With No. 22 Illinois (5-1, 2-1 Big Ten) making final preparations for No. 24 Michigan (4-2, 2-1 Big Ten) to visit Champaign's Memorial Stadium for Saturday's blowout Rededication Game, two injured Illini starters seem to have very different immediate outlooks.

As for Illinois, the Illini's only loss was by two scores on the road to undefeated Penn State. They have the head-to-head tiebreaker over Nebraska, another fringe contending team in the Big Ten facing potential playoff elimination this week. The Cornhuskers need to beat Indiana in Bloomington to give them the best chance at survival.