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Unit matchups: who wins each side of the ball
Read it by possession: each side shows what happens when that team has the ball — its offense against the other team's defense, unit by unit (national rank in parentheses). Last season's grades, shrunk toward average by how much of each unit's production actually returns. UAB returns 87% of last season's passing production and 63% of its rushing production. Illinois returns 17% of last season's passing production and 34% of its rushing production. UAB's projected line: 5 of 5 held over; Illinois's projected line: 3 of 5 held over, 2 portal.
From Katin Houser's Illinois Debut Meets a UAB Team Rebuilt From Scratch
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