No. 11 Illinois was struggling for momentum at Duke. Then came a penalty that changed everything.
- Posted on September 7, 2025
- By Chicago Tribune
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No. 11 Illinois was struggling for momentum at Duke. Then came a penalty that changed everything.

The sequence Bret Bielema singled out as “the play of the game” in No. 11 Illinois’ rout of Duke on Saturday wasn’t even made by anyone on the field.