Week 10Early Look

NebraskaatIllinois

Nebraska at Illinois · Fri., Nov. 6 · 7 PM CT · FOX

Illinois (5-3) beat Maryland 20-17 on a last-second field goal Oct. 31. We charted all 65 Illinois offensive snaps (play 26 had no film), tagged 30 of Maryland's 58 snaps against the Illinois defense, and checked every kick against the play-by-play. Here's the early read.

Call Sheet Tendency sheet

Offense

When Illinois goes to two tight ends, it's a run: 11 of 12 snaps at Maryland. Their quick passing game worked on 5 of 6 tries, and on third down they spread out in trips or bunch and drop back.

Defense

On the 30 of 58 snaps we could tag (tentative), Illinois mostly showed a 3-down front with two deep safeties, played Quarters (Cover 4) on 27, blitzed 3 times and showed no disguise. Maryland had 9 completions of 10-19 yards.

Special teams

Illinois' kicker went 2 of 3 at Maryland: good from 45 and the 26-yard game-winner, missed from 52. Their punter's five punts gave up zero return yards. Tentative from film: the return game plays it safe.

The tendency sheet

One page: offense, defense and special teams from the Illinois-Maryland film. Tap to open full size.

Illinois tendency sheet, Week 10 early look

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One game, low-res film; down, distance and results from CollegeFootballData.com and ESPN play-by-play. Unofficial fan analysis. Not affiliated with the University of Nebraska, the University of Illinois or the Big Ten.