CHAMPAIGN, Ill. (AP) -- Illinois starting linebacker Martez Wilson will miss the remainder of the season with a neck injury.
Illinois coach Ron Zook says Wilson will have surgery to repair a herniated disc in his neck.
Zook says he feel especially bad for Wilson because he worked hard in the offseason to move from outside linebacker to middle linebacker. He didn't play in Saturday's win over Illinois State.
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