Watch: Illinois' Patrick Nelson lays out Western Kentucky's running back

The Fighting Illini are surprisingly leading the Western Kentucky Hilltoppers, 6-0, currently.

On a crucial third down, Western Kentucky threw a check down pass to its running back. The Hilltoppers’ back was then met by Illinois’ Patrick Nelson with a hard hit.

So far this @IlliniFootball defense has been stingy.

HUGE hit courtesy of @BigBossPat, and Lovie loves it: pic.twitter.com/IjzgqdHXMW

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

That one will hurt in the morning.