Watch: Illinois gets a pick-six against Western Kentucky

The best offense for Illinois currently is its defense against the Western Kentucky.

Under two minutes left in the second quarter, linebacker Julian Jones picked off Western Kentucky quarterback Mike White and returned it for a touchdown.

Hallmark of Lovie Smith teams: Takeaways and defensive scores.@BigPlayJay2 notches both here with this @IlliniFootball pick-six pic.twitter.com/WEGlYIo9Cq

— Illinois on BTN (@IllinoisOnBTN) September 10, 2017

Jones’ pick-six extended Illinois’ lead to 13 points, 13-0.