it into a 38-0 victory at the end. But despite the comfortable win, Illinois can’t ignore the growing list of injuries that can impact its depth further in the season.

In a post-game presser, Bret Bielema addressed the injury concerns after the game. “ Injury-wise, I know Xavier (Scott) at the end, Melvin (Priestly) at the end, but I don’t expect anything there.” he said. For a moment, it looked like Illinois

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