Top Big Ten Football Storylines For Week 8: Illinois Hosts No. 24 Michigan

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Michigan visits Illinois in a battle of ranked teams that could determine the second-half ceiling for both schools

Illinois is off to a great start, improbably rising into the AP Top 25. Is the nation at-large paying attention? Probably not.

Beating the defending national champion Wolverines, even as they struggle with offensive woes, would give Illinois the splash it needs to make waves outside of Big Ten country while also remaining in the hunt for a conference title appearance in December.The schedule makers were not kind to Jonathan Smith in his first season in East Lansing.

Last week, the Bruins D played well enough to beat Minnesota, allowing 234 yards as Schwesinger made 12 solo stops, 4.5 tackles for loss and two sacks while earning a 90.3 grade from Pro Football Focus.

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