Brad Underwood: Rutgers 'kicked our ass' in a Pizza Hut parking lot during upset loss
Illinois is looking to rebound from an upset loss to Rutgers. During his Friday press conference, head coach Brad Underwood found some choice words to describe that midweek performance from the Illini.
According to Jeremy Werner with the Illini Inquirer, Underwood claimed the Scarlet Knights “kicked our ass” in a Pizza Hut parking lot. Underwood also said the Illini were “punked” and that getting out-toughed in a game “pisses me off.”
#illini Brad Underwood on getting out-toughed: “That pisses me off. That’s bullshit right there. …We got punked. They took it to us.”
— Jeremy Werner (@JWerner247) February 18, 2022
Feisty Brad Underwood is fun.
On Rutgers: “We went to the Pizza Hut parking lot and they kicked our ass.”
— Jeremy Werner (@JWerner247) February 18, 2022
Underwood also previewed the Michigan State game on Saturday, saying he expects another physical battle from Tom Izzo’s squad. He also admitted losing to Rutgers in the fashion they did “hurt my soul.”
#illini Brad Underwood is expecting a physical game per usual at Michigan State. I expect a hard-fought battle. I expect us to fight harder than we did.
“It hurt my soul at the Rutgers game. To feel like they played harder than my team, that doesn’t happen very often.” pic.twitter.com/cWgZsszvP3
— Jeremy Werner (@JWerner247) February 18, 2022
Saturday’s game vs. Michigan State should be especially hard-fought with the Spartans also coming off a disappointing stretch. Izzo’s squad lost to Penn State during the week and is mired in a 4-5 stretch, including their own road loss vs. Rutgers.
Saturday’s tip-off between the Spartans and Illini is set for 12 pm EST on ESPN.
