Two Illini to miss football bowl game

Posted December 22, 2011 11:00 pm

Daily Herald News Services

CHAMPAIGN — Illini senior running back Jason Ford and redshirt freshman wide receiver Jake Kumerow are academically ineligible to play in the 2011 Kraft Fight Hunger Bowl on Dec. 31 in San Francisco, university officials announced Friday.

Ford is Illinois’ leading rusher in 2011 with 600 yards on 155 carries (3.9 ypc) and 7 touchdowns. He finishes his career 1,962 career rushing yards, which ranks 16th on the all-time Illinois rushing list, and 26 career rushing touchdowns, which is second in Illinois history behind only Howard Griffith’s school record of 31.

Kumerow played in seven games in 2011 and had three catches for 15 yards on the season. All three of his catches came in the regular season finale at Minnesota on Nov. 26.

The Illini (6-6) play UCLA (6-7) at 2:30 p.m. Dec. 31 on ESPN.

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