Football was played at Wrigley Field on Saturday for the first time since 1970. I find this very particularly awesome because 1: Wrigley Field is one of the coolest places on earth and 2: the Fighting Illini were a part of the game. The game got a lot of attention before this week for being a historic game but then all the negativity started on Thursday. They decided to play the game with all offensive plays heading towards one endzone because they were afraid the endzone was too close to the outfield wall in the east endzone. The setup was a little awkward but what did they expect playing a football game in one of the oldest baseball stadiums. It is a shame that the game got some negative publicy because of this decision but I think it still ended up being an exciting event for the city of Chicago and college football.
Illinois ended up whipping Northwestern in the game 48-27. The Illini ground game went absolutely bananas with Mikel Leshoure leading the charge rushing for a school record 330 yards. Ron Zook once again saved his job.
Here are a couple of pictures from ESPN from the game:
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