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Up Close: Your guide to the Gophers-Illinois game

October 27, 2016 at 3:33PM
Illinois defensive lineman Dawuane Smoot (91) pushes Purdue quarterback David Blough (11) during an NCAA college football game Saturday, Oct. 8, 2016 at Memorial Stadium in Champaign, Ill. (AP Photo/Bradley Leeb)
Illinois defensive lineman Dawuane Smoot (91) pushes Purdue quarterback David Blough (11) during an NCAA college football game Saturday, Oct. 8, 2016 at Memorial Stadium in Champaign, Ill. (AP Photo/Bradley Leeb) (The Minnesota Star Tribune)

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