Penn State Game Day Prediction:
Penn State was able to barely comeback from the Ohio State blowout loss by barely beating Maryland with an Interim Coach. The best that can be said is the Lions are inconsistent and only winning against Bad to Average Teams. In some games, they have a running game, in others a passing game, but have yet to put both together in one game to be a complete Team? The Defense plays inconsistent in games too. The Lions outright stink at Special Teams even with all the young talent Franklin has recruited but cannot coach up the Team. Illinois is not a Bad Team but not much above average either. Illinois and their QB cannot run. Illinois lives and dies on the pass. Unbelievably Penn State is still in the Big Ten Run Off to win the Big Ten. No one is taking that seriously though and nor should they? Christian Hackenberg is playing better in spite of his coaches and getting beat up, and this may be a bad day for him. Illinois can defend, sack, and rush him like Temple, Ohio State did, because Illini Backfield is pretty darn good. Illinois passed against everyone except North Carolina, so this is a good comparison test with Pitt Team. The problem Illinois is playing at Beaver Stadium and although they won last year, in a close game, they can lose this one in closer game.
Penn State Game Day Prediction
PENN STATE 24 Illinois 21
Preseason Prediction August 2015!
Illinois:
Illinois fired their Head Coach just before the season but it would not matter anyway. Closer than expected at Beaver Stadium?
PENN STATE 21 Illinois 17 (7-2)
LAST 5 YEARS GAMES PSU 3-2:
2014 @Illinois (6-7) L 14 16
2013 Illinois (4-8) W 24 17
2012 @Illinois (2-10) W 35 71
2011 Illinois (7-6) W 10 7
2010 Illinois (7-6) L 13 33
Recruiting Rankings Last Five Years: Favors PSU!
2011:
#42 ILL
#35 PSU
2012:
#65 ILL
#51 PSU
2013:
#47 ILL
#43 PSU
2014:
#75 ILL
#24 PSU
2015:
#45 ILL
#15 PSU
2016 CURRENT:
#51 ILL
#8 PSU
Penn State Record:
Sept. 5, 2015 at Temple L 27-10 0-1
Sept. 12, 2015 Buffalo W 27-14 1-1
Sept. 19, 2015 Rutgers W 28-3 2-1 (1-0)
Sept. 26, 2015 San Diego St. W 37-21 3-1
Oct. 3, 2015 Army W 20-14 4-1
Oct. 10, 2015 Indiana W 29-7 5-1 (2-0)
Oct. 17, 2015 at Ohio State L 38-10 5-2 (2-1)
Oct. 24, 2015 at Maryland W 31-30 6-2 (3-1)
Oct. 31, 2015 Illinois
Illinois Record: 4-3 (1-2)
Sept. 5, 2015 Kent State W 52-3 1-0
Sept. 12, 2015 Western Illinois (Big Ten Network) W 44-0 2-0
Sept. 19, 2015 at North Carolina (ESPN) L 48-14 2-1
Sept. 26, 2015 Middle Tenn. W 27-25 3-1
Oct. 3, 2015 Nebraska (Big Ten Network) W 14-13 4-1 (1-0)
Oct. 10, 2015 at Iowa L 29-20 4-2 (1-1)
Oct. 24, 2015 Wisconsin (Big Ten Network) L 24-13 4-3 (1-2)
Oct. 31, 2015 at Penn State
PENN STATE 39TH < 31ST > 36th 6-2 (3-1):
2 > 4 < 1. OSU L
6 > 13 < 8. MSU
18 > 5 > 17. MICHIGAN
21 > 25 = 25. TEMPLE-L
32 < 21 < 14. NW
39TH < 31ST > 36TH PSU 7-5 = 7-5 Projected Ranking Record
52 > 56 < 49. ILLINOIS
69 < 62 < 46. INDIANA-W
75 > 89 > 103-SDSU-W
80 > 99 < 83. RU-W
89 < 83 > 101. UMD W
100 < 98 = 98. BUFFALO-W
104 > 105 < 96. ARMY-W
ILLINOIS CBS SPORTS RATING AND RANKINGS:
2 OHIO STATE
8 IOWA L
26 WISCONSIN L
25 NORTH CAROLINA L
32 NW
39 PENN STATE
56 > 56 < 49. ILLINOIS 6-6 Projected Record!
57 MINNESOTA
64 NEBRASKA
84 MIDDLE TENNESSEE W
101 KENT STATE W
105 PURDUE
N/R WESTERN ILLINOIS W
THIS WEEK RANK CBS Sports 128 LINK:
http://www.cbssports.com/collegefootball/rankings/cbs/128
Penn State was able to barely comeback from the Ohio State blowout loss by barely beating Maryland with an Interim Coach. The best that can be said is the Lions are inconsistent and only winning against Bad to Average Teams. In some games, they have a running game, in others a passing game, but have yet to put both together in one game to be a complete Team? The Defense plays inconsistent in games too. The Lions outright stink at Special Teams even with all the young talent Franklin has recruited but cannot coach up the Team. Illinois is not a Bad Team but not much above average either. Illinois and their QB cannot run. Illinois lives and dies on the pass. Unbelievably Penn State is still in the Big Ten Run Off to win the Big Ten. No one is taking that seriously though and nor should they? Christian Hackenberg is playing better in spite of his coaches and getting beat up, and this may be a bad day for him. Illinois can defend, sack, and rush him like Temple, Ohio State did, because Illini Backfield is pretty darn good. Illinois passed against everyone except North Carolina, so this is a good comparison test with Pitt Team. The problem Illinois is playing at Beaver Stadium and although they won last year, in a close game, they can lose this one in closer game.
Penn State Game Day Prediction
PENN STATE 24 Illinois 21
Preseason Prediction August 2015!
Illinois:
Illinois fired their Head Coach just before the season but it would not matter anyway. Closer than expected at Beaver Stadium?
PENN STATE 21 Illinois 17 (7-2)
LAST 5 YEARS GAMES PSU 3-2:
2014 @Illinois (6-7) L 14 16
2013 Illinois (4-8) W 24 17
2012 @Illinois (2-10) W 35 71
2011 Illinois (7-6) W 10 7
2010 Illinois (7-6) L 13 33
Recruiting Rankings Last Five Years: Favors PSU!
2011:
#42 ILL
#35 PSU
2012:
#65 ILL
#51 PSU
2013:
#47 ILL
#43 PSU
2014:
#75 ILL
#24 PSU
2015:
#45 ILL
#15 PSU
2016 CURRENT:
#51 ILL
#8 PSU
Penn State Record:
Sept. 5, 2015 at Temple L 27-10 0-1
Sept. 12, 2015 Buffalo W 27-14 1-1
Sept. 19, 2015 Rutgers W 28-3 2-1 (1-0)
Sept. 26, 2015 San Diego St. W 37-21 3-1
Oct. 3, 2015 Army W 20-14 4-1
Oct. 10, 2015 Indiana W 29-7 5-1 (2-0)
Oct. 17, 2015 at Ohio State L 38-10 5-2 (2-1)
Oct. 24, 2015 at Maryland W 31-30 6-2 (3-1)
Oct. 31, 2015 Illinois
Illinois Record: 4-3 (1-2)
Sept. 5, 2015 Kent State W 52-3 1-0
Sept. 12, 2015 Western Illinois (Big Ten Network) W 44-0 2-0
Sept. 19, 2015 at North Carolina (ESPN) L 48-14 2-1
Sept. 26, 2015 Middle Tenn. W 27-25 3-1
Oct. 3, 2015 Nebraska (Big Ten Network) W 14-13 4-1 (1-0)
Oct. 10, 2015 at Iowa L 29-20 4-2 (1-1)
Oct. 24, 2015 Wisconsin (Big Ten Network) L 24-13 4-3 (1-2)
Oct. 31, 2015 at Penn State
PENN STATE 39TH < 31ST > 36th 6-2 (3-1):
2 > 4 < 1. OSU L
6 > 13 < 8. MSU
18 > 5 > 17. MICHIGAN
21 > 25 = 25. TEMPLE-L
32 < 21 < 14. NW
39TH < 31ST > 36TH PSU 7-5 = 7-5 Projected Ranking Record
52 > 56 < 49. ILLINOIS
69 < 62 < 46. INDIANA-W
75 > 89 > 103-SDSU-W
80 > 99 < 83. RU-W
89 < 83 > 101. UMD W
100 < 98 = 98. BUFFALO-W
104 > 105 < 96. ARMY-W
ILLINOIS CBS SPORTS RATING AND RANKINGS:
2 OHIO STATE
8 IOWA L
26 WISCONSIN L
25 NORTH CAROLINA L
32 NW
39 PENN STATE
56 > 56 < 49. ILLINOIS 6-6 Projected Record!
57 MINNESOTA
64 NEBRASKA
84 MIDDLE TENNESSEE W
101 KENT STATE W
105 PURDUE
N/R WESTERN ILLINOIS W
THIS WEEK RANK CBS Sports 128 LINK:
http://www.cbssports.com/collegefootball/rankings/cbs/128
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