Illinois' Matthew Bailey Makes Honest Admission About Defense's Woes vs. Duke

The Illinois Fighting Illini dropped a 31-27 home game to the Duke Blue Devils on Saturday that came with plenty of defensive ...
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Duke rallies past Illinois for impressive road win behind Nate Sheppard, Walker Eget

Duke erased a 10-point deficit behind Nate Sheppard’s three-touchdown performance and a clutch second-half defensive effort ...

Nate Sheppard scores 3 TDs, Duke rallies to beat Illinois 31-27 for its sixth straight win

Nate Sheppard ran for 147 yards and a touchdown and caught two touchdown passes to lead Duke to a come-from-behind 31-27 ...

Duke 31, Illinois 27: Five Key Plays From A Big Win

Quarterback Walker Eget completed 15 of 21 passes for 206 yards and three touchdowns. Nate Sheppard rushed 24 times for 147 yards and one touchdown, and caught five passes for 41 yards and two ...

Resilient Duke Football Squad Enjoys Sweet Revenge at Illinois

Duke and Illinois combined for 758 total yards. Senior wide receiver Collin Dixon shined for Illinois, as he recorded 11 ...

Illinois falters in second half as Duke hands Illini first loss

Illinois scored just three second-half points as penalties, turnovers and mental errors helped Duke pull away from the Illini ...

Manny Diaz Sends Strong Message After Duke Takes Down Illinois

Especially entering the game against Illinois this past weekend, many picked against Duke. Illinois took down the Blue Devils ...