Luke Altmyer drove Illinois to David Olano's 41-yard field goal as time expired, lifting the No. 23 Illini to a 34-32 victory over No. 21 Southern California on Saturday.
Altmyer was 20-for-26 passing for 328 yards, helping Illinois bounce back from last weekend's 63-10 loss at Indiana. He threw for two touchdowns, rushed for another score and caught a TD pass.
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Illinois (4-1, 1-1 Big Ten) opened a 31-17 lead early in the fourth quarter. But Southern California (4-1, 2-1) went ahead for the first time on Jayden Maiava's 16-yard touchdown pass to Makai Lemon with 1:55 left.
The Illini then drove 51 yards in eight plays to set up Olano’s winning kick.
Illinois coach Bret Bielema was confident that Altmyer would r