![]() ![]() ![]() After redshirting the 2016 season, he mostly played special teams during the last three seasons along with a few drives filling in for Lowe during the 2018 season. I’m confident with him.”Ĭerny, a 3-star recruit out of Traverse City (Mich.), originally committed to head coach Tim Beckman and signed to play with Bill Cubit but never played for either. “Obviously stuff’s going to happen, but everyone’s stepping up. “We’re just going through adversity,” Palczewski said. With Kramer out after suffering a leg injury late in the season finale against Northwestern, standout left guard Kendrick Green will play center and Cerny will slide into Green’s starting spot. ![]() After Allegretti’s graduation, Alabama transfer Richie Petitbon has slid in to start every game at right guard along with the four returning starters. Green, Kramer, Alex Palczewski, Vederian Lowe and Nick Allegretti started every game during the 2018 season. Monday will mark the first time during the last two years that Illinois will feature a different starting offensive line than the week prior. But again, it’s a sport of ‘next man up.’ I’ve been ready all season filling in for multiple positions on the offensive line. Doug’s one of my closest friends, and it’s hard to see such a key component of our offense and a team captain go down like that. “It’s like the biggest opportunity I’ve had in my entire life. “It’s amazing it’s a blessing,” Cerny told Illini Inquirer. CT Sunday, FOX) versus California (7-5, 4-5 Pac-12). With Kramer - the Illini’s starting center - sidelined with a leg injury, Cerny is expected to make his first career start for Illinois (6-6, 4-5 Big Ten) during the Redbox Bowl (3 p.m. On Monday, Cerny will finally earn his first big opportunity in the orange and blue. ![]() Cerny enrolled in June 2016 along with classmate Kurt Gavin, a few months before Doug Kramer arrived on campus. Jake Cerny has been at Illinois longer than every other Illini offensive lineman on the two-deep. ![]()
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