4 days to 2009 opener
Tue, 09/01/2009 - 8:26pm | Bob Asmussen
What's going to happen with the Illinois tailbacks on Saturday? Hard to know for sure, but we can guess.
Daniel Dufrene was back at practice Tuesday, as promised by Ron Zook. Dufrene had a brace specially fitted for his injured ankle.
Here's the dilemma for Illinois: Do you play a healthy guy (Jason Ford, Mikel Leshoure, etc.) or a guy who is coming back from injury?
It doesn't seem like much of a choice, unless Dufrene improves to 100 percent in the next three days.
Illinois needs him healthy for the long haul, not for one game. And because there are several tailback options, Dufrene won't have to play at less than 100 percent.
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