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‘Embarrassed’ and ‘lackadaisical’ Huskers blown out at home by Illinois | Football



Illinois put 28 first-half points on the board behind 290 yards of offense, then opened up the second half with an apparent-three-and-out. The fake punt, though, jump-started what turned into a 16-play drive that not only led to three more points but also took nearly five extra minutes off the clock.

That set the tone for the rest of the half. Nursing a multi-score lead, Illinois’ first three second-half possessions looked like this:

* 16 plays, 65 yards, 6:31 time of posession, three points.

* 10 plays, 75 yards, 4:17 TOP, seven points.

* 12 plays, 41 yards, 5:42 TOP, three points.

Overall, Illinois outgained Nebraska 490 yards to 392, running the ball 52 times for 282 yards (5.5 per carry) and four touchdowns. It also got a strong performance from quarterback Brandon Peters (18-of-25 for 205 yards and a touchdown, plus 36 rushing yards and another score) in his first game back since missing 21 days due to the Big Ten’s COVID-19 protocol.

Both Mike Epstein and Chase Brown topped 100 yards rushing for Illinois, and the visitors converted 11 of 17 third-down tries.

“Nobody played good enough to win today,” Frost said. “Right from the first snap of the game, nobody played good enough to win. I told the team we all have to look in the mirror on that.”



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