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Illinois Survives Scare From Louisiana-Lafayette

Associated Press CHAMPAIGN, Ill. -- Illinois coach Ron Zook wanted Saturday's visit by Louisiana-Lafayette to be a momentum builder. He wanted his No. 24 Illini to string together crisp drives against their Sun Belt opponent, seal up gaps in their run defense and cut down on their mistakes before a bye week and the Big Ten opener on Sept. 27 at Penn State. Zook got the exact opposite. Illinois (2-1) strained, sputtered and, finally, squeaked past the Ragin' Cajuns 20-17, sweating out the last six minutes of a game that wasn't supposed to be close. "The biggest thing is we need to play with more emotion," Zook said. "Football is an emotional game and for some reason we're not flying around like we've got to.

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