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Illinois will be without more than a dozen players vs. Purdue due to COVID-19, contact tracing and injury
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Illinois’s path to victory against Purdue gets even tougher as they’re going to be without several players. One of the biggest ones is none other than senior quarterback Brandon Peters, who tested positive for COVID-19 on Thursday.
He will have to be out for 21 days so the earliest he can return is their November 21st game against Nebraska.
— Illinois Football (@IlliniFootball) October 31, 2020
Peters was only 8/19 for 87 yards with no touchdowns or interceptions last week in their loss to Wisconsin. Starting at quarterback today for Illinois will be redshirt sophomore Matt Robinson according to 247Sports.
Illinois will also be without defensive back Christian Bobak, wide receiver Kerby Joseph, offensive lineman Brevyn Jones, linebacker Shammond Cooper, etc.
Out vs. Purdue
DB Christian Bobak
LB Shammond Cooper
OL Brevyn Jones
WR Kerby Joseph
OL Doug Kramer
DB Michael Marchese
K James McCourt
TE Griffin Moore
OL Moses Okpala
QB Brandon Peters
DL Keith Randolph
WR Trevon Sidney
OL Jordyn Slaughter
QB Isaiah Williams https://t.co/yVgcomGogM— Illini Stats & Notes (@IlliniStats) October 31, 2020
The game is at Noon ET and it’ll be televised by the Big Ten Network.