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Lovie Smith updates Illinois’ QB situation for Michigan game
By Paul Harvey
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Illinois has been dinged up by injuries, particularly at the quarterback situation.
Brandon Peters has been the starter all season long, but backup and highly-touted freshman Isaiah Williams has been battling an injury for much of the season. That created additional problems when Peters was knocked out of the loss to Minnesota with an injury of his own.
Matt Robinson came in and finished the game against the Gophers. For the week of preparation, the QB situation remained a big talking point with the status of the QBs still up in the air.
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Saturday morning head coach Lovie Smith updated the situation and confirmed a starter. In an audio clip shared by Illinois Football, Smith said Robinson will start against Michigan. Peters will be out for the game, but he did indicate Williams is available for the contest.
With that update, it seems likely that both Robinson and Williams will probably see some plays:
🔶 @LovieSmith has announced that @Matt_Robinson5 will start at QB today vs. Michigan.
Brandon Peters is out (injury) . @i_williams11 is available. pic.twitter.com/5zEvUGaelp
— Illinois Football (@IlliniFootball) October 12, 2019
Paul is a lifelong fan and student of all things college football. He has been covering college football since 2017 and the B1G since 2018.