USC offensive coordinator Steve Sarkisian on Illinois’ defense.
“They are very well coached. The funny thing is when you look at a defense is that you can see if
a defense wants to do a lot of things. Some defenses don’t do a lot of things. But the first thing we
can tell after looking at a game is if the guys are really well coached or if they’re out there just
trying to survive.
“These guys are well coached. They play well together and they understand their
scheme very well.”