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CHAMPAIGN,jerseys from china, Ill. (AP) — Coach Tim Beckman believes last season's 6-7 bowl team provided the kind of momentum the Illini can build on as the start spring football on Saturday.
BEHIND LUNT?
Starting quarterback Wes Lunt has missed major pieces of both his seasons as a college quarterback with injuries. Last season senior Reilly O'Toole served as an experienced backup, and wound up the starter late in the season. But this fall Lunt's backup is a redshirt freshman, Chayce Crouch. And behind him are two true freshmen,NFL Jerseys Outlet, Jimmy Fitzgerald and Jeff George Jr., who Beckman says will compete for the No. 3 spot.
But he sees good position battles for playing time at key spots where last year the team struggled to put players on the field.
"We really had an outstanding second half of the season,NFL Jerseys China," Beckman said Tuesday. The Illini had three wins in their last five games.
Illinois lost in the Heart of Dallas Bowl to Louisiana Tech, but getting there was a big improvement for a team that had won just six games total in Beckman's first two seasons on campus.
"We're looking for a lot of the leadership capabilities of being a starting quarterback in the Big Ten (from Crouch)," Beckman said.
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Beckman believes he'll have better depth to work with this year. That doesn't mean the Illini will be deep — he said Tuesday that with injuries he won't have much depth at offensive line this spring,Wholesale Cheap Jerseys China.
Some other things to watch from Illinois' practices between Saturday and the April 18 spring game: |
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