Illinois’ yards a carry with Ca'Lil Valentine and since Ca'Lil Valentine’s last game
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Illinois averaged 4.51 yards a carry with Ca'Lil Valentine and 5.24 since Ca'Lil Valentine’s last game over its last 25 games, 22 games against 3, a difference of 0.73. All 3 neutral-site games were with Ca'Lil Valentine. All 6 night games were with Ca'Lil Valentine. All 5 ranked opponents were with Ca'Lil Valentine.
Ca'Lil Valentine, running back: 903 rushing yards, 201 carries and 14 receptions in 22 of those 25 games.
3 games since Ca'Lil Valentine’s last game is still too small a sample for the statistics to say much, but maybe you can find something if you squint.
yards a carry a game
with Ca'Lil Valentine
4.51
since Ca'Lil Valentine’s last game
5.24
246
A −0.73 difference in yards a carry with Ca'Lil Valentine vs since Ca'Lil Valentine’s last game is about what you’d expect.
The games
with Ca'Lil Valentinesince Ca'Lil Valentine’s last game
| Side | Date | Game | Result | yards a carry | Expected |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nov 16, 2024 | vs Michigan State | W | 4.63 | — | |
| Nov 23, 2024 | @ Rutgers | W | 5.06 | — | |
| Nov 30, 2024 | vs Northwestern (neutral) | W | 6.32 | — | |
| Dec 31, 2024 | vs South Carolina (neutral) | W | 5.41 | — | |
| Aug 29, 2025 | vsWWestern Illinois | W | 5.83 | — | |
| Sep 6, 2025 | @ Duke | W | 3.34 | — | |
| Sep 13, 2025 | vs Western Michigan | W | 4.66 | — | |
| Sep 20, 2025 | @ Indiana | L | 0.10 | — | |
| Sep 27, 2025 | vs USC | W | 5.06 | — | |
| Oct 4, 2025 | @ Purdue | W | 2.85 | — | |
| Oct 11, 2025 | vs Ohio State | L | 1.74 | — | |
| Oct 25, 2025 | @ Washington | L | 4.76 | — | |
| Nov 1, 2025 | vsRutgers | W | 5.53 | — | |
| Nov 15, 2025 | vs Maryland | W | 4.93 | — | |
| Nov 22, 2025 | @ Wisconsin | L | 2.29 | — | |
| Nov 29, 2025 | vsNorthwestern | W | 3.49 | — | |
| Dec 30, 2025 | vs Tennessee (neutral) | W | 6.05 | — | |
| Sep 3, 2026 | vs UAB | W | 6.04 | — | |
| Sep 12, 2026 | vsDuke | L | 3.47 | — | |
| Sep 19, 2026 | vs Southern Illinois | W | 7.07 | — | |
| Sep 26, 2026 | @Ohio State | L | 6.03 | — | |
| Oct 3, 2026 | vsPurdue | L | 4.44 | — | |
| Oct 10, 2026 | @Michigan State | W | 3.85 | — | |
| Oct 24, 2026 | vs Oregon | W | 5.77 | — | |
| Oct 31, 2026 | @Maryland | W | 6.10 | — |
Method
- The two sides are the games before and after one date, so the shuffle moves any game between them.
- Who played is read from the schools’ box scores’ participation lists for 21 of these 25 games; in the other 4 a player is counted as in them when the box score has a stat for him.