a very stressful one I mean really what boils down to is they outplayed Us in the second half they made the plays they uh created turnovers and they want it the Hawks will try and regain it next year in AES but he gets it up near the 49 yd line he gets three on the quick hitter there looks like they're trying to stretch us out side to side here well that's what you want to do when you got a when you got a team playing a lot of manto man a lot of motion trying to make sure that that's what they're in see how they're lining up to you and figure out the best way to get the ball to your athletes as quickly as possible KU is getting getting the ball to their guys quickly so they can make some plays on the Run first and 10 couple of first downs for the j-hawks from their own 49 yd line opening drive of the game Daniels in the gun Neel to his right short drop Daniels time to throw left incomplete trying to hit Quinton Skinner that was a little dangerous the Aline eye had it covered up down there it's Xavier Scott again who's been busy early he's a fraction earlier he might have a pick six yeah a little bit earlier he was sitting there waiting in the flat waiting on the throw eyes on the quarterback made a really good play uh for for the at to break that pass up Quinton Skinner one catch last week 65 senior Claremore Oklahoma 587 yards receiving last year for a Kansas team that averaged 35 points a game three receivers left now A Man in Motion second and 10 from their own 49 right to left in the blue and white quarterback keeper Daniels across Midfield K and the Eli grab him after a short gain of two right between the hash [Applause] marks so it'll be third and long for The Jayhawks just underway ninth play of the drive coming up they started from their own 25 they're out near Midfield haaw has checked in at tailback they're two for two on third down early third and eight for Kansas the line defense looking to hold and get the ball [Applause] back here is Daniels snap back to him runs to the left off balance throw it's intercepted savior Scott picks it off at the 34 yd line of Illinois how do you like that he's been all over the field Carri Davis yes indeed making big plays big interception done a great job of covering that receiver downfield and not allowing you to pick up the first down boy that shows some great film work right there able to jump up and get it picks it off and the align eye in business will come back tell you how they do on the drive next first and 10 1110 to go in the first quarter no score Illinois and Kansas on the buy Bank a line ey Sports network from learfield seeking quality materials for your upcoming project Kirchner building centers is here to help our sales team excels in handling all your special order needs from Custom Cab DET treat to Unique sighting windows IND doors no matter how specialized your request we'll work with you to find the perfect solution trust our expertise and dedication for exceptional service and 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Ali ey give us to Kaden Fagen around the Left End 35 and up to the 41 yd line a gain of eight on the first Carry by Kaden Fagen who had over 100 yards last week yeah we saw him last week going downhill having big plays had a huge play down the sideline down the right sideline last week I think he's going to have another great day he's a big fell and hard to get down on the ground once he gets rolling yeah Fagan at of course 250 lbs he starts tonight here is the second down give Fagen has the first down ser merges across the 45 up to the 47 he gets six more find the big boys up front JC Davis Josh gesy Josh CRS Z chryler and Priestley one thing to pay attention to Brian is how he finishes runs he ran over OJ Burrows the free safety for a KU by the third and fourth quarter those safeties don't want any more parts of that first and 10 Illinois they get the interception now they're near Midfield first and 10 our first downs brought to you by Amron back to pass almire throws left first pass is caught by zakari Franklin across Midfield to the 48 yd line of Kansas Kobe Bryant on the [Music] stop all right so second and five for the Ali ey in the gun is all me at a big week last week 19 of 24 23 yds second and five two receivers right Fagan switches position and now the give us to Fagen and he tumbles ahead to about the 46 yd line he gets two more Marvin Grant the safety on the stop for The Jayhawks yeah the safety came off of the slot receiver the other safety rotated down you got to beay be able to pay attention and know that if that safety is blitzing he's probably unblocked and you might need to throw that pass it looked like an RP where Al meire could have kept it and thrown it to the receiver in the slot third and three Illinois after an interception they have it across Midfield 90 seven to go here in the first quarter third and three from the KU 46 in the back Franklin goes in motion left to right snap back to altmire number nine sets throws right Franklin with a first down catch down to the jhawk 39 yd line a gain of seven more Grant again with a stop I think we're going to see a lot of that this year with Franklin definitely easy slant route getting inside of the corner the KU Jayhawks have two really good Corners I'm surpris they're not running a lot of man they're running a lot of Zone to start this game off and the line are able to march it down the field that may be something that they change later on this in this uh game as well yeah Kobe Bryant four interceptions last year four interceptions for Melo doson both all Big 12 preseason performers first and 10 Illinois at the jhawk 39 snap back to altmire fakes to Fagen looks down the field he's got time now he's going to run runs right 35 and angles out of bounds inside the 35 down to the 34 he got five remember now last year all got sacked six times in this game good job of nothing downfield tucking it and running it not making a p poor decision and a good di by Pat Bryan of getting in the way of the defender not pushing him in his back turning his back to the defender so he so that Alm can still get around him 750 to go in counting here in the first quarter Kansas moved down the field but then threw an interception the line ey going the other way now second and five Fagen is the back the pistol look give to Big Fagen and he's upended this time back to the 35 a loss of one good upending tackle by Caleb Taylor the defensive tackle young man from St Louis yeah that's one coach one of my former players Caleb Taylor so excited to see him having success at the Collegiate level uh it just makes me proud as a former as his former coach to see any of my kids when they're having success and having a good time third and six the Ali ey packed house here in Champagne a gorgeous evening no score yet third and six Illinois from the 35 of Kansas I will say Brian I hope you don't call Caleb's name too many times today though do better next week here is a pitch to Fagan runs it right Dives close to the first down and he's shy of it by about a yard needed six he got five he's at the Kansas 30 and now you're kind of in this no man's land here [Applause] I think they're going to go for it and we need the Ali night crowd to know offense is at work we got to quiet it down just a little bit I know you're excited yeah quiet down when the offense is on the field that's right fourth and one they're going to go for it on fourth down pistol look Fagen all 250 lbs of him behind altmire snap back they give it to Fagen and he's got the first down I do believe he's close right at the 20 29 he kind of got stood up yeah and then pushed sideways but I think he had the forward momentum Lance lold is out there he says it shouldn't be a first down but we think it is and the officials are checking and it is a first down Illinois brought to you by Amron that's energy at work yeah Brian that was what we call Duo double teams up front all the linemen are double teaming the D lineman if they get to the second level fine if not you want to just get a yard there and that's all they needed and Kaden F was able to get behind that Right Guard and right tackle and get that yard 535 to go quick first quarter here bring him to the line of scrimmage first and 10 after the fourth down gain Alm throws right got him in Tanner Arkin with a catch inside the 15 and another Illinois first down to the 13 of Kansas Melo doson on the tackle but not before a gain of 16 and they hit Tanner Arin the 64 Jor the former Colorado State Ram who has two catches coming into tonight both for touchdowns that one with a first down on the 11th play of the drive coming up two receivers right one left Kansas slow to get players off here the officials hold everything up this is a big 12 officiating crew by the way Aiden LA's checked in the game first and 10 Illinois in the Carl Red Zone hand off to laughrey runs it right and not a whole lot there no gain as he runs it to the right laughrey last week 79 yds on 10 carries yeah that last play when you're talking about KU able to get their players off if the Ali are able to substitute they allow the defense to substitute as well they don't want anyone to have an unfair Advantage so KU could take their time running players on and off if the alant have a substitution coming on Haagen checks back into the game Franklin's out there Bryant has checked in he had two touchdowns last week four 17 for the first quarter they line ey north to south towards the Horseshoe trying to punch it in after the interception by got Franklin in motion second and 10 from the jhawk 13 altm is going to keep it throws it left Franklin's got it turns up field and down close to the 5 yd line zakari Franklin who had two catches last week already been busy in this game with his third and let's see where they're going to put it down and Michael Martin on the sideline tonight looks like zakari Franklin's helmet came off he has to uh stay out of the next play by rule speaking of those helmets it's the script Illinois right Michael yep it's the uh block Illinois from 19 that Illinois wore from 1989 to 2012 specifically the variant from uh 1989 to two to 2004 where it was all all white that a blue stroke in 2005 other than that white face mask blue white blue stripe it's the Cary Davis helmet by the way one you won were righted yes indeed third and two Illinois at the five after a gain of eight here is almire rolls right dump down got him in open and laughrey dropped it oh my goodness lafrey was wide open he turned around before he had the ball and Carri Davis about fell out of the booth he almost fell out wow you love to be able to catch the ball in the flat if you're a running back or a fullback got to look it in got to catch it and and as he's walking in for a touch down but Brian we talked about that last week the Ali came out of the Huddle quickly as they did last week all three times when they did it last week they ran a toss sweep to the running back this time they gave the action and leaked the running back out into the flat unfortunately he was unable to catch it and score the touchdown that was a third down and two so now it's Fourth and two and it's going to result in a short field goal of about 23 yds for David Alano snap back to Robertson and the kick is up and the kick is good well you would have liked to had set but you get three out of it laughrey though drops the wide open touchdown pass the Eline I settled for three on the field goal by David Alano 3 nothing Illinois 335 to go first quarter on the buy Bank a line ey Sports network from mfield no matter where your home field is din SE is at home on any acre with a proven track record for consistent performance year after year Dino delivers Innovative seed solutions to maximize your your local acre purchase confidently knowing you have a team who understands your land with the right seat that is designed to thrive in your local conditions book your seed today 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touchdown I'm sure that's something they'll they'll be thinking about and laery will be thinking about all night tonight after the game they'll remind him of it I'm sure oh [Music] definitely aight game brought to you by the College of Aces improving lives and sustaining the future appreciate their sponsorship again this year Trevor Wilson deep for The Jayhawks to receive the second kickoff of machowski and this one is going to bounce again in the end zone at the south end and Kansas will start first and 10 at the 25 did I see that right Northern Illinois has defeated Notre Dame they did my goodness been a few upsets today a few games that are close to being upsets hopefully the I can be another name on that list that upset A ranked team y have it's been a while since they've uh had a team of this caliber this kind of ranking in town I think of Arizona State several years ago had the North Carolina game The Last sellout eight years ago Kansas goes to work first and 10 of their own 25 right to left in the blue and white against the slight breeze and the hand off a fake and a throw right a slant and a catch Lawrence Arnold with a catch senior out of doto Texas and Caleb Patterson holds on on a quick hitter to the right in a gain of eight up to the 33 yd line yeah Brian that was an RPO run pass option with the line ey running so much manto man I wouldn't be surprised if you see more of that it tends to get the safeties a little bit nosy in the Run game and then you can pop a big play behind them because the receivers are one-on-one with those Corners with the line playing so much manto man second and two Kansas after the gain of eight from their own 33 they send a b in motion it's a tight ends Casey back to pass Daniels time now he's under pressure now he runs look out 35 and he slides down up at the 37 yd line a gain of four and he'll get a first down Daniels only three games last year 705 yards passing five touchdowns one interception he's had trouble with his back yeah he had back surgery I was talking to KU radio uh David Lawrence and he was telling me that this young man has so much talent but has been unable to stay healthy his entire care averaged six games a year in his KU career which is amazing that he's still able to be a play in playing at such a high level three receivers left first and 10 Kansas their own 37 now High Shaw lines up now they send Grim in motion here is Daniels lot of window dressing hand off high Shaw runs right Coleman's almost got him and now they Aline knock him down Coleman in there Matt Bailey up close as well from the secondary boy Bailey makes a difference when he's in there gain of three second and seven I thought Bailey had an outstanding game last week did a wonderful job in all passet and uh I'm looking forward to seeing him again tonight Jeremiah Warren checks in at a tackle position second and seven Kansas 144 to go here in the first quarter 3 nothing Illinois high Shaw the back they send Casey in motion pistol look from their own 40 and Daniels to give to the tailback highw big hole right side first down across midfield for a high Shaw to the Illinois 49 Matt Bailey with a big tackle there after a gain of 11 High Shaw tore us up last year in fact they had two running backs over 100 yards or high Shaw was right at 100 he had 66 a week ago against lyndenwood 1100 yards in his career yeah KU has a two-headed monster running back in Neil and haa Neil is a guy that wants to make you miss haaw is a guy that does not want to make you miss he wants to create some contact three nothing Illinois 58 seconds for the first quarter Kansas first and 10 at the line 49 Daniels play action back to pass throwing deep left incomplete down around the 25 trying to hit Quinton Skinner line ey had him covered up down there Xavier Scott along with Caleb Patterson so it's incomplete second and 10 Daniels that game last year against Illinois 21 of 29 last year in Lawrence two touching a two passing touchdowns 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coverage downfield uh these DBS for me it's very exciting especially when you run so much manto man to be locked in normally you see a lot of pass interference DBS tend to get handsy I saw during training camp where the DBS had on Ms where they wouldn't allow themselves to grab and hold the receivers because that's what they like to do generally so you put the MS on and you're not able to grab those receivers it just really forces you to work on your Technique uh without using in Your Hands by the way the j-hawks do a really good job of protecting the quarterback now it helps to have Daniels or Bean whoever they had last year they only gave up 27 sacks last year that was the fourth fewest in the country they have it at the Illinois 30 trying to either tie or move ahead in this game as we start the second quarter from left to right first and 10 Kansas at the Illinois 30 and here is a pitch back to Daniels and he throws it left and it's incomplete we get a flag down down Cox on the coverage of the intended receiver down the left side initially Neil had it then he flipped it to Daniels who then threw it down field so again a little little trickery Defense number six 15 yd peny and automatic and Dennis Briggs Jr the transfer from Florida State called for roughing the passer what do you think now my question would be can he be the passer if he wasn't under Center or behind Center to start the playoff he started off in the slot yeah he seemed to me like a running back if you are starting off in a slot and somebody's handing you the ball I think you're right all right anyway the penalty roughing the passer puts it at the Illinois 15 three nothing Illinois first and 10 J Hawks in the Eli Red Zone Neil is the back snap back run straight ahead and let's see he's down to about the 12 I think Neil took that snap I think so they're already doing a little trickery down there mixing things up and lining up in a little Wildcat Jaylen Daniels split out to the to the right and getting the ball to their to their best players as quickly as they can I guess they don't want to even waste time handing it off just just snap it to him and let's go both teams have had long drives this is the ninth play of the drive for Kansas Illinois up three nothing early in the second Daniels in the gun High Shaw is the back Daniels back to pass throws right got a man in the end zone touchdown Kansas now we get a flag dropped Grim with the catch touchdown Kansas we'll see if it holds he was wide open in the right corner of the End Zone off to our right I think the preliminary signal is penalty on Kansas did he did he push off let's see what our referee says passer ference offense 47 15yd penalty second down no touchdown Michael Martin I was just going to chime in it was offensive pass interference pretty pretty blatant and uh that's why they ended up scoring but uh now they're walking back Jared Casey the tight end the guilty party the senior they got a bunch of seniors on this Kansas team from a team that won nine games a year ago second and 22 after the pass interference on KU from the Illinois 27 in the gun Daniels quarterback draw runs it ahead down inside the 20 carrying tacklers down to the 17 of Illinois a gain of 10 so he got about a half of it back boy he's a handful yeah he does it all and that last play with that pass interference again the Ali runs so much manto man that what what they tried to do was make it seem like they weren't picking but it was definitely a pick Brad Underwood would have been extremely proud of the pick set by D faing right there all right Kansas two of three on third down here comes the crowd third and 12 Kansas trailing Illinois three nothing early in the second snap back to Daniels steps throws right Grim with a catch 20 15 and Powers his way down to about the 11 but he's shy of the first down by about five yards needed 12 he got about half of it with six and Kansas now may have to settle for a field goal they had a touchdown wiped away the line ey had a touchdown they dropped so may just fight to a draw here with Kansas attempting a field goal tabber Allen is the kicker he did not attempt one last week he'll put it down at the Illinois 19 29 yd attempt for Kansas they try to tie the game 1247 for the half snap back kick on the way to the south end and the kick is good so with a little tug of war here a battle of field goals tab Allen hits it and and he was their kickoff man last year 1239 to go first half 33 Illinois in Kansas on the Bucy Bank a line I Sports network from learfield 2 million brain cells die every minute during a stroke Carl Health wants to remind you of the six simple signs of a stroke we call it be fast and it stands for balance lost eyes blurred faces drooping arms are weak speeches slurred and terrible headache if you or someone you know are experiencing these symptoms call 911 immediately be fast and together we can save lives learn more at carl.org stroke in the Heartland 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catch him second and five Illinois from their own 30 1207 for the half back to pass almire throws left Franklin quick turnaround and a catch and a first down across the 35 by zakari Franklin Kobe Bryant with the stop that's going to be a fun match up Franklin and Bryant yeah it is those two guys are really good players obvious had done a great job throughout his career you talked about Kobe Bryant being an all Big 12 preseason but also last year finishing the season up as all Big 12 St his first name with a c by the way and two e's on the end first and 10 Illinois Amer Illinois sponsors our first downs almire play action fake time to throw now it's out of time now he runs makes a lemonade out of lemons there gets it up to the 38 for a gain of two that Clos down rather quickly and was open there for a second Alm did have 200 yd passing last year against Kansas a lot of that in the second half that was a bit of a slow developing play play action unable to find a receiver downfield and unable to hold up long enough up front spread the field fire receivers now laughrey in motion second and eight Illinois from their own 38 tied at three hand off laughrey Powers his way through and slips ahead nice gain got five up to the 43 yd line laughrey carries it Cornell wheeler for the linebacker on the stop for the J Hawks in the state of Michigan Brian the the Ali run a lot of counter but they do it from a lot of different formations it's simply window dressing it's the same play with different people doing the same job but it's just window dressing but it gives the defense the illusion that something else is happening but we're going to run the same play right at you and you're not going to be able to stop it three receivers right Kansas slow to get a Defender Off Third and three Illinois from their own 43 tied at three with KU back to pass almire quick hitter Franklin had it and he lost it he fumbled it it's on the ground and Kansas has recovered the fumble Kansas with the 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win percentage in games they failed to score in the first quarter 33% win percentage still a lot of game left but food for thought they did win the 2023 Guaranteed Rate Bowl it was the program's first Bowl win in 15 years they outscored UNLV 4936 Jaylen Daniels four of eight for 20 yards after the Illinois turnover Devin Neil in there at tail back three receivers right first and 10 Kansas at the Illinois 40 left to right now now they spread the field Daniels in the gun pressure coming unloads it to the right looking for a receiver incomplete down around the 10 trying to hit Quinton Skinner down there line ey step for step with him in the secondary yeah Brian anytime after a turnover especially on the plus side of the field teams generally like to take a shot sometimes it's off play action pass but once they empti the Back Field you knew it wouldn't be a play action but still trying to take a shot especially knowing the Ali I play a lot of manto man in the manner in which they do T Coxs on the coverage for Illinois the transfer from Ohio second and 10 Kansas at the Illinois 40 3-3 tie 10:5 for the half man in motion here is Daniels gives to Neil left now right the elani pursue and they tackle him at the 36 of Illinois you got four Tory Cox hunting him down from behind and again Devon Neil over 12200 yds a year ago 16 touchdowns he shwed us up spit us out last year in Lawrence yeah he's very quick we like to say you can he can make people Miss in the phone boo J Hawks third and six at the Eli 36 after the Illinois turnover defense trying to help the offense crowd trying to help the defense now they are probably some younger listeners trying to figure out what a phone booth is that's right or a phone book third and six draw running left Daniels can he get the first down he cannot he's shy of it at the illino illo 32 he needed the 30 T Edwards there to run him down and it'll be fourth and short and again we're kind of in that nebulous area for a field goal attempt as Seth Coleman was pursuing from behind Kansas is going to go for it Eli ey converted a fourth down with a run by Fagan me's coming in Ryan me Holmes is checked in up front fourth and two Kansas from the Illinois 32 NE to the left of Daniels the two tight end switch fourth and two they're going for it snap back to Daniels throw left passes caught shy of the first down he lunges for it and about the Illinois 30 Caleb Patterson grabed the receiver for Kansas but isn't good enough for a first down oh boy is that close yeah Brian looks like a first down I think the second effort after the catch Caleb Patterson did a good job of making contact and driving his feet but I believe the receiver turned at the end and was able to give that second effort and reach the ball out and get the first down yeah Caleb Patterson who got the start from Pearl River Community College stuck Luke gaham but gaham able to get the first down Kansas converts it on fourth down and now they may review it they'll go upstairs and check it out why not there was on the fil that the line to gain was made so we'll see or they just going to measure should be a review it looked like Grim's foot was out of bounds before he was able to make that actual Spin and give that second effort which would mean the ball is out of bounds right there in the line I should have ball we'll see what they rule if it is a review brought to you by Health Alliance the official insurance provider there of the fighting Ali Health Alliance we appreciate them line I had their captains introduced before the game our buddy Martin O'Donnell honorary captain for this game today we got captains everywhere here's the review as we look at it what do you think Carrie he's out of bounds and he's short at the first down yeah short okay and he fumbled it so so he's just line that ball tic tac toe out I think it's going to be Illinois ball I think you're right crowd has seen the replay referee looking at it I think the players are all ready to go on offense here and I think you're right Carri that left foot went out of bounds Patterson with a good stick rosak came up to make sure he stayed down we'll get the ruling from our referee here again a big 12 crew mentioned Kansas won nine games last year they went five and four in the conference beat Oklahoma for the first time since 1997 last year again Notre Dame loses that's too bad isn't it Notre Dame lost and uh maybe yeah your mixed feelings on that and uh then of course Iowa State beat Iowa last second field goal good football I I think anytime you have matchups where teams are able to compete with um you know the ranked teams and have a have the have the chances that they after Rie the runners stepped out of bounds short of the line of the game the Illinois ball first down 30 and one Y Line time out on the field all right we'll take a break it is Illinois football Harry Davis nailed that one with the left foot and he's out of bounds good stick by Patterson we go to break 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transfer from Texas but Patterson showed why he he could be the starter out there yeah Caleb Patterson had a really good game last week came up I talked about it his ability to come up and make tackles out of the uh secondary is always a great thing again as offensive coordinators offensive players we don't block Corners because they usually don't like the tackle our corners for the atline night do tackle well second and 10 they align ice Sprint to the line of scrimmage and here is a throw right dumped down pat Bryant with a catch his first catch across the 35 from the 31 up to about the 37 yd line maybe 36 we'll call it five third and five Illinois Taiwan Barry Hill Illinois stop Illinois speeding up a little bit this is drive you need to get plus yardage you need to get over the 50 and and kind of flip the field a little bit even if you don't put points on the board you want to shift this field uh field advantage line ey one of four on third down 3-3 tie 730 to go first half Illinois and Kansas two receivers left two right snap back altmire throws to the right caught looks like uh Josh McCrae maybe out of the back field we'll see as he runs it ahead across the 37 to about the 38 he needed two he needed more than that he got two needed five and it's Fourth and three k was going to drop a man deep Michael Martin something to watch here is that P Hugh Robertson the punter is punting right into the a direct headwind uh we'll see how much it affects his punt Robertson last week against Eastern Illinois 39 average with a long of 44 Trevor Wilson back deep at about his own 20 for Kansas snap back back Robertson gets it away nice high kick and Wilson with a catch he's going to return it 20 running left looking for room nothing there I think the Snapper went down and got him and with that we go to braak nice tackle down field and they Pinn Kansas back inside the 20 yd line 637 to go first half Illinois and Kansas tied at three on the Bucy Bank a line I Sports network from 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big hole 3540 before they grab him and a touchdown saving tackle in the secondary all the way out to the 45 yd line Xavier Scott after a gain of 27 for Devon Neil yeah simple guard tackle play for KU there hurry up mode Daniels throws To Grim left side he's got a catch down the left sideline close to another first down as he Rambles up the East sideline let's see he may have stepped out back at the 49 he did fortunately gain of four went a lot further Luke Grim with a catch last year with 33 catches six touchdowns 555 yards for Luke Grim from last year six for 111 last week 3 for 69 against the Eli last year in Lawrence 557 for the half 3-3 tie Illinois and Kansas but a big run by Neil now it's second and six from their own 49 snap back Daniels looks to throw throws left receivers got it inside the Illinois 40 down to the Illinois 35 and a first down Kansas as Daniels starts to settle in nice catch across the way Lawrence Arnold with a catch number two the senior out of doto Texas good for a gain of 18 hurry up mode Kansas throw Left To Grim caught 33 down to the 30 gain of three yards for Luke Grim again all these guys are back from last year grim and Wilson and Arnold and Skinner and Casey believe KU has 30 seniors that return they have the most seniors that they had in their program in a long time they got a lot of guys that have played a lot of football which brings a lot of experience and they're a team that wants to do better than they did last year obviously still won nine games second and seven at the Illinois 30 3-3 tie under 5 minutes for the half a pitch by Daniels tail back runs it right Neil 2520 15 10 they finally grab him down around the 11 yd line we got a flag on the field did somebody have 12 men on the field maybe the flag is dropped at about the 10 y line defense 12 on the field his decline the play the first down first down Kansas well Brian that's not a good sign you got 12 men on the field and gave up a 30 yard run 25 yard run that's not a really good thing that's exactly right first and goal cans was give him 24 on the Run by Neil who's up to 73 yds already 33 tie 430 to go in the first half first and goal at the Illinois six for Kansas line I had 12 men on the field high Shaw checks in at tailb Daniels in the gun turns gives to him no keeps it runs it right tripped up nice open field tackle knocks Daniels off his feet at about the four yd line Xavier Scott again able to get him by a shoelace as he ran to the right lot of read option for the KU j-hawks they are committed to that since the Ali play a lot of man again it gets everybody's eyes in the back field and jayen Daniel Jaylen Daniels I knew I was going to do that Jaylen Daniels is able to keep it on the Run line night switching defenses Coleman in Cox in gain of three second and goal Kansas at the Illinois three they spread the field two receivers right two left now haaw drops back snap back to to Jaylen Daniels pressure coming throws left got him in and each year when it comes to choosing your seat corn brand you have fewer and fewer choices whiffles hybrids determined to keep giving Growers an independent Choice a choice that stands for something one that means something on your farm plant your Independence plant whiffles Illinois get another turnover fourth career for my Scott three straight games for him going back to last year the line I start deep in their own territory late in the third quarter 1 minute to go in the third down 17 13 but another interception altm playaction fake rolling right dumps it down caught Sakari Franklin with a catch and Out of Bounds at the 25 yd line waited for Sakari to come open and a big gain of 19 for altmire got him out of the pressure pocket there yeah much needed game by the elite out of the back of your end zone don't want to be back there moving the ball out good play by Franklin good play by almire to get the ball to him hammer and Illinois sponsors our first Downs little breathing room here up to the 25 yd line again Elina only had 67 yds of offense since that opening drive for them after the turnover 1713 Kansas 20 seconds for the third here is almire looks to hand it off fumbles it drops it down to McCrae they're going to lose yardage as he's angled out of bounds it's about the second time tonight that's happen had to pick it up off the ground fire it to McCrae as a safety valve and it'll go all the way back to the 21 yd line a loss of four and that's going to be the last play of the third quarter so we'll take a break as we go to the fourth quarter back and forth game Illinois with a lot of turnovers tonight three picks and the Aline ey with all of them named Scott Xavier with a couple miles with one we'll switch sides 1713 cans as we go to the fourth on the Buc Bank Ali Sports network from learfield listen up Ali fans cash back is is here with the new Ali Visa signature cash back card brought to you by the UI Community Credit Union earn cash back every time you make a purchase 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pick six right at the the end of the half tab Allen a 29 yd field goal for Kansas Luke Grim a three- yd touchdown catch for The Jayhawks as well and then a Lawrence Arnold 13 yd catch 17113 a line I made a big interception and the third one by a gentleman named Scott tonight he's now intercepted passes miles has in three straight Xavier with two we start the fourth quarter breaking news uh red gra got beat in the Jimmy John's race yeah I was trying to figure out how I can sign up for that maybe in a couple of weeks I need a couple of weeks to get warmed up get stretched out uh I don't think he should give me a lead either I might be I might pull some actually yeah yeah you said he might be 20 years too late yeah probably but anyway that happened and the Ali ey offense going to get on track one name we have not called tonight Carri is Pat Bryan yeah we haven't he hasn't he he I think he has one catch tonight but hasn't been really uh involved in the offense the Ali are having a tough time finding room in the passing game I would like to see them find some opportunities to get the ball in his hands cuz he's a big playmaker when he does get it one catch for five yards Franklin is the guy tonight eight catches for 87 including a one-handed 42 yd catch we start the fourth Illinois and the all orange right to left sett out crowd they Sprint to the line of scrimmage McCrae is the back in the pistol look here is altm going to fake it now he's going to throw it he has to throw it away nothing came open he looked for Ark in there at about the 20 but even that would have been tough Boyer was out there too and wisely threw it away third and 14 Kansas one sack tonight they had six a year ago against the Elina Kansas with the lead 1713 early in the fourth the Eli third down third and 14 they are two of nine Kansas has been much better in that category three receivers left one right third and 14 from their own 21 in the all orange altm back to pass has to dump it over the middle incomplete McCrae was running back to the left at about the 100y old logo there the 100y old stadium pass went behind him and it's incomplete yeah the aliina got a big play on that first play of this drive but after that uh a fumble fumble snap fumble handoff between McRae and almire and then they're behind the chains if they're behind the chains they're having trouble picking up picking up that third down conversion and this Kansas defense last year 14 interceptions 26 sacks gave up about 26 points a game they're going to get the ball back here the offense for Kansas Trevor Wilson is deep Robertson to kick it away inside his zone five gets it away and a line drive kick and it'll be bouncing it's Marly way down inside the Illinois 40 or the Kansas 40 to the KU 35 that almost hit somebody there look like yeah Robertson has a bunch of different types of kicks that he has and if I'm a returner I'm probably stressing out every time he kicks it I don't know if it's going to be a spiral I don't know if it's going to be end over in I don't know if he's doing that intentionally I I would assume that he is but it it has to be stressful for those returners back there Michael may have an answer for us yeah it was most definitely intentional uh based on the drop I saw uh Kansas has actually adapted to it they put a a a returner midway between the line of scrimmage and the main returner to field those balls first and 10 from the 35 give is to Deon Neil runs it up the middle tackled from behind but not before he gets all the way up to the 42 yd line a gain of seven the line I grab him from behind again Kansas does a lot of window dressing down there K doing a lot of outside Zone I watched the Purdue game from last year and Purdue ran a ton of outside Zone against the Ali and that's what KU is doing right now it gets the defense stretching one way a good running back can stick his foot in the ground and pick up six or seven yards before he's even touched by a linebacker gain of seven for Neil second and three Kansas at their own 42 14 minutes to go in the game they're up 17713 back to pass Daniels throws it right incomplete trying to hit Grim down around the 25 yd line and Xavier Scott in the vicinity third and three Kansas from their own 42 on the incompletion Daniels now has missed on 10 passes passes 15 of 25 but he has two touchdowns with three interceptions third and three if I'm KU I would stay away from anybody named Scott they have any sense I would do that two receivers left two to the right thir 1713 Kansas 1350 left snap back Daniels Rush coming throwing deep left overshot is receiver too far incomplete down around the 15 yd line of Illinois Quint Skinner the intended receiver now it's Fourth and three and I thought for a minute they might think about going for it but they're going to punt well I think KU thought that they had an offside call their defensive lineman jumped in the neutral zone they tried to snap the ball before he was able to get back I believe that's why J Jaylen Daniels took a shot downfield because they thought it was a free play turned out there was no flag there haven't been many tonight two for Illinois two for Kansas been clean that way four four and three they're going to punt it and Greaves the punter who's from Australia kicks it away M redage dropped the football it is loose the Eli I need to cover it up and if it's down there is it going to be a Touchback they're going to have to sort this out redic who was making his first return to the night Greaves did not punt at all last week if we get it back is that going to be a safety I don't know because it was a muff punt he didn't catch it cleanly he didn't fumble it he muffed it so oh boy let's hope this is not two more points for Kansas here comes a referee the kick was touched by the receiving team and recovered by the receiving team in the end zone the result to play is a Touchback okay Touchback all right yeah 1328 to go in the game the Ali ey wiped 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chains on first down you got to get positive yards on first down hopefully you get to a second and four second and five situation where you can play action pass but picking up first downs and picking up yardage on first down is the most important thing for them right now 17713 Kansas khil Valentine is in a tail back Alm under Center three tight ends to the left the give to Valentine trying to Stir It Up a little bit and he plows ahead to the 23 yd line The Freshman fourstar recruit khil Valentine gets three yeah he's a young man that I'd like to say has a little bit of juice he got a get up and go he's a very Shifty quick quick feet and good speed when he gets the ball and gets rolling now he's going to check out Fagan's going to come in he got three on that one we'll talk more about what happened with the Touchback as opposed to the safety here in a moment 1713 Kansas 1256 left in the game Fagen back in there in tail back Wilshire goes to the slot and Alm in the gun back to pass looks throwing deep right looking for Bryant he's got it Bryant with a catch up across Midfield and down to the Kansas nearly 40 yd line we spion we haven't heard his name much all night that time with a spectacular catch over the top of one of the best corners in the country Melo doson a gain of 37 yards and Brian that's why you got to give your Playmakers a chance he's a guy that can make big plays get huge catch radius and go gets it you got to give him an opportunity every now and then the Aline ey with 1240 to go in the game they huddle up big pass play that time to Pat Bryant just his second catch of the night of course he had the big uh night last uh week against Eastern Illinois three receivers left here is the snap back to almire on first down ruts coming and down he goes he's sacked back at the 47 yd line of Kansas minus 7 on that one and Marvin Grant knocks him down let's go to Michael real quick I was surprised they didn't take a look at that Pat Bryant uh reception just because at the very end of the play he didn't he let go of the ball it was he was had already caught the ball tapped inside and hit the ground but he technically didn't uh survive the ground on that reception glad they didn't uh review it though so Kansas now with a sack they're second second and 17 Illinois back at the Kansas 47 down 17 13 almire draw running right Alm 40 353 and he's got a first down first down Illinois Alm there's a little wrinkle and remember he had the 72 yd run in Lawrence last year and he goes for 18 that time yeah good play call good job but the last play where the blitz came off the slot he missed it and got s back this time set up looked left and was able to follow his pulling guard up the up to the right side and go pick up a first down hammer and Illinois energy at work first down first and 10 Illinois at the 29 of Kansas down 1713 and the four back to pass almire thr open deep left looking for Franklin incomplete incomplete left into the End Zone off to our left on the left side all Meer going deep that time and Franklin who's got 87 yards couldn't quite reach around and he was guarded down there Kobe Bryant I think was one of the guys with him along with OJ Burrows Marvin Grant they've all got some good secondary guys Brian that's what we call good on good you give your your receiver a chance against a really good DB you don't get upset when the when the DB makes a good play it was a good play by the DB now we get another chance to go at him again and hopefully we come up with a good play next time seven would be nice the Eli I certainly I think within range of a field goal here second and 10 at the 29 here's a pitch Kaden Fagen and he goes nowhere no gain they've been keying on him Cornell wheeler with a stop for the KU defense 17713 Jayhawks Illinois LED it half 1310 after a pick six got him the lead in the closing seconds of the first half Kans is the only points for either team in the second after a 14-play drive the Ali have not been good on third down two out of 10 Alm 143 yds Illinois with 200 total third and 10 Illinois at the 29 of Kansas three receivers to the right 1020 for the game back to pass almire throwing deep right looking for Bryant he's got him inside the five down near the goal line there's Pat Bryan find your best players man it makes life easier on you when you're a quarterback you can find a guy that that is that big that can got his great hand and can get open the way that he does down to the one yd line a gain of 28 in the Carl Health Red Zone the Ali with a strike to Bryant he's had two big ones here in this drive Jordan Anderson checks in a tail back 1713 Kansas 948 to go in the game Bryan with a huge catch they line up a tight end in front of the uh tailback here is almire gives to the tailb in it in touchdown touchdown [Applause] Illinois touchdown Illinois they get it in from a yard out Kaden Fagen scores the touchdown Fagen with a touchdown Arin was the lead blocker yeah Brian that's just a little power football lined up in the eye formation power Right Guard pulling fullback leading up great play by the at great job finding having a nose for the End Zone by Kate fake 1917 Illinois and this to make it a three-point lead David Alano with n and 1 half minutes to go Bryant with a huge 28 yd catch Fagen with a tight end in front of him scores it from a yard out snap back kick on the way it is good and with 9934 to go in the game we get a flag dropped 20 to 17 let's see what the what the call is here the officials are huddling up very very end of the extra point attempt we'll check it Fagan with the touchdown his second of the Year there is no foul on the play for leaping the result right no leaping they say all right we'll take a break 934 left the Alani offense was dead in the water but they find Pat Bryant a couple of times he's got three catches for 70 and the Ali ey back in front 934 to go in the game Illinois 20 Kansas 17 on the buy Bank a line I Sports network from 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Painters District 58 and the East Central Illinois building in construction trades Council together truly building the Ali ey and if you're out of town want to keep up with live college sports be sure to download the free Varsity Network app make sure you do that courtesy of the folks at the varsity Network app you can listen to both Apple and Android listen to college sports live Ethan machowski to kick it off Kaden Fagen second touchdown of the Season fourth of his career bangs it in for a yard out Pat Bryant at 65 yards receiving on that drive theine I go eight plays 80 yards remember they got lucky they got fortunate yeah and it was not a safety yep they got it out on the Touchback and then Bryant got hit big and the Aline ey back in front by three 2017 yeah it makes life easier when you get your big Playmakers involved in the game Pat briyan we have been talking about we hadn't heard his name much this this game couple of big plays on that drive allowed you to get down there and score a touchdown eventually machowski to kick it off we'll see if Wilson comes out of there with it he's been pretty aggressive he will five 10 15 runs right 20 down he goes James crouts and others there to greet him on special teams at about the 19 yd line of Kansas and now with N9 and 1/2 minutes to go Illinois back in front 20- 17 another lead change here we go for the defense the line eye tonight with some turnovers three interceptions two by Xavier Scott one for a pick six that's was important for the offense but it was also important for the defense they needed a rest over there Jaylen Daniels to work from his own 19 9 and 1 half to go in the game hand off oh the ball is dropped oh the ball is dropped and the quarterback falls on it Daniels and Neil never got it figured out Dennis Briggs the former seal from Florida State in there on the play a loss of two rggs is down there t Edwards is down there Coleman on on that defensive front Alec Bryant is out there rosak in at linebacker the secondary's been a star tonight Devin Neil in the back field he's rushed for 94 yds second and 12 after the loss of Two and a delayed hand off to Neil runs it up the middle got a little bit of it back up to the 24 gain of seven be third and about five for Kansas 8838 left in the game 20- 17 Illinois trying to Spring the upset on a day of upsets and college football 824 to go in the game third and five Kansas they're five of 11 on third [Applause] [Music] down M Scott eight tackles tonight he's been big along with a pick third and five KU snap back Daniels Rush coming and they've almost got him they're chasing him back at the five he unloads it and it's incomplete incomplete at about the 45 yd line pressure coming from TR Edwards and that time they nearly had Daniels dead to right he's hard to catch yeah t loaded it but it wasn't close on the pass t r EDS was back there all by himself unable to make the play but unfortun fortunately for the Eli Daniel was unable to connect with someone downfield Jayhawk go three and out and they line are going to get it back and we got a new punt returner Hank batty young man from Rochester going to check into the game after redage dropped one last week line I recovered it he dropped one tonight it nearly resulted in a safety here's a run left a fake punt nope he's going to kick it and he gets it away and it's going to bounce take a Kansas roll picked up by batty at the 30 runs it left and he's knocked off his feet at about the 32 yd line boy it's been a bit of an adventure down there on special teams the pter ran left Grieves the Australian booted it down there it took a sideway bounce batty grabbed it and runs it to the 33 yd line we take a break 744 La Illinois gets it back 20-7 Illinois leads Kansas on the Bucy Bank a line I Sports network from learfield 2 million brain cells die every minute during a stroke Carl Health wants to remind you of the six simple signs of a stroke we call it be fast and it stands 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Athletics please enjoy responsibly distill Brewery Normal Illinois now last year Kansas beat Illinois in Lawrence 34-23 they LED 287 and A2 tonight though a different story a year later first Kansas visit to Champagne since 1968 game is seesaw back and forth Illinois LED three nothing after one quarter Illinois got a late pick six by Xavier Scott made it 1310 and a half Kansas went ahead they LED for most of this second half until the Ali able to drive down the field Pat Bryant 65 of the 80 yards they Linea able to score they have 200 129 yds of offense 58 on the ground and they're going to win the game they're going to have to chew up some clock here with 744 to go up 27 yeah you hit the nail on the head chew up some clock you don't want to give KU the ball back with much time left hopefully you can force them to use some timeouts keep getting first down stay on the field offensively and give your defense a little bit more rest cuz it's going to be much needed if KU does get the football back Fagan who scored the touchdown a moment ago is in there Alm in the gun they send a man in motion and they're going to give it to Fagen he runs right now left still on his feet powering ahead to the 36 yd line we'll give him two or three Fagen on the carry doesn't have many yards tonight but he does have the touchdown the Eli ey averaging rushing about 2 and A2 yards a carry so it's been hard to get it out khil Valentine is out there 719 for the game Illinois 20 number 19 Kansas 17 yards have been hard come by in the rushing in the running game tonight for the Ali but you just need to keep going forward keep trying to get it done Alm up under center now with khil Valentine behind him here's a fake now a roll right altm dumps it can't hit Henry Boyer incomplete tight end trying to catch it at the 40 Alm had two j-hawks right in his back pocket as he was trying to roll right and that stops the clock with 657 to go game ban back in so third and seven for Illinois they are three of 11 on third down they lead by three points after the Fagen touchdown on the last drive under 7 minutes left third and seven Illinois at their own 36 three receivers and a diamond look to the right Fagen the back Alm sets looks throws dump down caught Fagen 40 45 and a first down as he threw it left ban out of the back field first down Illinois brought to you by amaron Illinois and a gain of nine Brian that's one of the quarterback's favorite targets everything covered downfield to get you a running back to find the lane cre slip out of the back field and then pick up the first down first and 10 Illinois just their 11th first down of the game and a big one keeps the clock moving 62 two left in the game 20- 17 Illinois khil Valentine is in and tailback pistol look and a hand off to khil and they drop it lost a couple back to the 43 604 to go it does keep the clock moving Valentine The Freshman they've liked what they've seen from him yeah he's an explosive Runner tough for a running back to get going when there's pressure in the back field El line got to be Stout up front and allowed that running back to have a chance to get his feet going before he even gets the ball 20- 17 Illinois with a lead over Kansas clock continues to move they align ey not in a big hurry 538 left they led by three and a half they lead by three now late in the game they spread the field altm tonight 15 of 23 for 180 now khil Valentine in motion behind the quarterback and we may have to have a timeout here illo I think had to call it Valentine sprinted from the receiver spot and then ran behind the quarterback and then they out it's called their first time out of the half 30 seconds in length was that him not knowing what the play was no no no they were running up against they were about to have a uh delay of game that's why they called the timeout okay just didn't get it get the play called in in enough time all right the Ali eye will play Central Michigan next Saturday morning on homecoming at 11:00 a.m. let's pause 10 seconds here for station identification back in 10 second seconds for station ID on Illinois football from [Music] learfield Ryan Barnard with G Davis our entire crew as the Ali ey trying to get the upset over Kansas a hardfought game it's been tough sledding the Eli now up to 239 total yards Kansas at 294 20- 17 Illinois they're second and 12 with their own 43 yd line Fagen is out there single receiver either side couple of tight ends Man in Motion here is altm fakes a reverse now he's throwing left looking for Arin and he couldn't hold on at the 30 yd line of Kansas by the Numbers goes through his hands incomplete look like he's maybe should have had that one yeah good play call good design uh you think they're going to run the ball here because of what they're up against he throws the ball yeah hit him right in the hands he got to come down with that one Taiwan Barry Hill on defense for that one Michael some of the Illinois coaches wanted a defensive pass interference uh on that last one the defender was not going for the ball but hit uh Tanner Arin uh inhibiting from him from being able to catch the ball third and 12 Illinois from their own 43 518 to go in the game two receivers either side in the back Blitz coming pocket holds almire rolls left now he has to throw it near the sideline diving catch at the first down marker by zakari Franklin oh what a throw under pressure by Alm What A Catch by Franklin who's been the money man it'll put him just shy of 100 yards with a gain of 12 and that's exactly what they needed they may look at it make sure they've got it spotted right is under further review willing onfield a completed pass our reviews this year brought to you by Health Alliance what do you think I think they were just checking to make sure if both feet were in in uh in bounds before he fell out of bounds to me it looked like it's a catch look like he had both feet down before he fell out of bounds and bringing in the ball zakari Franklin nine catches 99 yards with a long of 42 if it holds what a huge catch this would be and all give credit to him cuz he was under the gun he's kind of flung it out there and Franklin the nation's top active receiver in yard s and touchdowns and catches looks like he had his feet and now his knee was almost out of bounds but he's right at the first down marker which shows you the experience that he has as a receiver yeah I think that's a catch Brian both feet in ball in his hands uh looks like a catch to me we'll take it if it is again our reviews brought to you by Health Alliance the align eye with 502 to go in the game this would be a huge first down after revie the down the field is confirmed of a catch first down gain of 12 it holds uvi College of liberal arts and science asking the big questions that lead us forward finding answers through research creativity and personal growth seek your own answers through Las learn now at go illinois.edu and L I get a first down down how about that here they are now at the Kansas 45 with 5 minutes to go leading 20 to 17 khil Valentine The Freshman back in what a big moment for him yeah it says a lot about how much they trust him in being in this moment first and 10 here is the hand off khil Valentine through the right side and he slides his way up for four down to the 41 of Kansas keeps the clock moving 448 left in the ball game make sure to join us for the Brett belma show Wednesday night from the Smith Center visit fighting align.com for more easy for more information but light our sponsor of that easy to drink easy to enjoy what a game what a night sold out crowd it's been a good one nobody's left they're burning up as much clock as they can here play clock down to 10 second and six Illinois at the Kansas 41 415 left Valentine the back man in motion Arkin alm's going to pitch it to Valentine around the Right End 40 35 and out of bounds first down should be for khil Valentine move the chains another ambered Illinois first down to the 35 he got six good run by khil Valentine I'm sure that Ward running back coach is going to remind him hey young fella we want to stay in bounds get your head down get your pads down good job picking up the first down but next time let's stay in bounds 3 47 to go 20- 17 Illinois by three again now they stop it under two minutes now so it's uh 3:34 they'll stop it at the two-minute timeout Bryant to the left Franklin to the left all me in the gun first and 10 from the 35 yd line here is Khalil Valentine and he's wrapped up and dropped good tackle down there Cornell wheeler WPS him up for a loss with 316 to go and Kanas may have to think about some timeouts here at some point they're going to get a two-minute timeout coming up 309 to go in the game 20- 17 Illinois trying to get to 2 and0 when the Ali needed a drive they converted a big third down this is the 10th play of the Drive Franklin with some huge catches big third down conversion really impressed that the young man khil Valentine is in the game right now in this moment that again it says a lot about him they trust him they trust he's going to take care of the football second and 11 from the 36 of Kansas big give big hole up the middle Valentine surges through and down close to the 30 yd line now a timeout called by Kansas Lance lipold on the field they get it down to about the 31 so it looks like five yds on the gain for Valen time the yards have been tough to come by Fagan with a touchdown tonight we've had a couple of field goals by David Alano tonight gave Illinois a three- nothing lead early CT a 14pl drive Kansas went ahead 10 to three touchdown pass to luk Grim of three yards tab Allen their kicker with a field goal the Alana got within 10 six with a minute to go on the second quarter zakari Franklin big 42 yd catch set him up and then the lightning in a bottle with the Xavier Scott 30yd pick six elite took the lead Kansas went back ahead Lawrence Arnold 13 yd catch then Kaden Fagan from a yard out eight plays 80 yards PT Bryant had 65 of the 80 on that drive after Illinois Bots to Puff to punt could have wound up with a safety but it was a Touchback and Michael Martin on the sideline just something to keep an eye on uh we found out earlier today that David Alano's range is about 52 into the wind we're at the 31 right now which would make it about a 48 49 yd field goal we're well within his range he hit from 50 earlier third at six Illinois at the 31 of Kansas 233 left leading 20- 17 in the Fourth Man in Motion the give us to Valentine runs it left big hole first down down to the 21 yd line khil Valentine nearly 10 yds and he got a first down and with 219 to go the Eli can choose some more clock we'll get the two-minute timeout coming up the Eli with a three-point lead getting closer now to reeling this one in they've done it with defense they've done it with some Pat Bryant in this quarter linee fans roaring their approval indeed indeed and how about this they kind of reach down to the depth chart find khil Valentine who they really like and you're right right care you know as a running back or a fullback yeah if you're a freshman in a game like this that shows they have confidence in you in this moment against the number 19 team in the Country 2 minutes left in the game a 4-minute offense and they trust you as a true freshman to come in here and seal the game that speaks high value he speaks highly of what he's done during training camp what he did in the first game what he's done all off seon to prepare for this moment and I'm I'm really impressed by that because normally you don't expect a true freshman to come in and have that ability and really trust them to do what he's doing right now and the offensive line asserting their will a little bit too with those guys Valentine 26 yds on this drive so the big horses up front yeah clearing a little path for him too but he's doing some of that on his own he's doing a really good job and again I think one more first down should seal this game probably going to hand the ball off three more times Force KU to use a couple of timeouts I don't really think there's a need to put the ball in the air right here you force them to use their timeouts if worse comes worse you kick a field goal make them go to length of the field to try to score a touchdown allm tonight 16 of 25 192 yds leading rusher is Kaden Fagen 15 for 38 83 rushing yards but khil Valentine in the game at crunch time not lawrey not Fagan not McCrae it's the Freshman Khalil Valentine Devin Neil 100 yards rushing for Kansas Daniels 15 of 274 the Alani with three interceptions tonight including a pick six right before half that was huge huge the Ali with the lead here 20- 17 2 minutes left to go in this one here in Champagne L Nation listening in all over the country here again tonight Green Bay Wisconsin with us tonight Monster Indiana cheering from Carolton Texas listening and watching in Colorado Chattanooga Tennesse Pittsboro North Carolina sink by game they're using that with a bar happen Lockport Milwaukee Wisconsin Handover PA Windsor Wisconsin they're listening and watching right in New York with us as well all enjoying this potential Illinois upset here tonight section 111 with us as well San Marcos Texas good to have you with us no matter where you may be Nebraska leads Colorado 283 in the third quarter in Lincoln will'll be there in a couple of weeks timeout here on the field the two-minute timeout Illinois leads Kansas 20- 17 khil Valentine has been in the Freshman big offensive line up front leading the way two receivers left as carrye said you don't think you need to put it in the air here certainly within field goal range yeah keep it on the ground force KU to use their last couple of timeouts and I said worst comes to worst you kick a field goal 20- 17 Illinois first and 10 Carl Red Zone just outside of a 21 give Alm to Valentine runs ahead middle of the field Kansas will have to burn a timeout Got 5 Seconds used up on that one with a minute 55 to go Illinois 20 Kansas 17 timeout Jayhawks 294 yards to 275 we slowed down their offense too yeah we have I think the the defense was was gassed a little bit to start that second half the Ali defense they finally got a chance to make some plays on the defensive side get the ball back and the elii again playing complimentary football this half giving their defense time to rest by sustaining drives and taking it down the field and putting a touchdown on the board and the canus drive in the third quarter they chewed up eight minutes to grab the lead back and then Illinois getting the F Kaden Fagen one yd run but it was the passes to Pat Bryant two great catches that really fueled that drive and then Fagan punched it in and it's 20- 17 Illinois in front another thing to consider here is where does the kicker like the ball to K be kicked from does he want to be on the right hash or the left hash is he in the middle because that also dictates where you want to run the football and what run plays you want to call here down the stretch 13th play of the drive coming up they've chewed up about 6 minutes on this drive 20 to 17 Illinois as we go back to work here in Champagne High formation Fagen now is back in there there the back end of the tail back looks like arcin in front of him from the Kansas 21 the give is to Fagen runs it right and runs it ahead to the 19 another two yards and a timeout Kansas should be using one here I think so we've chewed up 10 seconds here with a couple of runs now it's third and eight that should be their last one and it is with a minute 50 to go they had Fagen back in there yeah they put him back in they ran the same play that they ran down on the goal line for a touchdown I think Illinois is content with just running this football if they're able to pop it and pick up the first down great if not we're going to have the ball where we want it at and we're going to kick a field goal and leave KU with potentially about a minute left with zero timeouts looking to have them go the entire field to try to score a touchdown to win the game red red grains wasn't just a football player he was a legend discovered the untold story of a line ey great red grain in a new novel by Doug villhard called the Golden Age of R available on Amazon and wherever books are sold all right the uh stop of the game MTD sponsors that we'll think about that here a little bit with a minute 50 to go the Ali ey face third and eight from the Kansas 19 khil Valentine picked up a huge first down on this drive Fagen is back in there now 150 to go on the clock Illinois 20 Kansas 17 everybody in tight for Kansas defensively long huddle here by the elii Fagen the lone back now under Center is altm fakes a pitch rolls left and down he goes hold on to the football please got it back to the middle of the field they tried some misdirection there and it's knock back to the 26 and a loss of five yeah never really an they had no plans on putting that ball in air they tried to catch KU by faking the toss and booting almire around the outside KU was very sound defensively and was able to get him on the ground but you're going to get this ball kicked with about a minute left and again KU will have to go the length of the field after the kickoff hope to try to score a touchdown so it is uh fourth and 14 with a minute 12 to go the line eyes still have two timeouts left they're going to run this down another three or 4 seconds then Brett Bel says time out with a minute three to go so kick coming up here with Illinois up three 20- 17 over Kansas began the Ali with her first sellout crowd in 8 years since this early tenure of Lovey Smith prior to that you had to go back to 2011 for a sellout when Ron zuk was still here course the Eli in the 80s they in a string of sellouts back when Mike White was here but they've been hard to come by in recent years this would be about what a 44 yard attempt now he hit from 50 earlier he did one thing to keep in mind on that last extra point that the Ali kicked there was some pressure up the middle a unlock KU Defender looked like he leaped and was unable to get there but that was one thing I'm sure that the that the coaches in the Box are upstairs telling them we were able to get pressure on that last kick this one's going to be a longer kick which means it's going to be a lower kick you might have you got to make sure you protect up the up the middle just about a 44 yd kick they may put it down about the 33 so about that distance with a minute three to go to put Illinois up six David Alano one of the top kickers coming out of high school kick is in the air it is up and it is good he got [Music] it Alano hits it and the ali9 lead is 6 2317 officially from 43 yds and with 58 seconds to go Alano's hit from 43 and 50 great job by the atana office offense keeping the ball keeping the clock rolling not turning the ball over and ending the ending the drive with the kick that's what we talk about and giving the defense an opportunity KU only has 58 seconds on the clock you're going to get a good kickoff hopefully you get down there and cover preferably kick it in the Zone but if not cover the kick and give your defense a chance with KU trying to go down the length of the field with 58 seconds left Michael Martin credit to David Alano all three of his field goals today have been no doubters they've been in the middle third of the the field goal post he's a he's one heck of a a descendant a successor I should say of Caleb Griffin uh to take on this kicking role you talk about a drive who used up a lot of plays 15 plays 42 yards it's not a great average but hey it didn't matter you chewed up over six minutes did the job got to cover the kick though yes indeed here comes machowski to kick it off and Wilson is waving I think for a fair catch yep he does and it'll be at the 25 for Kansas good news is the line of six bad news is that Kansas with a touchdown could uh make this pretty hairy here for the Aline well here's the moment where you where you this is the reason why you have a sellout crowd you're defense gets the the juice from the crowd they're loud it makes it hard on K to hear in the Huddle hear any adjustments hear any check that they may have at the line of scrimmage this is the moment where you want the the sellout to assist in this finishing of the game 2317 Illinois by six Kansas first and 10 at their own 25 Daniels back to pass throw to the right caught Luke Grim pulled down just across the 30 yd line again Kansas has no timeouts savier Scott on on the tackle a nice catch by the Kansas receiver looked like Grim gain of seven second and three 41 seconds left back in the gun Daniels here comes the rush throw right caught across the 40 first down Jayhawks Quinton Skinner with a catch so they've moved it up nine more yards 34 seconds left to get Kansas out of timeouts Daniels with three receivers left one right 30 seconds for the game clock moving back to pass Daniels first down looks to throw deep left incomplete trying to hit Luke Grim across the way and guess who was there savier Scott with two interceptions including a pick six the aliina defensive line is going to have to create some pressure if you can get to the quarterback get him down on the ground this could end the game receivers are going to be downfield it takes a long time for those guys to get back and get lined up get pressure on the quarterback try to get them on on the ground get a sack let's go home 22 seconds left Illinois 23 Kansas 17 second and 10 Kansas from their own 41 left to right crowd in full voice here is Daniels back to pass rush coming chasing him running left Daniels 35 40 and he's pushed out of bounds mil Scott pushed him out of bounds what' he get to about the 44 13 seconds left that shoot up a little bit of time Kanas down to a third and seven with 13 seconds left again they have no timeouts Illinois has one the Ali ey trying to spring it upset in this historic 100th season of Memorial Stadium 2317 Illinois 13 seconds left Daniels with 131 pass passing yards but three interceptions third and seven back to pass throws it right caught out of bounds across Midfield nice catch by Grim down to the Illinois 46 first down Jayhawks a gain of eight and with 8 seconds left in the game again a field goal does them no good this might be the last play of the game they're probably going to have they may take one more chance to throw it short and try to get out of bounds but if not they're going to have to take a shot deep to try to end to try to get a touchdown and win the game first and 10 Kansas at the Illinois 46 but 8 seconds left 2317 Illinois three receivers right one left see what they do here with 8 seconds Daniels throws it right incomplete trying to hit Graham at about the 40 now they're down to 4 seconds this will be the last shot they Al line eye in front of their first first sellout crowd in 8 years nobody's left everybody standing 4 seconds left Illinois 23 Kansas 17 everybody drops back deep for the Ali ice secondary go up and knock the ball down last play of the game Daniels in the gun Illinois wants a time out I think and that's their last one 23 17 Illinois they picked off Daniels three times Xavier Scott with two including a huge pick six right before halftime miles Scott had a pick as well Eli and I trying to upset the 19th ranked team in the country they beat Arizona State here years ago back in 2011 the opportunities over the years have slipped through their fingers including North Carolina 8 years ago 4 seconds left illino 23 Kansas 17 Daniels 19 of 33 [Music] 141 one more stand for the Eli Defense 4 seconds left from Jubilation everybody deep in that secondary for Illinois second and 10 but that really doesn't matter this is it 2317 Illinois [Music] everybody [Music] standing last shot for Daniels in Kansas 4 seconds left Daniels in the gun Here Comes The Rush Under Pressure steps up throws it ball is knocked down it's loose on the field the Ali have it and the game is over the Eli have knocked off Kansas and a huge win in front of a sellout crowd the AL in their orange Jersey celebrate with an orange clad crowd Revenge from a year ago and they've knocked off Kansas 2317 had an uphill fight and the students are coming out of the stands I love it they are rushing the field 2317 Illinois the final the celebration is on Daniels trying to unload that football I don't know if he had it knocked out of his hand or it was deflected whatever it was it went to the ground and the Aline ey have sprung an upset on a Saturday night here in September well we said it Brian today was a day where there were a lot of upsets a lot of games that were close to being upsets and the Ali were able to pull it off did a fantastic job finishing the game both offens ly and defensively I mean this moment right here is amazing this is something that you know as a former Ali I'm getting Goosebumps I'm getting chills