As an assistant coach, Illinois' Bret Bielema has faced big-time quarterbacks Tony Romo and Ben Roethlisberger in season openers
The reality is this: the Illinois Fighting Illini should win Thursday's opener against Eastern Illinois."Early games, you can take records, level, divisions, everything out," Bielema said.
The first was when he was an assistant at Iowa in 2001. The Hawkeyes played against Miami of Ohio, which was led by quarterback Ben Roethlisberger. He went on to a strong career with the Pittsburgh Steelers, winning two Super Bowls. The other notable one was playing Eastern Illinois in 2002. It was led future Pro Bowl quarterback Tony Romo.
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