Charest Leads Illini To Big Win Over Gophers Premium Story

Jacob Charest (AP)
Jacob Charest (AP)
By Jack Lyman
InsideIllini.com staff
Date: Nov 7, 2009

The Fighting Illini football team continued its climb back from the depths of despair by defeating Minnesota 35-32 in Minneapolis Saturday. Fired up from the start, the Illini built a big lead and then held off a late charge to claim a hard earned victory. Like last week against Michigan, numerous Illini emerged as heroes to make great plays when needed.

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