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Whatever Illinois does at QB, JoJo Domann will be a critical part of the Huskers’ plan to defend it | Football








Nebraska linebacker JoJo Domann sacks Penn State quarterback Will Levis on Saturday at Memorial Stadium.



KENNETH FERRIERA, Journal Star


Nebraska is preparing for a bit of a coronavirus-related curveball this weekend against Illinois.

It’s not – at least, at this point – about whether the game will happen, but more about who will play for the Illini.

Illinois lost quarterback Brandon Peters to the conference’s 21-day COVID-19 protocol after its season-opener against Wisconsin late last month and has played its last three games without him.

Now, he should be eligible to get back into the fold against Nebraska, but a promising redshirt freshman turned in an eye-opening performance in a 23-20 win over Rutgers on Saturday.

That’s Isaiah “Juice” Williams, the heralded recruit from St. Louis, who rushed 31 times for 192 yards in the victory in addition to modest passing numbers (7-of-18 for 102 yards). So, who will it be?

UI head coach Lovie Smith isn’t saying.

“What I see is that our starting quarterback has been out and he’s available this week,” Smith said Monday. “That’s a good option. What I also saw is what our other quarterback was able to do this week. Of course, I’m not going to say what our gameplan would be, but I would say we have some good options going into this week.”

That makes for a bit of a mystery on Nebraska’s end, considering the Illini will likely operate differently depending on which guy plays or plays the most.



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