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 Other times it will frustrate you to
no end as physical mistakes are compounded by mental ones. The
Illini did a little bit of both versus the Ball State Cardinals and
were more than fortunate to come away with a 24-21 victory.
To say having Mike Dudek back in an Illini uniform was a great sight
might be the understatement of the year. Dudek scored the game’s
first touchdown when he layed out and basically took the ball from
the defenders, made some other nice plays along the way, and then
had a dazzling 57-yard punt return in the fourth quarter that almost
ensured the Illini’s chances to come back and win the game.
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The good thing about it all is that the Illini will not be short
on things to work on for the next clash against Western
Kentucky. Their team has been averaging between 45-55 points per
game the last couple of years and they will even test the Illini
more than Ball State did.
Game time this Saturday night is set for 7pm! [By JEFF MAYFIELD]
Respond to the writer at
jeffqmay@gmail.com.
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