Match-up to Watch During Indiana-Illinois Game

Written by Sammy Jacobs (@Hoosier_Huddle)

When the Indiana Hoosiers and Illinois Fighting Illini take the field on Friday night there will be countless player match-ups to keep an eye on. Here at Hoosier Huddle we have one match-up that stands above the rest and that is Indiana stinger linebacker Cam Jones and Illinois running back Chase Brown.

Cam Jones vs. Chase Brown 

All eyes will be on Illinois running back Chase Brown when the Illini offense takes the field Friday night. Brown is the reigning Big Ten Offensive Player of the Week after his three-touchdown performance that included 167 all-purpose yards. This is the player IU’s defense will try to keep contained all night.

“When I think about their offense, obviously their running back Chase Brown is special. Great season last year and showed it again on Saturday.” Indiana head coach Tom Allen said.

That job will be spearheaded by Indiana linebacker Cam Jones.

Jones is a sixth-year senior and a three-time team captain. He has 154 career tackles and 10.5 tackles for loss over his time at IU. Jones is dynamic enough to find Jones with the ball on running plays and keep an eye on him in the passing game.

Whoever wins this individual match-up gives their team the best chance to win. It’s tough to put a number on it, like how many yards IU has to hold Brown to, but IU cannot let him reach the end zone three times like Wyoming did.