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Ervin became only the seventh position player to start a season opener as a true freshman, joining wide receiver Wan’Dale Robinson (2019), quarterback Adrian Martinez (2018), linebacker Dedrick Young (2015), offensive tackle Tyler Moore (2011), wide receiver Terrence Nunn (2004), and cornerback Ralph Brown (1996).

Another mystery starter was revealed on defense, when cornerback Quinton Newsome got the start opposite Cam Taylor-Britt. Newsome, a sophomore, finished with five tackles.

Burned by the backup: College football can be a long and winding road for many players.

Quarterback Artur Sitkowski committed to Miami out of high school. Then he flipped to Rutgers. Then he struggled for the Scarlet Knights, eventually getting supplanted by Nebraska transfer Noah Vedral last season.

Then Sitkowski transferred to Illinois. The first team he faced as a member of the Illini? Nebraska.

Sitkowski came off the bench to replace Illini starter Brandon Peters after Peters left the game holding his left shoulder late in the first quarter. The player who once went 2-for-16 with four interceptions against Maryland proceeded to connect on 11 of his first 12 throws against Nebraska’s defense.

Sitkowski finished 12-for-15 for 124 yards and two touchdowns. Against a Nebraska defense on which the secondary was thought to be a position of strength, he and Peters combined to go 15-for-19 for 159 yards.



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