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Fighting Illini makes history during Illinois's 38-16 win against Michigan State in Week 12 of college football | Sporting News
A 9-3 season is in play for Illinois. A 38-16 win against Michigan State on November 16, which happened to be Senior Day, concluded the Fighting Illini’s best home record in football since 2001 at 6-1.
Running back Josh McCray carried the Illini with three touchdowns, two from the 1-yard. Part of a 61-yard day on the ground, Illinois amassed 138 total rushing yards, part of an offensive onslaught that included a mistake-free day from quarterback Luke Altmyer.
Bret Bielema knows there is more work to be done
The junior finished 19-for-32 with 231 yards and two touchdown passes, adding to a productive season, his second in Champaign.
Coach Bret Bielema said he was pleased with how his team responded after back-to-back losses, eliminating the Illini from Big Ten title contention.
“We’ll have to put this one behind us tomorrow and get ready for a Rutgers team,” Bielema said. “We really like the demeanor of this group. You know the outside world looking in we’re a 7-3 football team that’s got a lot in front of us. Never say never. In the middle of the week, I got the personal inventory to myself that there’s a couple 6-3 football teams ranked in the top 25. We’ve lost to teams that are ranked No. 1, No. 4, and a good Minnesota team in a nail biter. We’re telling our guys to keep working on what’s in front of us and continue to take advantage of every opportunity we get.”
In his final game in Champaign, receiver Pat Bryant had another star-studded day, finishing with 135 yards and a touchdown on four receptions.
Illinois finishes the regular season with back-to-back road games against Rutgers next Saturday and Northwestern at Wrigley Field on Thanksgiving weekend.
Kickoff against the Scarlett Knights is set for noon ET on Peacock.
CENTRALIA, Ill. – An investigation is underway after multiple people were shot Sunday in Centralia, Illinois, according to a report from WFCN News in southern Illinois.
FOX 2 has confirmed the Illinois State Police is investigating a shooting and taking over the investigation, but ISP could not confirm many further details as of 9 p.m. Sunday.
“The investigation is in its infancy and to protect the integrity of the investigation, no additional details will be released at this time,” ISP said in a statement to FOX 2.
According to WFCN News, the shooting happened around 5 p.m. near the 900 block of East Kell Street in Centralia. Multiple law enforcement agencies have since responded to scene and multiple victims are hospitalized, according to the report.
It’s unclear how many people may have been injured and what led up to the shooting.
Centralia, Illinois is about 70 miles, or just over an hour, east of St. Louis.
This is a developing story. FOX 2 will update as more information becomes available.
The National Weather Service has teams of storm surveryors in the field April 18 investigating several reports of severe storms and tornado touch downs across eastern Iowa, northwest Illinois and northeast Missouri.
According to the weather service’s website, windgusts of up to 60 to 70 mph along with teacup-sized hail and several tornadoes were reported April 17.
Many homes and outbuildings were damaged, trees were uprooted and power lines were downed in Lena, Illinois, where the most significant damage occurred, the site pointed out.
Very strong winds also were reported near Washington, Iowa, and Colmar, Illinois, where several outbuildings and grain bins were destroyed.
The weather service received reports of confirmed and possible tornadoes in the areas of Lena, Pecatonica, Shirland, Rockton, Roscoe and Capron.
The teams will be assessing damage this weekend into next week along with county emergency management teams to determine what types of storms occurred and their paths.
Dozens of power outages were reported, as well.
As of the afternoon of April 18, ComEd was reporting 85 active power outages across northern Illinois, down from 241 on April 17, and 6,751 customers affected, down from more than 18,000.
The bulk of those outages and the most customers impacted are concentrated in Jo Daviess and Stephenson counties.
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