Len Ziehm (October 9, 1997). "Illini can only wonder". Chicago Sun-Times.("The former Palatine signal-caller – the most heavily recruited quarterback in the Midwest as a high school senior – transferred to Western Illinois after his sophomore year. Last year, when Illinois was going 2–9, he took the Leathernecks to a 9–3 record and a berth in the NCAA ...")