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    Miller, Williams Earn Big Ten Player Of The Week Distinction

    Both made major contributions to Saturday's win at Michigan

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    Oct. 6, 2008

    The Big Ten Conference announced this morning that two Fighting Illini players, linebacker Brit Miller and quarterback Juice Williams, earned Player of the Week honors for their performances Saturday in Illinois' 45-20 victory at Michigan.

    Senior LB Brit Miller

    OFFENSE:

    Junior QB Juice Williams
    Juice Williams, Illinois, JR, QB, Chicago, Ill./Chicago Vocational Williams racked up 431 yards of total offense to set a new Michigan Stadium record and lead Illinois to a 45-20 victory over Michigan. The junior quarterback completed 13-of-26 passes for 310 yards and two touchdowns, while registering 121 yards on 19 carries with two more scores. He surpassed 400 yards of total offense for the second time this season, after racking up a career-high 461 yards in the season opener against Missouri. Both performances rank among the top-10 single-game efforts in school history. Williams led his offense to 45 points, the most ever for the Illini against the Wolverines and the most allowed by Michigan since 1991. This is the third career weekly accolade for Williams after being honored on Sept. 1, 2008, and Nov. 12, 2007.


    DEFENSE:

    Brit Miller, Illinois, SR, LB, Decatur, Ill./Eisenhower Miller filled up the stat sheet with nine defensive stops, four tackles for loss, two sacks and two pass breakups to lead Illinois to its first win at Michigan since 1999. The senior linebacker set career highs in both tackles for loss and sacks, pushing the Wolverines' offense back a combined 26 yards. After the hosts compiled 143 total yards and 48 rushing yards to build a 14-3 first quarter lead, Miller and the Illini defense held Michigan to only 21 more yards on the ground, 176 total yards and six more points over the final three quarters. Miller collects his first career weekly laurel.

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