Washington Redskins
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5 days agoCollege football top 25: Biggest strength, weakness for every team
Teams are assessing strengths and weaknesses during spring football without the spring transfer portal for roster adjustments.
Through the first half of last season, Illinois looked like a legitimate Final Four contender. The Fighting Illini started 12-3, with wins over Wisconsin, Missouri, Oregon and Arkansas. But they would go 5-8 in their next 13 games, proving to be something of a paper tiger. In games against Quad 4 opponents, they had the best defensive rating in the country at CBB Analytics. In Quad 1 games, they were 82nd.