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CHAMPAIGN, Ill. – Illinois head coach Lovie Smith sits down with former Fighting Illini All-American offensive lineman and current Fighting Illini radio analyst Martin O'Donnell to talk about the improved effort against Iowa, changing roles, the age-old question "Is a hot dog a sandwich" and more heading to Saturday's home game against Rutgers (11 am CT on BTN) in the latest Carle Thursday Walkthrough.

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Illinois (2-3, 0-2) returns home to host Rutgers (1-4, 0-2) Saturday at Memorial Stadium. The Fighting Illini beat the Scarlet Knights 24-7 last season in New Jersey in the last meeting between the two teams.

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