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WATCH: Ricky Smalling hauls in TD off beautiful throw from Brandon Peters

Paul Harvey

By Paul Harvey

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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:

Paul Harvey

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.