Illinois Football: Pass/fail evaluation of Illini QB Brandon Peters
We are only four games into the season, but there is clearly an improvement at the quarterback position for the Illinois football team.
When I say improvement, I am just purely talking about standard quarterbacking. I am not talking about other things that go with the position. I would say Brandon Peters is a more natural passer than AJ Bush was this time last season.
Through the first four games Bush played for the Illini, he was 40-of- 73 for 482 yards, 1 touchdown and 1 interception. Those aren’t good numbers, especially considering he played against Kent State, Rutgers and Western Illinois in three of those games. But the quarterback position has been upgraded with Peters.
In the first four games Peters has played for the Illini, he is 69-of-117 for 765 yards, 10 touchdowns and 3 interceptions. Those 10 touchdowns are more than Bush had all of 2018. He only threw for six touchdowns for Illinois. Even with Bush’s running ability, he still had fewer yards – 765 for Peters and 764 for Bush – during his first four games.
Does a clear improvement at the quarterback position mean that Peters has passed a four-game evaluation?
If I had to give an evaluation of pass or fail in the first four games of Peters career with Illinois, I would say he has passed. I am not going to say he has passed with flying colors, but he has done a good job behind center and he isn’t the entire reason we are 2-2 this season.
Peters had great games against Akron and UConn in week one and week two. He struggled for a lot of the game against Eastern Michigan, but we still had a chance to win that game. The only contest that made me worry about Peters was against Nebraska.
The Cornhuskers don’t have a great defense, but Peters finished the game 9-of-22 for 78 yards, 1 touchdown and 1 interception. Those numbers aren’t going to win very many games for this program. He is allowed bad games at times, but this can’t carry over into the Minnesota game.
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Overall, I would say that Peters has passed an evaluation. I am happy with him as the starting quarterback for the Orange and Blue. Let’s see some consistency throughout the rest of the year and, maybe, we can make a bowl game.