Illinois Football: Clutch Casey Washington Strikes Again

Illinois Football: Clutch Casey Washington Strikes Again

No doubt about it, Illinois Football has had a tough season. Hope seemed to be lost after 6 games, however credit must go to Bret Bielema. He has his kids fighting tooth and nail despite what the outside world thinks. Illinois just helped salvage their season by topping a 5-1 Maryland Terrapins team on the road. Despite not playing a perfect game, Illinois Football was able to come away with their biggest win in almost a year. The Defense held their end of the bargain, and the offense did what they could. Despite playing undermanned, Illinois Football held on to their lead. Once again, a big play was needed to help seal the deal.

Big Catch Casey?

Casey Washington has had the quite the Illini career. He had the game winning touchdown in the 9OT game against Penn State. This was a couple months after he transferred to Wake Forest and decided to come back to Illinois. He then had a rather quiet 2022-2023 season behind Isaiah Williams, Pat Bryant and Brian Hightower. However, Casey Washington has now saved the day twice for Illinois Football.

In the first game of the season, Casey Washington Additionally, Luke Altmyer had just as impressive a throw. Altmyer had defensive linemen directly in his face breathing down his throat as he delivered a spot-on ball to Washington. This allowed the Illini to grab a new set of downs, and also allowed them to establish field goal range. This time, Illinois Football’s offense seemed to be sputtering down the stretch. As Maryland tied it, they needed to get into Field goal range. They ultimately achieved that and much credit goes to another incredible catch by Casey Washington.

Crazy play

First the insane spin move and QB hit from Toledo’s Terrance Taylor

Then my goodness. Luke Altmyer standing tall and the catch from Casey Washington. Wow. pic.twitter.com/KoBb52GkOG

— Cam Mellor (@CamMellor) September 3, 2023

Casey Washington on the final drive in the fourth quarter. pic.twitter.com/ybT1tQnlVx

— Illinois Football Focus (@IlliniFB) October 14, 2023

Just some epic stuff.

What’s next

Illinois Football will host Wisconsin next Saturday. Wisconsin looked awful against a very run-of-the-mill Iowa team at home. Thankfully, Bret Bielema has re-captured the attention of the most passionate Illinois fans. If he can win this one against Wisconsin, it is just another step in regaining that momentum.

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