A snap of the fingers. A blip in time. Just like that, the John Paddock Experience happened — and it was glorious.
Amid all the rivalry games and elite quarterback matchups that unfolded in Week 10, Illinois’ 27-26 win at Minnesota was pretty much lost. But within that Illini win was something extraordinarily special, and that was Paddock’s sudden, shocking, spectacular contribution to what might not be a lost season after all as the Illini rallied with a touchdown drive in the final minute.
