Ferentz did
talk about injuries in his weekly press conference
I do see where your pick is coming from Iggy. For instance, the Iowa rivals boards has threads such as "Illinois only -3.5? WTF" and "I just put $1000 down on Illinois" written by Hawkeye fans. Seems like the typical, public square is all over Illinois.
Also, the Illinois boards are buzzing with ESPN gameday potential for next weekend v Michigan, FoxSports projecting an Illinois Rose Bowl, and normal ND bashing that shows the focus isn't on Iowa for the Illinois community. Hopefully, the players aren't thinking the same stuff.