THE LAND FROM WHICH THEY COME
Urbana-Champaign looks nice, but I'll hold out for that assignment in Hawai'i.
TEN FACTS AND LAWS ABOUT ILLINOIS
- In Champaign it is illegal to pee in your neighbor's mouth.
- In 1893 Chicago opened the first aquarium.
- If you are not in possession of at least one dollar you can be arrested for vagrancy.
- Kashakia and Vandalia were Illinois' state capitals before Springfield.
- In the Pullman area of Chicago it is illegal to drink beer out of a bucket while sitting on a curb.
- Round Silos were first made in Spring Grove, Illinois
- It is still illegal for boys in Mount Pulaski, IL to throw snowballs at trees.
- The Chicago Public Library is the world's largest with over 2 million books.
- It is illegal to eat in a place that is on fire in Chicago.
- If you are enrolled in a culinary program you can legally drink under the age of 21.
FIVE ODD CHICAGO LAWS
- It is illegal to give a dog whiskey.
- If you are diseased, maimed, mutilated, or "otherwise an unsightly or disgusting object" you are banned from going out in public.
- Kites cannot be flown within city limits.
- It is illegal to take a French Poodle to the opera.
- A woman over 200 pounds is not allowed to ride a horse wearing shorts.
Dumblaws.com, bored.com
| LOCATION | Urbana-Champaign, IL |
| YEAR FOUNDED | 1867 |
| ENROLLMENT | 44,087 |
| NICKNAME | Fighting Illini |
| COLORS | Blue and Orange |
| HEAD COACH | Bill Cubit |
KNOW ILLINOIS' RECENT HISTORY
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| ILLINOIS | YEAR | OHIO STATE |
| 6-7 | 2014 | 14-1 |
| 4-8 | 2013 | 12-2 |
| 2-10 | 2012 | 12-0 |
| 12-25 | TOTAL | 38-3 |
| 4-8 | AVERAGE | 13-1 |
KNOW THE MAN WHO LEADS ILLINOIS
Bill Cubit was named the interim head coach after Tim Beckman was fired on the 28th of August. Before being named interim head coach Cubit was Illinois' offensive coordinator and quarterbacks coach since 2013. Prior to working at Illinois Cubit was the head coach at Western Michigan from 2005-2012. He was 51-47 (.520) with the Broncos and made it to 3 bowl games.
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| POSITION | PLAYER | COMP. RATING | POSITION | PLAYER | COMP. RATING |
| QB | WES LUNT | .889 | QB | JT BARRETT | .935 |
| RB | Ke'SHAWN VAUGHN | .826 .895 | RB | EZEKIEL ELLIOTT | .969 |
| WR | GERONIMO ALLISON | .854 | WR | MICHAEL THOMAS | .870 |
| WR | DESMOND CAIN | .793 .843 | WR | CURTIS SAMUEL | .970 |
| WR | MALIK TURNER | .801 | HY | BRAXTON MILLER | .983 |
| TE | TYLER WHITE | .821 | TE | NICK VANNETT | .912 |
| LT | AUSTIN SCHMIDT | .805 | LT | TAYLOR DECKER | .927 |
| LG | CHRIS BOLES | .847 | LG | BILLY PRICE | .916 |
| C | JOE SPENCER | .874 | C | JACOBY BOREN | .870 |
| RG | TED KARRAS | .817 | RG | PAT ELFLEIN | .842 |
| RT | CHRISTIAN DiLAURO | .832 | RT | CHASE FARRIS | .925 |
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| AVERAGE | .764 | AVERAGE | .920 |
OFFENSIVE STARTERS RECRUITING NOTES 2012-2015
Illinois' highest rated starter is QB Chris Lunt (.889).
The largest gap among the offensive starters is the 182 point gap between Ohio State's Braxton Miller (.983) and Illinois' WR Malik Turner (.801).
The average of Ohio State's starters is 156 points better than Illinois'.
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| POSITION | NO. OF PLAYERS | POSITION | NO. OF PLAYERS |
| QB | 4 | QB | 4 |
| RB | 9 | RB | 5 |
| WR | 12 | WR | 11 |
| ATH | 6 | ATH | 9 |
| TE | 6 | TE | 3 |
| OT | 8 | OT | 11 |
| OG / C | 5 | OG / C | 7 |
| TOTAL | 50 | TOTAL | 50 |
OFFENSIVE RECRUITING COMPARISON
Illinois' starting QB, Wes Lunt (.889), was 19/33 for 169 yards and 3 TDs last week against Purdue.
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| AVERAGE | CATEGORY | AVERAGE |
| 6-3 | HEIGHT | 6-4 |
| 209 | WEIGHT | 208 |
| .856 | COMP. AVERAGE | .890 |
Between 2012-2015 Illinois signed 4 quarterbacks and Ohio State signed 4. Aaron Bailey (.928) was the Illini's highest rated QB commit.
Last week RB Ke'Shawn Vaughn rushed for 180 yards, 11.3 ypc and 2 TDs. Through 9 weeks the freshman has gained 665 yards on the ground.
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| 5-11 | HEIGHT | 6-0 |
| 193 | WEIGHT | 207 |
| .845 | COMP. AVERAGE | .953 |
Between 2012 and 2015 Illinois signed 9 running backs. Ke'Shawn Vaughn (.895) was their highest rated commit. Ohio State's highest rated commit was Ezekiel Elliott (.969).
WR Geronimo Allison (.837) has 1,354 receiving yards and 8 touchdowns during his career.
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| 6-1 | HEIGHT | 6-1 |
| 187 | WEIGHT | 189 |
| .827 | COMP. AVERAGE | .914 |
Between 2012 and 2015 Illinois signed 12 wide receivers. Tyrin Stone-Davis (.869) was their highest rated commit. Ohio State's highest rated commit was Jalin Marshall (.983).
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| 6-1 | HEIGHT | 6-3 |
| 193 | WEIGHT | 198 |
| .835 | COMP. AVERAGE | .915 |
The Illini signed 6 athletes between 2012-2015. Caleb Day (.835) was their highest rated athlete. Curtis Samuel (.970) was Ohio State's highest rated athlete.
TE Tyler White (.821) has 5 receptions and 2 touchdowns.
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| 6-4 | HEIGHT | 6-4 |
| 234 | WEIGHT | 228 |
| .796 | COMP. AVERAGE | .901 |
Between 2012 and 2015 Illinois signed six tight ends. Ohio State only signed three. Caleb Reams (.833) was Illinois' highest rated commit. Ohio State's highest rated commit was Marcus Baugh (.960)
LT Austin Schmidt (.805) was signed by Illinois in 2013.
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| 6-5 | HEIGHT | 6-8 |
| 279 | WEIGHT | 297 |
| .829 | COMP. AVERAGE | .904 |
Between 2012 and 2015 the Illini signed 8 offensive tackles. Gabe Megginson (.918) was Illinois' highest rated OT commit. Ohio State's highest rated OT commit was Jamarco Jones (.970).
Joe Spencer (.874) is Illinois' starting center.
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| 6-4 | HEIGHT | 6-4 |
| 283 | WEIGHT | 293 |
| .825 | COMP. AVERAGE | .893 |
Between 2012 and 2015 Illinois signed five players at offensive guard / center. Joe Spencer (.874) was their highest rated commit. Ohio State's highest rated commit was Demetrius Knox (.952).
ALL SIGNED PLAYERS 2012-2015
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| AARON BAILEY (2013) | 6-2 | 225 | .928 | J.T. BARRETT (2013) | 6-2 | 205 | .935 | |
| CHAYCE CROUCH (2014) | 6-4 | 215 | .858 | JOE BURROW (2015) | 6-4 | 200 | .897 | |
| JIMMY FITZGERALD (2015) | 6-3 | 205 | .849 | CARDALE JONES (2012) | 6-5 | 220 | .870 | |
| JEFF GEORGE (2014) | 6-3 | 190 | .788 | STEPHEN COLLIER (2014) | 6-4 | 208 | .859 | |
| AVERAGE | 6-3 | 209 | .856 | AVERAGE | 6-4 | 208 | .890 |
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| PLAYER | HGHT | WT | COMP. RATING | PLAYER | HGHT | WT | COMP. RATING | |
| Ke'SHAWN VAUGHN (2015) | 5-10 | 210 | .895 | EZEKIEL ELLIOTT (2013) | 6-0 | 212 | .969 | |
| DRE BROWN (2015) | 6-0 | 195 | .874 | DONTRE WILSON (2013) | 5-10 | 181 | .969 | |
| DAMI AYOOLA (2012) | 5-10 | 200 | .872 | MICHAEL WEBER (2015) | 5-9 | 219 | .960 | |
| DEVIN CHURCH (2012) | 5-8 | 175 | .850 | BRI'ONTE DUNN (2012) | 6-2 | 218 | .954 | |
| MATT DOMER (2014) | 6-0 | 180 | .848 | WARREN BALL (2012) | 6-2 | 203 | .914 | |
| REGGIE CORBIN (2015) | 5-10 | 190 | .825 | |||||
| HENRY ENYENIHI (2015) | 6-0 | 220 | .824 | |||||
| JULIAN HYLTON (2014) | 6-1 | 180 | .807 | |||||
| KENDRICK FOSTER (2013) | 5-8 | 185 | .806 | |||||
| AVERAGE | 5-11 | 193 | .845 | AVERAGE | 6-0 | 207 | .953 |
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| PLAYER | HGHT | WT | COMP. RATING | PLAYER | HGHT | WT | COMP. RATING | |
| TYRIN STONE-DAVIS (2014) | 6-3 | 195 | .869 | JALIN MARSHALL (2013) | 5-11 | 196 | .983 | |
| SAM MAYS (2015) | 6-3 | 181 | .859 | JOHNNIE DIXON (2014) | 5-10 | 187 | .964 | |
| GERONIMO ALLISON (2014) | 6-3 | 180 | .854 | PARRIS CAMPBELL (2014) | 6-0 | 184 | .936 | |
| MIKE DUDEK (2014) | 5-11 | 175 | .842 | K.J. HILL (2015) | 6-0 | 188 | .930 | |
| JASON ROBERTSON (2012) | 6-0 | 183 | .831 | JAMES CLARK (2013) | 5-10 | 170 | .911 | |
| DIONTE TAYLOR (2013) | 6-0 | 170 | .822 | TERRY McLUARIN (2014) | 6-0 | 190 | .905 | |
| JUSTIN HARDEE (2012) | 6-1 | 180 | .814 | COREY SMITH (2013) | 5-11 | 185 | .903 | |
| MALIK TURNER (2014) | 6-1 | 205 | .801 | ALEX STUMP (2015) | 6-3 | 195 | .897 | |
| MARCHIE MURDOCK (2013) | 6-1 | 165 | .793 | FRANK EPITROPOULOS (2012) | 6-3 | 195 | .878 | |
| MARTIZE BARR (2013) | 5-11 | 195 | .789 | RICQUAN SOUTHWARD (2012) | 6-2 | 185 | .876 | |
| RAPHAEL BARR (2014) | 6-2 | 205 | .699 | MICHAEL THOMAS (2012) | 6-4 | 200 | .870 | |
| NATE ECHARD (2013) | 6-2 | 215 | .699 | |||||
| AVERAGE | 6-1 | 187 | .806 | AVERAGE | 6-1 | 189 | .914 |
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| PLAYER | HGHT | WT | COMP. RATING | PLAYER | HGHT | WT | COMP. RATING | |
| CALEB DAY (2013) | 6-1 | 186 | .835 | CURTIS SAMUEL (2014) | 6-0 | 185 | .970 | |
| TRENARD DAVIS (2015) | 6-0 | 195 | .844 | JEROME BAKER (2015) | 6-2 | 203 | .969 | |
| MIGUEL HERMOSILLO (2013) | 5-11 | 191 | .837 | TORRANCE GIBSON (2015) | 6-4 | 204 | .961 | |
| LAKEITH WALLS (2012) | 6-4 | 200 | .832 | SAM HUBBARD (2014) | 6-6 | 225 | .923 | |
| JULIAN JONES (2015) | 6-3 | 205 | .821 | NOAH BROWN (2014) | 6-2 | 212 | .919 | |
| TAYLOR BARTON (2012) | 6-0 | 180 | .803 | MALIK HOOKER (2014) | 6-2 | 185 | .886 | |
| TYVIS POWELL (2012) | 6-4 | 180 | .876 | |||||
| CHRISTOPHER WORLEY (2013) | 6-3 | 190 | .868 | |||||
| DARRON LEE (2013) | 6-2 | 195 | .860 | |||||
| AVERAGE | 6-1 | 193 | .835 | AVERAGE | 6-3 | 198 | .915 |
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| PLAYER | HGHT | WT | COMP. RATING | PLAYER | HGHT | WT | COMP. RATING | |
| CALEB REAMS (2015) | 6-3 | 220 | .833 | MARCUS BAUGH (2013) | 6-4 | 225 | .960 | |
| CHRISTIAN DiLAURO (2013) | 6-6 | 250 | .832 | BLAKE THOMAS (2012) | 6-4 | 240 | .871 | |
| TYLER WHITE (2013) | 6-6 | 240 | .821 | A.J. ALEXANDER (2015) | 6-4 | 220 | .869 | |
| ANDREW DAVIS (2015) | 6-6 | 220 | .814 | |||||
| AINSLIE JOHNSON (2015) | 6-2 | 235 | .774 | |||||
| DANIEL RHODES (2012) | 6-3 | 240 | .700 | |||||
| AVERAGE | 6-4 | 234 | .796 | AVERAGE | 6-4 | 228 | .901 |
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| PLAYER (YEAR) | HGHT | WT | COMP. RATING | PLAYER (YEAR) | HGHT | WT | COMP. RATING | |
| GABE MEGGINSON (2015) | 6-5 | 295 | .918 | JAMARCO JONES (2014) | 6-5 | 290 | .970 | |
| ADAM SOLOMON (2015) | 6-6 | 290 | .856 | EVAN LISLE (2013) | 6-5 | 260 | .965 | |
| ZEKE MARTIN (2015) | 6-5 | 280 | .830 | ISAIAH PRINCE (2015) | 6-6 | 272 | .950 | |
| JESSE CHADWELL (2013) | 6-5 | 260 | .828 | TAYLOR DECKER (2012) | 6-8 | 315 | .927 | |
| JORDAN FAGAN (2015) | 6-6 | 280 | .816 | KYLE DODSON (2012) | 6-6 | 330 | .919 | |
| AUSTIN SCHMIDT (2013) | 6-6 | 270 | .805 | KYLE TROUT (2014) | 6-6 | 300 | .901 | |
| DALLAS HINKOUSE (2013) | 6-5 | 270 | .803 | GRANT SCHMIDT (2015) | 6-6 | 275 | .873 | |
| PETER CVIJANOVIC (2014) | 6-5 | 285 | .778 | KEVIN FEDER (2015) | 6-9 | 305 | .870 | |
| BRANDEN BOWEN (2015) | 6-7 | 330 | .867 | |||||
| BRADY TAYLOR (2014) | 6-5 | 276 | .862 | |||||
| TIMOTHY GARDNER (2013) | 6-5 | 310 | .842 | |||||
| AVERAGE | 6-5 | 279 | .829 | AVERAGE | 6-8 | 297 | .904 |
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| PLAYER (YEAR) | HGHT | WT | COMP. RATING | PLAYER (YEAR) | HGHT | WT | COMP. RATING | |
| JOE SPENCER (2012) | 6-3 | 280 | .874 | DEMETRIUS KNOX (2014) | 6-4 | 294 | .952 | |
| NICK ALLEGRETTI (2014) | 6-4 | 280 | .848 | MATTHEW BURRELL (2015) | 6-4 | 321 | .949 | |
| ROBERT BAIN (2012) | 6-3 | 280 | .825 | JOEY O'CONNOR (2012) | 6-3 | 280 | .908 | |
| ZACH HEATH (2015) | 6-4 | 285 | .790 | MARCELYS JONES (2014) | 6-5 | 325 | .881 | |
| CONNOR BRENNAN (2015) | 6-4 | 290 | .789 | JACOBY BOREN (2012) | 6-3 | 275 | .870 | |
| MIRKO JURKOVIC (2015) | 6-5 | 275 | .852 | |||||
| PAT ELFLEIN (2012) | 6-3 | 280 | .842 | |||||
| AVERAGE | 6-4 | 283 | .825 | AVERAGE | 6-4 | 293 | .893 |
THIS WEEK'S ARTICLES
The Rundown: No. 2 Ohio State at Illinois
The Series History: Ohio State/Illinois
Prep Tracker Week 12
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