24 hours from now IU will either be 4-0 or 3-1. There are a few lingering keys to this game that I don't feel have got enough attention.
* While Juice Williams and Rashard Mendenhall are the stars of the Illini offense, the X factor is wide receiver Arrelious Benn. He's arguable the best athlete that they have and U of I uses him in creative ways to get him invovled in the game. Tracy Porter, Leslie Majors, Austin Thomas and the rest of the secondary are going to have to do a good job containing him and stopping any big plays.
* Illini linebacker J Leman is a tackling machine. If he has a huge day and can limit the production of Marcus Thigpen, Demetrius McCray and the rest of the Hoosiers rushing attack, Kellen Lewis will need to have a big day passing the ball for an IU victory.
*One last note, evidently the Big Ten Network has been referring to Indiana as "U of I" Are they calling this game "U of I" vs. "U of I" ? Can anyone who has the Big Ten Network verify this?
*Speaking of the BTN, they did a really good feature on James Hardy and Kellen Lewis. There's even a brief cameo from our very own Lee Hurwitz, (Fortunately for us they edited out the interview they did with Lee and I where we made complete jackasses out of ourselves.) The feature is well done, if you're interested, Click Away
Any concerns/keys to the game that I've overlooked? Who or what do you think will have the biggest impact on the outcome? Let's talk.
