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Game ball: Bielema. The Illinois native is back in the Big Ten West for the first time since he left Wisconsin after the 2012 regular season.

He didn’t waste any time putting his stamp on the UI program. They’ve got a ways to go still, but possessing the ball for 34:55, committing just three penalties and getting steady quarterback play (15-of-19 for 159 yards, two touchdowns and no turnovers from Brandon Peters and Artur Sitkowski) is a recipe that’s worked for Bielema in the past in this conference.

Game ball: When Sitkowski first came into the game, it looked like Illinois wanted to do anything but throw the ball. However, he settled in, completed 12-of-15 for 124 and two scores, and managed the game really well. On the 14-play, 75-yard scoring drive to open the third quarter, Sitkowski, the former Rutgers quarterback, completed all four of his passes for 32 yards, including a 2-yarder to tight end Luke Ford for a touchdown.

Hat tip: Nebraska’s outside linebacking trio of Tannor, Pheldarius Payne and Garrett Nelson made their presence felt, especially in the first half.

They combined for 5½ of Nebraska’s nine tackles for loss, and Payne logged two sacks. The defense wore down a little bit in big spots in the second half, but there is a lot to work with going forward, too.



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