By some means, I feel the truth that that is Illinois’ first Massive Ten rematch of the season shall be overshadowed by one other story. Not that enjoying nicely at house – definitely higher than final Sunday – is not essential.
It’s. Illinois cannot comply with up Thursday’s Massive Ten highway win with one other convention loss at house.
However will anybody at State Farm Heart care that it is Illinois-Rutgers for the second time this season? That the Scarlet Knights have additional motivation to get a “highway kill” after shedding in early December to the not-so-terrifying “Trapezoid of Terror?”
In all probability not. The one story at present? Terrence Shannon Jr.’s return from court-ordered suspension. An attention-grabbing set of circumstances, on condition that Shannon filed a lawsuit towards his personal college. Efficiently.
Illinois went Four-2 with out Shannon and performed probably the greatest offenses within the nation. How will issues look at present with the veteran guard — who was enjoying at an All-American degree — again within the fold?
Observe him with author Scott Richey all day from the State Farm Heart to seek out out:
Scott Richey is a reporter overlaying faculty basketball at The Information-Gazette. His e mail is srichey@news-gazette.com and you’ll comply with him on Twitter (@srrichey).