Another reason John Paddock should start against Iowa

After punting on the first drive of the game, these were Illinois’ next possessions:

• 10 plays, 71 yards – Field Goal
• Fumble on Punt Return
• 2 plays, 75 yards – Touchdown
• 7 plays, 64 yards – Field Goal
• 2 plays, 16 yards – Interception
• 5 plays, 92 yards – Touchdown
• 6 plays, 64 yards – Touchdown
• 5 plays, 22 yards – Punt
• 5 plays, 86 yards – Touchdown
• 7 plays, 82 yards – Touchdown
• 14 plays, 72 yards – Field Goal
• 3 plays, 4 yards – Punt
• 3 plays, 21 yards – Touchdown

In the 14 times that Illinois got the ball, it scored 9 times, turned the ball over twice, and punted 3 times.

This is the type of Illinois football that we haven’t seen in a long time. Sure, we got the occasional 80-plus-yard drive, but with John Paddock taking snaps, we are now scoring on 64% of drives.

Continue this, and you are right there playing alongside the high-scoring offenses in the Big 12 and Pac-12.

Bring in the last series of the Minnesota game, Paddock’s offense is scoring points on 67% of…