Illinois Fighting Iliini (NCAA 10)

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System - 360
Difficulty - Heisman
Sliders - FistOfRage's
Rosters - RomanCaesar's
Quarter Length - 7 Minutes

Recruiting House Rules
Recruit freely within the state of Illinois.
Only sign one recruit who's "stars" are equal to school's prestige plus one outside of Illinois.
Seniors +3 rule in effect.

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2009 Illinois Fighting Illini Schedule

Week	Date	Rank	H/A	Opponent
1	9/5		A	Missouri
2	9/12		H	Army
3				BYE
4	9/26	#7	A	Ohio State
5	10/3	#8	H	Penn State
6	10/10		H	Michigan St
7	10/17		A	Indiana
8	10/24		A	Purdue
9	10/31		H	Michigan
10	11/7		A	Minnesota
11	11/14		H	Northwestern
12				BYE
13	11/28		A	Cincinnati
14	12/5		H	Fresno State

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Illinois Fighting Illini's 2009 Roster

POS	First	Last	Year	OVR
QB	Juice	Williams	SR	91
	Eddie	McGee	JR-RS	87
	Jacob	Charest	FR-RS	79
	Nathan	Scheelhaase	FR	75
HB	Daniel	Dufrene	SR-RS	85
	Jason	Ford	SO	85
	Mikel	Leshoure	SO	82
	Troy	Pollard	SO-RS	78
	Justin	Green	FR	77
FB	Greg	Fuller	FR	73
WR	Arrelious	Benn	JR	97
	Jarred	Fayson	JR-RS	88
	Jeff	Cumberland	SR	86
	AJ	Jenkins	SO	83
	Chris	Duvalt	SR	82
	Cordale	Scott	SO	82
	Terry	Hawthorne	FR	80
	Fred	Sykes	SO	80
	Chris	James	JR-RS	80
TE	Michael	Hoomanawanui	SR	89
	Hubie	Graham	SO	80
	London	Davis	FR-RS	74
LT	Jeff	Allen	SO	88
	Craig	Wilson	SO-RS	83
LG	Randall	Hunt	JR-RS	87
	Graham	Pocic	FR-RS	82
C	Eric	Block	SR-RS	88
	Tyler	Sands	FR-RS	73
RG	Jon	Asamoah	SR	90
	Jack	Cornell	SO-RS	82
RT	Ryan	Palmer	JR-RS	84
	Corey	Lewis	SO	81
	Leon	Hill	FR	73
LE	Clay	Nurse	JR-RS	77
	Antonio	James	SR	77
	Glenn	Foster	FR-RS	70
	Michael	Buchanan	FR	69
RE	Doug	Pilcher	SR-RS	80
	Whitney	Mercilus	FR-RS	69
DT	Corey	Liuget	SO	85
	Josh	Brent	JR	84
	Sirod	Williams	SR-RS	81
	Rahkeem	Smith	SR	77
	Lendell	Buckner	FR	75
	Daryle	Ballew	SO-RS	74
LOLB	Ian	Thomas	SO	78
	Aaron	Gress	JR	73
	Justin	Staples	FR-RS	70
MLB	Martez	Wilson	JR	86
	Evan	Frierson	FR-RS	76
	Nate	Palmer	FR-RS	73
	Eric	Watts	FR	69
ROLB	Nate	Bussey	JR	77
	Russell	Ellington	SO	77
	Dustin	Jefferson	JR-RS	73
CB	Dere	Hicks	SR	85
	Tavon	Wilson	SO	82
	Miami	Thomas	SO-RS	79
	Travon	Bellamy	JR-RS	78
	Joelil	Thrash	FR	76
	Patrick	Nixon-Youman	FR-RS	74
FS	Donsay	Hardeman	SR	85
	Supo	Sanni	SO	75
	Tommie	Hopkins	FR	72
SS	Garrett	Edwards	JR-RS	76
	Bo	Flowers	JR	75
	Ashante	Williams	FR-RS	64
K	Matt	Eller	SO	77
P	Anthony	Sentella	JR-RS	75

Bold Indicates Starters
Red Indicates Red-Shirting This Season

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2009 Preseason Top-25 Poll

Rank	Team
1	Florida
2	Oklahoma
3	Texas
4	USC
5	LSU
6	Alabama
7	Ohio State
8	Penn State
9	Ok. State
10	VTech
11	Ole Miss
12	Oregon
13	Georgia
14	Boise St
15	Cal
16	N. Carolina
17	BYU
18	Georgia Tech
19	TCU
20	Florida St
21	Nebraska
22	Iowa
23	W. Virginia
24	Utah
25	Kansas
36	Illinois

Name	POS	Team	Move
Tim Tebow	QB	Florida	<-->
Sam Bradford	QB	Oklahoma	<-->
Colt McCoy	QB	Texas	<-->
Jahvid Best	HB	California	<-->
Daryll Clark	QB	Penn State	<-->

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I live in Illinois so I'll be following.

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Big Benn Strikes Twice in Rivalry Win Over Mizzou

Illinois 27, Missouri 24
1 2 3 4 T Final ILL (1-0) 7 10 10 0 27 MIZZ (0-1) 7 7 3 7 24	3:00 PM September 5, 2009 Edward Jones Dome, St. Louis, MO

The season opener is one to remember for the Fighting Illini as they escape Missouri with a 27-24 win in The Arch Rivalry. Even though Illinois' SR QB Juice Williams committed three turnovers by way of interceptions, he went on to toss three touchdowns, two of which went to All-American WR Aurelius Benn. The defense was just decent, but the offense also left them in some sticky situations with the INTs. With a three point lead, Illinois couldn't get a first down to continue to burn clock and had to punt with a little over a minute remaining. Backed up on their 5-yard line and on 4th down, Missouri's Gabbard completes a big gainer down to their 40-yard line. A couple clutch passes later, the Missouri Tigers spike the ball the Illini's 28-yard line, setting up a possible game-tying field goal. After icing the kicker, the kick was up and.... NO GOOD! WIDE LEFT!

TEAM STAT COMPARISON Total Offense 295 314 1st Downs 13 14 3rd Down Efficiency 4-10 4-13 4th Down Efficiency 1-2 2-3 Total Yards 446 403 Rushing Yards 67 107 Passing Yards 228 207 Turnovers 3 1 2-Point Conversions 0-0 0-0 Red Zone % 100 100 Red Zone TD 3 2 Red Zone FG 0 1 Penalties 3-29 4-45 Possession Time 15:23 12:37

Illinois Fighting Illini PASSING CP/A YDS TD INT J. Williams 18/26 228 3 3 RUSHING ATT YDS AVG TD D. Dufrene 14 36 2.5 0 J. Ford 3 10 3.3 0 RECEIVING REC YDS AVG TD J. Cumberland 5 82 16.4 0 A. Benn 4 75 18.7 2 J. Fayson 4 28 7.0 0 DEFENSE TKL SCK INT TD E. Frierson 9 0 0 0 D. Hardeman 5 0 1 0 C. Liuget 4 2 0 0 KICKING FG XP LNG PTS M. Eller 2/2 3/3 45 9 Missouri Tigers PASSING CP/A YDS TD INT B. Gabbert 24/34 207 1 1 RUSHING ATT YDS AVG TD D. Washington 9 95 10.5 2 D. Moore 5 10 2.0 0 RECEIVING REC YDS AVG TD J. Perry 5 81 16.2 0 W. Kemp 4 35 8.7 0 D. Alexander 2 -2 -1.0 1 DEFENSE TKL SCK INT TD K. Jackson 14 0 1 0 K. Rutland 5 0 1 0 L. Lambert 3 0 1 0 KICKING FG XP LNG PTS T. Mills 1/2 3/3 25 6

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Following!

[matttype]

Nice win! I'll follow.

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Recruiting Round-Up: Only Three Targets In-State

There are 19 players on Illinois' recruiting board and only three of them are from their home state, including their #1 target. Defensive end Andrew Carey (3*, 6'5", 250 lbs.) hails from Alsip, IL and could find himself playing some meaningful minutes right away in Champaign, if he decides to join the team that is. The coaching staff would rather see Carey come in and learn from the upper-classmen first, but that luxury may not be around in 2010 at the defensive end positions.

Continuing their development on the defensive side of the ball, hard-hitting strong safety Brandon Coleman (3*, 6'1", 211 lbs.) out of Quincy, IL is being pursued heavily by coach Ron Zook. The kid has good speed and can lay the lumber to any receiver that's not paying attention. He's not going to man-up on the other team's #1 WR by any stretch of the imagination, but plays a good center field.

And the "cream" of Illinois' recruiting board crop is.... a punter? Justin McCoy (4*) from Elgin, IL is the highest rated recruit being targeted by the Fighting Illini. The kid has got a good boot and, for what it's worth, has some decent wheels (4.62 40 time) for a punter. When asked, an anonymous coach of the program said "Just as if they were on your team, we don't talk about any players that use their feet more than their hands".

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Week 2 Coaches' Poll

Rank	LW	Team	W-L	Next Game
1	1	Florida	1-0	vs. Troy
2	2	Oklahoma	1-0	vs. FCS West
3	3	Texas	1-0	@ Wyoming
4	4	USC	1-0	@ #7 Ohio St
5	6	Alabama	1-0	vs. FIU
6	5	LSU	1-0	vs. Vandy
7	7	Ohio St	1-0	vs. #4 USC
8	8	Penn St	1-0	vs. Syracuse
9	9	Ok State	1-0	vs. Houston
10	11	Ole Miss	1-0	BYE
11	14	Boise St	1-0	vs. Miami (OH)
12	15	California	1-0	vs. FCS West
13	16	UNC	1-0	@ UConn
14	10	VTech	0-1	vs. Marshall
15	18	GTech	1-0	vs. Clemson
16	19	TCU	0-0	@ Virginia
17	12	Oregon	0-1	vs. Purdue
18	13	Georgia	0-1	vs. S. Carolina
19	20	Florida St	1-0	vs. FCS East
20	21	Nebraska	1-0	vs. Ark. St
21	22	Iowa	1-0	@ Iowa State
22	23	WVU	1-0	vs. ECU
23	17	BYU	0-1	@ Tulane
24	24	Utah	1-0	@ SJSU
25	25	Kansas	1-0	@ UTEP

Name	POS	Team	Move	Last Game
Tim Tebow	QB	Florida	<-->	13-18, 281 Yds, 12 Car, 78 Yds, 4 TD
Sam Bradford	QB	Oklahoma	<-->	28-36, 369 Yds, 21 Car, 51 Yds, 6 TD
Colt McCoy	QB	Texas	<-->	29-34, 284 Yds, 16 Car, 61 Yds, 3 TD
Jahvid Best	HB	California	<-->	20 Car, 103 Yds, 3 Rec, 36 Yds
Daryll Clark	QB	Penn State	<-->	19-34, 274 Yds, 2 TD

Players of the Week

NCAA Offensive Player of the Week - QB Bo Levi Mitchell, SMU

• Last Game vs FCS MW W (37-23)
• 33-60, 453 Yds, 13 Car, 18 Yds, 4 Total TD

NCAA Defensive Player of the Week - RE Willie Young, NCST

• Last Game Vs S Car W (14-12)
• 15 TKLS (4 TFL), 2 SKS, 2 FF, FR

Big Ten Offensive Player of the Week - QB Ricky Stanzi, Iowa

• Last Game Vs FCS MW W (45-3)
• 14-24, 256 Yds, 14 Car, 54 Yds, 5 Total TD

Big Ten Defensive Player of the Week - FS Brett Greenwood, Iowa

• Last Game Vs FCS MW W (45-3)
• TKL, 3 INT, FF