The Illini play at Oregon this week before playing host to the Gophers on Nov. 2. The Wolverines have several challenges still to come.

Fans watching the Illinois-Michigan game Saturday may have noticed a vintage flare in the air. The game, which kicked off in at Memorial Stadium in Champaign Saturday afternoon, was "100 years in the making" as the Fighting Illini debuted throwback helmets that matched Illinois' famous game against Michigan on Oct. 18, 1924.

History is always written by the winners. In No. 22 Illinois’ 21-7 victory over reigning college football national champion No. 24 Michigan on Saturday, memories of the past were celebrated and, for the Illini faithful,