The University of Illinois lost a tight football game on Saturday to Purdue 34-31. It was one of the games on the schedule that looked winnable for the U of I but Lovie Smith says a long list, 125 yards in fact, of penalties hurt the orange and blue.
The 1-4 Illini head to New Jersey to play 2-4 Rutgers on Saturday. Rutgers lost 78-0 last week against Michigan.