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Bob Asmussen is the Illinois football beat writer for the Champaign News-Gazette and IlliniHQ.com.
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Can't Wait For Saturday | Airplane issues leave teams scrambling

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By Bob Asmussen Verified
| The News-Gazette (Champaign, IL) Verified
Sign up for our daily Illini football newsletter here Greetings from "Can't Wait For Saturday," your morning morsel of college football, courtesy of longtime Illini beat writer, AP Top 25 voter and Heisman state rep Bob Asmussen. He'll give you his views each day on the game he loves. *** Normally in this space on Friday or Saturday, I suggest which college football games are worth your time. But not today. Why? Because I'm not sure what games are going to be played for sure on Saturday.
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Bob Asmussen | The old college try: Illini put up a fight against CFP-bound Bruins

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By Bob Asmussen Verified
| The News-Gazette (Champaign, IL) Verified
PASADENA, Calif, -- Less than a month from now when the College Football Playoff pairings are announced and "UCLA" goes up on the board, the Illinois players might feel a little bit better. But not now. Not after they hung with the No. 4 Bruins the entire game and couldn't seal the deal. UCLA 22, Illinois 14. So much for California dreamin'. The Illini left the Rose Bowl late Friday night wet, sore and hoping their plane would be able to take off after a hectic day in the skies.
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Can't Wait For Saturday | Yes, Illini are going bowling ... but where?

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By Bob Asmussen Verified
| The News-Gazette (Champaign, IL) Verified
Sign up for our daily Illini football newsletter here Greetings from "Can't Wait For Saturday," your morning morsel of college football, courtesy of longtime Illini beat writer, AP Top 25 voter and Heisman state rep Bob Asmussen. He'll give you his views each day on the game he loves. *** Hope Illinois football fans keep their Christmas plans flexible. If they want to follow their team, they might be going to a bowl. In my quick review of bowl projections, Dec.
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