HoosierIllustrated.com contributors John Alden and former Indiana football wide receiver Mitchell Paige look back at IU's loss to Illinois. (Ron Johnson-USA TODAY Sports)
The Indiana football program is coming off of a difficult loss to Illinois on Saturday — a game in which eliminated Indiana from bowl contention.
The Hoosiers fell to Illinois 48-45 in overtime — despite holding a 27-12 lead late in the first half. Indiana gave up 662 total yards of offense. That yardage is tied for the most that an Indiana football defense had given up since Tom Allen took over the Indiana program in 2017.
Indiana did, however, put up 451 yards of total offense, have 29 first downs, convert 7-of-13 third downs and were 5-of-5 in the red zone.
HoosierIllustrated.com contributors John Alden and former Indiana football wide receiver Mitchell Paige look back at IU’s week 11 loss to Illinois and break down what they saw.
What went right? What went wrong? And other key takeaways.
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