CHAMPAIGN, Ill. (WAND) -- A walk off kick to beat USC at Gies Memorial Stadium now all eyes turn to Purdue.

If you remember last year, a thriller in Champaign as the Illini finally grabbed the cannon in overtime against the Boilermakers.

Even with a new coaching staff in West Lafayette this year.

Barry Lunney Jr. and Aaron Henry know in rivalry games like this the Illini will have to be at their best.

The game Saturday kicks off at Purdue at 11 a.m.

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