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Two ineffective running plays and an incomplete pass to Elijah Collins led to a missed 31-yard field goal by kicker Ben Patton, giving the ball back to Illinois. The incomplete pass on third down preserved at least :35 seconds of game time for Illinois to try to drive for a potential tie at the end of regulation.
“We were trying to score a touchdown, obviously and trying to see what we could do to get it in the end zone,” Tucker said. “At the same time, we were working the clock down the best we could and being aggressive, trying to close the game out.
“We were in excellent position for a field goal opportunity and it didn’t work out, so we had to go back out and play defense.”
Two ineffective running plays and an incomplete pass to Elijah Collins led to a missed 31-yard field goal by kicker Ben Patton, giving the ball back to Illinois. The incomplete pass on third down preserved at least :35 seconds of game time for Illinois to try to drive for a potential tie at the end of regulation.
“We were trying to score a touchdown, obviously and trying to see what we could do to get it in the end zone,” Tucker said. “At the same time, we were working the clock down the best we could and being aggressive, trying to close the game out.
“We were in excellent position for a field goal opportunity and it didn’t work out, so we had to go back out and play defense.”
