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Illinois Fighting Illini backmost Luke Altmyer had an unthinkable nighttime against nan Tennessee Volunteers successful a Music City Bowl win, but a play successful nan 3rd 4th caught nan eyes of assemblage shot fans.
The Fighting Illini were up 3 points successful nan 3rd 4th and had nan shot connected first down from nan Volunteers’ 41-yard line. Altmyer took nan threat and dropped backmost to pass. He faked a walk to his correct and took nan shot up nan mediate of nan field.
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Illinois backmost Luke Altmyer (9) runs nan shot during nan first half of nan Music City Bowl NCAA assemblage shot crippled against Tennessee, Tuesday, Dec. 30, 2025, successful Nashville, Tennessee. (AP Photo/George Walker IV)
Altmyer scampered distant from Tennessee defenders and ran correct into an official. The backmost bounced disconnected nan charismatic and gained a first down earlier he ran retired of bounds. It took a infinitesimal for nan charismatic to get backmost up. He would people a touchdown later successful nan drive.
Tennessee did put connected a mean comeback. DeSean Bishop scored a 12-yard rushing touchdown early successful nan framework and nan squad took nan lead connected a Joakim Dodson 94-yard footwear return touchdown.
Altmyer came backmost and put connected a 13-play, 65-yard thrust to group up a David Olano go-ahead section extremity for nan 30-28 win.
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Illinois backmost Luke Altmyer (9) looks to propulsion a walk during nan first half of nan Music City Bowl NCAA assemblage shot crippled against Tennessee, Tuesday, Dec. 30, 2025, successful Nashville, Tennessee. (AP Photo/George Walker IV)
Altmyer was 20-of-33 pinch 196 passing yards and a touchdown pass. He had 54 rushing yards and a rushing touchdown arsenic well.
Illinois posted nan first back-to-back nine-win seasons successful programme history.
"We don’t person to publication astir different years anymore," caput coach Bret Bielema said aft nan game. "I deliberation group usually either publication astir history aliases constitute history, and this group’s penning history and I deliberation we’ll proceed to do that."
Illinois caput coach Bret Bielema yells astatine an charismatic during nan 2nd half of nan Music City Bowl NCAA assemblage shot crippled against Tennessee, Tuesday, Dec. 30, 2025, successful Nashville, Tennessee. (AP Photo/George Walker IV)
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The squad is now 2-1 successful vessel games nether Bielema.
The Associated Press contributed to this report.
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