2021 ALL-BIG TEN THIRD TEAM (COACHES): RB Chase Brown, Illinois,...Brown became the 14th Illini in history to rush for over 1,000 yards when he totaled 1,005 rushing yards this season. He ran for 223 yards on 33 carries and one touchdown at #7 Penn State to help Illinois win the longest game in college football history (20-18, 9 OT), and joined Howard Griffith (1990) and Rashard Mendenhall (2007) as the only players in program history with multiple 200-yard rushing games in a single season. He also ran for a career-high 257 yards against Charlotte and another 147 yards on 30 carries in Illinois' road win over #20 Minnesota. - Illinois Football