Facing the Eastern Michigan Eagles at Memorial Stadium in Champaign, Illinois QB Brandon Peters took one of the hardest sacks of the 2019 season, courtesy of senior defensive end Shawn Simeon.

Below is video of the play:

A clean hit, the flag on the play was an illegal formation penalty against Illinois. Fortunately, Peters was OK and able to stay in the game.

Making his third start for the Illini, Peters transferred to Illinois following three years at Michigan. In his first two games, he threw for 390 yards and seven touchdowns for the 2-0 Illini.

Having won only nine games in his first three seasons, many feel the pressure is on head coach Lovie Smith and his staff to reach a bowl game in 2019. Wins over Akron and UConn are a good start, but Eastern Michigan is giving Illinois all they can handle.