Only one sleep stands between Illinois fans and their program’s season opener. Jackson State awaits Illinois on Monday (7:30 p.m. CT, BTN) – and, in the meantime, we’ll offer two thoughts for this Illini squad. The Illini have three options at the power forward position, and they can’t go wrong with any of them. Ben Humrichous , Zvonimir Ivisic and David Mirkovic each offer a different skill set, but all three would be a welcome sight in Illinois’ starting lineup. Between Mirkovic’s head-turning exhibition (19 points, 14 rebounds and six assists) and Ivisic’s own performance (15 points, five rebounds and two blocks), it will be interesting to see what route coach Brad Underwood decides to take as the season progresses. For now, it seems as though Humrichous is still locked into the starting role, but Mirkovic or Ivisic will play a ton and could steal that spot at any point. Regardless of the choice, Illinois’ offense won’t suffer – but the defense may. Ivisic is a phenomenal rim-protector – and would pair we
