Nathan Scheelhaase Injury: Illinois QB Knocked Out Of Game

Scheelhaase, a junior, earned the starting quarterback job as a freshman and has led the Illini to consecutive bowl game victories the past two seasons. He finished last season with 2,110 passing yards and 13 touchdowns, along with 624 yards and six touchdowns rushing.

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Tim Beckman’s first game as the head coach of the Illinois Fighting Illini could see a long-term loss of his starting quarterback, as Nathan Scheelhaase has left the game against the Western Michigan Broncos with an apparent ankle injury suffered in the third quarter.

Until the third quarter injury to Scheelhaase, Illinois was maintaining a double digit lead over Western Michigan. Scheelhaase was a big part of that, going 11-for-18 on the day with 126 yards, one touchdown and one interception.