Illinois football vs. Southern Illinois: Week 3 live game updates, everything to know

Champaign is set for a Week 3 reset for Illinois after the Fighting Illini slipped out of the Top 25 following a home loss to Duke. The No. 25? drop isn’t the main issue—Illinois is 1-1 and now needs to fix a defense that couldn’t slow Duke running back Nate Sheppard at Gies Memorial Stadium. Illinois hosts Southern Illinois in a non-conference game that closes the early schedule, before starting Big Ten play with a Week 4 trip to Ohio State. Receiver Collin Dixon delivered a standout line vs. Duke with 11 catches, 166 yards and three TDs, tying a single-game Illinois mark.