Illinois football is struggling. But there's more to life than the sport itself. It's about playing the game.

Forget the election. The Illini are on.

The Illini looked competitive for about 40 minutes on Saturday. It's those last 20 that need to change. Also, Tim Beckman likes to dip. Big deal.

Forget about focusing only on the games ahead. You know where you're going by where you've been.

Miscues and turnovers summed up the woes for the Illini against Penn State this past weekend.

Illinois stumbled Saturday night, mostly tripping over footballs that kept showing up at their feet.

No surprises in the final score, but perhaps not the same for the injured opponents.

Because this game is going to be a slaughter, right? Right? Yeesh. It'd better be.

If you felt sick after Illinois' drubbing in Tempe on Saturday, have no fear — you weren't alone in the Big Ten.