Big Ten Football: Week 11 Power Rankings

12. Illinois

Week 11 result – 48-3 loss to Wisconsin

Illinois continues to get dominated by teams this season. Frankly, everyone seems to feel bad for the Fighting Illini.

This team looked good in the first week of the season. With new head coach Lovie Smith, Illinois was supposed to have a few momentum games in 2016. That hasn’t happened, and what they need to do now is look to the future.

Like Saturday Blitz continues to say, Illinois is in the process of getting better. Right now, they look terrible, but in a few years, they will be a Big Ten threat. With Smith taking the reigns, the Fighting Illini are going to get solid recruits. After a few years of building a team, Illinois will hopefully be a contender in the Big Ten.