In Week 4 of the 2023 season, No. 7 Penn State took a trip out to Champaign, Illinois, and dispatched the Fighting Illini 30-13 to get to 3-0. The Nittany Lion's young quarterback, Drew Allar struggled in his third collegiate start, going 16/33 for 208 yards, but he was still much better than Illinois sophomore QB Luke Altmyer who finished 15/28 for 163 yards with four interceptions.