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The 18th-ranked Illinois Fighting Illini hit the road looking to emerge from a recent funk with a Thursday night Big Ten matchup with the Nebraska Cornhuskers.

Now the Illini head west to Lincoln to take on a struggling Nebraska (12-8, 2-7 Big Ten) squad that has lost six straight. Here are three big questions ahead of Illinois' Big Ten