What we learned in the Big Ten: Week 12

...38-21 victory at Indiana. In a year where returning starters struggled at quarterback (Adam Weber, Juice Williams, Pryor), these two signal-callers answered the bell for their teams. Kafka will be rewarded with...

FSU's D, Notre Dame and other disappointments

There have been quite a few revelations this fall (the Stanford Cardinal, the Pittsburgh Panthers, and RB Dion Lewis and QB Jonathan Crompton of the T...

Blog Entry | Conversation | November 18, 2009

Oct 25, 2008; Madison, WI, USA; Illinois Fighting Illini quarterback Juice Williams (7) looks to throw a pass during the first quarter against the Wisconsin Badgers at Camp...

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...affirms his support for Rich Rodriguez one more time, annarbor.com's Dave Birkett writes. Quarterback Juice Williams will start Illinois' final two games if healthy, Bob Asmussen writes in The (Champaign) News-Gazette...

Northwestern fends off Illinois to help bowl bid with 7th win

Mike Kafka threw for 305 yards and a touchdown and ran for another score in Northwestern's 21-16 win Saturday over Illinois.

Source: Illinois to start Charest at QB

Illinois will start redshirt freshman Jacob Charest at quarterback Saturday against Northwestern, a source told ESPN.com's Joe Schad.

EVANSTON, IL - NOVEMBER 22: Quarterback Juice Williams #7 of the Illinois Fighting Illini runs with the football against the Northwestern Wildcats at Ryan...

EVANSTON, IL - NOVEMBER 22: Quarterback Juice Williams #7 of the Illinois Fighting Illini is sacked by linebacker Prince Kwateng #36 of the Northwestern...

They don't know drama

The Illinois-Northwestern rivalry has been mostly subdued the past five years.

Iowa's Vandenberg ready for major mental test

...problems for veteran quarterbacks like Penn State's Daryll Clark, Minnesota's Adam Weber and Illinois' Juice Williams. The Buckeyes rank second in the league behind Iowa in interceptions with 16 and bring consistent...

What to watch in the Big Ten: Week 11

...Hawkeyes, but he's still dealing with a hand injury suffered in Iowa City. Illinois starter Juice Williams sustained a sprained ankle last week against Minnesota and is listed as questionable. Redshirt freshman Jacob...

Week 11 college football preview

Scott Powers' Week 11 college football preview

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...in the Detroit Free Press. Illinois head coach Ron Zook is now "cautiously optimistic" about quarterback Juice Williams playing against Northwestern, Herb Gould writes in the Chicago Sun-Times. Wisconsin should take no pity...

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...disadvantages to contend for a BCS bowl berth, Darren Everson writes in The Wall Street Journal. Juice Williams has been downgraded to doubtful, so freshman Jacob Charest likely will start at quarterback for Illinois...

Then & Now: Big numbers for Keenum

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