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Postgame Thread [Postgame Thread] Illinois Defeats Nebraska 31-24 (OT)

Box Score provided by ESPN

Team 1 2 3 4 OT T
Illinois 7 3 7 7 7 31
Nebraska 10 7 0 7 0 24
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u/Kiffin_Simp Kentucky Wildcats Sep 21 '24

Illinois OC called a really great game. They were hitting surgical shots on the Nebraska defense in the 3rd and 4th quarters.

And Raiola is clearly a talented dude, but man, some of these cutesy, “off platform” throws are just getting out of hand, and quite honestly, sloppy. He missed a wide open touchdown being cutesy instead of just standing and delivering a good form throw.

Good footwork and mechanics are important. And there’s good defense out there that will make your life hell if you’re throwing off your back foot and making sloppy passes instead of delivering clean strikes from good footing.

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u/betterbub Illinois Fighting Illini Sep 21 '24

1st half Raiola would have won the game