The Orange Krush Gazette

The Orange Krush Gazette
The 2014 Season Preview


Senior QB Reily O' Toole

First year coach Jeremy Brown has been brought in to the Illinois Fighting Illini Football program to instill that they will be a force to be reckoned with throughout the B1G. The team rests on Senior RB Donovan Young who is looking to finish his senior season with a bang and has been a consistent flow in the Illini offense. "I have a job to be a mentor to these kids, to give them future skills as a football player and to make them be the best that they can be. If I can accomplish this, I have done my job" Coach Brown said at the B1G Media Day.


Senior RB Donovan Young

The Illini defense will be led by the senior leader Houston Bates. The defense of the Illini isnt going to be great, but they have high hopes for the future, even though a good portion of the team is seniors. Coach Brown will have to recruit his ass off if he wants to make a run at a B1G Title. Week One features a matchup against the USC Trojans, who will more than likely dispose of Coach Brown in his first game.

Week 3:

After last week's upset of the 22nd ranked team in the country, the Illinois Fighting Illini faced another inner-state foe in the Northern Illinois Huskies. Coach Brown once again received a signature win, 49-24 The Illini held the Huskies star running back in check. Reily O'Toole once again played as excellent as he was expected to, as he threw for 311 Yards and 3 TD's. The bad news is that after the game, Coach Brown received word that Senior Running Back Donovan Young will be out 4 weeks with a strained shoulder. Josh Ferguson will be expected to pick up the running game. The Reilly O'Toole For Heisman Chants were loud and proud at Memorial Stadium in Champaign Illinois.


Reilly O'Toole poised in the pocket

Next stop for the Fighting Illini is a bye, and after that a trip to Columbus for a showdown with the Ohio State Buckeyes.

Correction, the Ohio State game will be held at Memorial Stadium in Champaign.