No. 16 Illinois suffered an unexpected defeat in a 30-15 loss to Michigan State on Saturday.
The Illini turned the ball over on downs three times inside Michigan State territory as the Spartans held Chase Brown to 136 yards on 33 carries. Michigan State entered the game as a 16-point underdog as it had lost five of its last six games.
Trailing by eight, Illinois got to the Michigan State 20 with 8:11 and faced a 4th and 2. It was pretty clear that Brown would get the ball and Michigan State stuffed him a yard short of the line to gain. After Michigan State took more than four minutes off the clock, Illinois had a chance to tie the game with a TD and two again. But that drive didn’t even gain a first down and lost four yards.
Illinois was 1-of-6 on fourth downs and also fumbled the ball. Both teams struggled on third down and combined to go 9-for-27.The good news for the Illini is that it’s still in control of the Big Ten West thanks to the division’s mediocrity.
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