Thursday Cram Session: Getting Prepped for Michigan State Vs. Illinois

Undefeated and riding high after an impressive second half against Michigan, Michigan State should not take Illinois lightly, especially after the Fighting Illini's dominating performance at Penn State last Saturday.

Less than 48 hours before the UI-MSU game on Saturday, here are your weekly crib notes.

ILLINOIS – MICHIGAN STATE ESSENTIALS

→ GAME 6: ILLINOIS AT MICHIGAN STATE GAME NOTES

ILLINOIS FOOTBALL PLAYER NEWS

#2 Nathan Scheelhaase, Redshirt Freshman Quarterback

→ NATHAN SCHEELHAASE BIG TEN FRESHMAN OF THE WEEK

→ FIGHTING ILLINI’S NATHAN SCHEELHAASE CARVES PENN STATE WITH ARMS AND LEGS

#2 Martez Wilson, Junior Linebacker

→ MARTEZ WILSON FINALLY LIVING UP TO POTENTIAL (SUBSCRIPTION REQUIRED)

#13 Derek Dimke and #87 Anthony Santella, Senior Kicker and Punter

→ SANTELLA, DIMKE ENJOYING CAREER YEARS

→ ILLINI GET A KICK OUT OF DYNAMIC KICKING DUO

→ ILLINOIS’ SANTELLA KICKS IT INTO GEAR

→ DEREK DIMKE CO-SPECIAL TEAMS PLAYER OF THE WEEK

#18 Nate Bussey, Senior Linebacker

→ CLOTHES DON’T MAKE THIS MAN BUT…

→ BUSSEY MAKING STATEMENT, ON FIELD AND OFF

→ Q&A WITH NATE BUSSEY

→ ILLINI OF THE WEEK: NATE BUSSEY

#19 Jack Ramsey, Sophomore Wide Receiver

→ RAMSEY’S FUMBLES ON KICKS A SURPRISE FOR ILLINI

#21 Jason Ford, Junior Running Back

→ ILLINI NOT CONCERNED OVER FORD’S NEGATIVE TWEET

→ FORD DISPUTES REPORTS OF FRUSTRATION

→ RB JASON FORD FRUSTRATED? ILLINI FOOTBALL A TWITTER

#28 Troy Pollard, Senior Running Back

→ TROY POLLARD RUNNING LIKE DAYS OF OLD (SUBSCRIPTION REQUIRED)

#72 Hugh Thornton, Sophomore Offensive Lineman

→ COMMUNITY SERVICE FOR THORNTON

ILLINI FOOTBALL TEAM NEWS

→ IMPRESSIVE WIN RAISES THE STAKES

→ TATE: AND YOU THOUGHT ILLINI HAD PROBLEMS?

→ AFTER ILLINOIS’ BIG WIN, OHIO STATE’S PERFORMANCE AGAINST ILLINI ISN’T SO ALARMING

→ ANOTHER BIG ROAD TEST

→ ILLINI D SHOWING PROMISING IMPROVEMENT

→ MIDSEASON REVIEW: ILLINOIS

→ ILLINOIS WINS CREATES HIGHER EXPECTATIONS

→ BIG TEN NOTEBOOK: ILLINOIS FOOTBALL RETURNS TO RELEVANCY

→ ILLINOIS ALMOST THROUGH WITH TOUGH THREE-GAME STRETCH

→ ILLINI BRACES FOR RETURN TO SPARTAN STADIUM

→ ILLINI FOOTBALL WORKING TO CONTINUE EXCEEDING EXPECTATIONS

→ ILLINI WELL INTO FOOTBALL MODE AFTER WIN AT PENN STATE

→ FIGHTING ILLINI PROVING TO BE A CONTENDER THIS YEAR

→ ILLINI FOOTBALL: MONDAY’S QUOTES

→ PLAYING AS ONE HAS ILLINI ON NICE RUN

ILLINOIS FOOTBALL COACHING NEWS

Illinois Head Coach Ron Zook

→ ZOOK HOPES ILLINI CAN SPOIL ANOTHER HOMECOMING

→ RON ZOOK PREVIEWS MICHIGAN STATE

→ ZOOK DOESN’T WANT REPEAT OF DUSTUP

→ ZOOK ELUSIVE ABOUT ILLINOIS RETURN-MAN PLANS

→ RON ZOOK WEEKLY PRESS CONFERENCE TRANSCRIPT

→ FIRST WORD WITH RON ZOOK

→ ILLINOIS BEATS PENN STATE: DID RON ZOOK JUST SAVE HIS JOB?

MICHIGAN STATE FOOTBALL NEWS

→ MICHIGAN STATE-ILLINOIS: BRUTALLY HONEST GAME PREVIEW

→ MICHIGAN STATE VS. ILLINOIS PREVIEW

→ MSU FOCUS NEEDS TO BE ON ILLINOIS…NOT GLOATING OVER BEATING U-M

→ MICHIGAN ST. SUSPENDS CORNERBACK CHRIS L. RUCKER FOR AT LEAST ONE GAME

→ COUSINS FIRST SPARTAN QB TO BEAT UM TWICE IN 43 YEARS

→ FIRST LOOK: MICHIGAN STATE

→ MSU FOOTBALL IS BACK

→ MICHIGAN STATE PROVES TO BE ‘COMPLETE FOOTBALL TEAM’ IN SILENCING MICHIGAN

→ MSU FOOTBALL: SPARTANS FLEX THEIR SUPERIOR LINEUP

→ MICHIGAN STATE FLYING HIGH AFTER 6-0 START

→ MICHIGAN STATE’S QUEST IS TO ROLL TO BIG TEN TITLE

→ SPARTANS IN THE ROSE BOWL? THERE’S REASON TO BELIEVE

→ UNBEATEN MICHIGAN STATE HOPES TO KEEP RUN GOING

ILLINOIS FOOTBALL RECRUTING NEWS

Michael Fluellen, Wide Receiver

→ TALL WIDE RECEIVER MICHAEL FLUELLEN DRAWING ATTENTION (SUBSCRIPTION REQUIRED)

Josh Ferguson, Running Back

→ ILLINI RECRUIT HAS JCA RUNNING FULL SPEED AHEAD

FORMER ILLINOIS FOOTBALL PLAYER NEWS

Brandon Lloyd, Wide Receiver

→ BRANDON LLOYD IS REALLY ALMOST THE NFL’S LEADING RECEIVER?

BIG TEN/COLLEGE FOOTBALL NEWS

→ BIG 10 PREDICTIONS: WEEK 7

→ WHAT TO WATCH IN THE BIG TEN: WEEK 7

→ COLLEGE FOOTBALL WEEK 7 PICKS

→ HALFTIME REPORT IS IN ON COLLEGE FOOTBALL SEASON

→ COLLEGE FOOTBALL MIDSEASON REPORT

→ BIG TEN HARVEST: MIDSEASON REAPING

→ BIG TEN IN FOREFRONT ON ISSUE OF HEAD INJURIES

→ SOME COLLEGE FOOTBALL CONFERENCES NOT PULLING THEIR WEIGHT

→ BIG TEN MAILBLOG

→ ROSSOW’S BIG TEN REPORT

→ THIS WEEK IN THE BIG TEN

→ BIG TEN WEEK 6 REWIND/WEEK 7 PREVIEW

Alright.

Until tomorrow and our UI-MSU prediction.