Ad Disclosure
WATCH: Ricky Smalling hauls in TD off beautiful throw from Brandon Peters
By Paul Harvey
Published:
Illinois is back on top, thanks to a beautiful touchdown provided by Brandon Peters to Ricky Smalling.
The Illini are locked in an early battle with Eastern Michigan in Champaign. Lovie Smith’s squad did start the season 2-0, but they fell behind early to UConn in Week 2.
Unfortunately, it happened again against EMU after an early touchdown made it 7-3. Thankfully, Peters and the offense are battling back.
A huge pass play set Illinois up in the red zone, and Peters finished it off with this throw. He placed a beautiful pass just over the defender and right into a tight window.
Smalling did the rest, going up to make the beautiful catch for a touchdown:
Perfect throw, perfect snag. 🙌
Ricky Smalling hauls in the Brandon Peters dime for the @IlliniFootball TD! pic.twitter.com/TzViXWlVqM
— Illinois on BTN (@IllinoisOnBTN) September 14, 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.