Ked's Recruiting Roundup - Brayden Trimble Updates His Recruitment and Recruiting Mindset
Kedric Prince, IlliniGuys Director of Recruiting
October 25, 2024
CHAMPAIGN, Ill. — Illinois offensive coordinator Barry Lunney Jr. and wide receivers coach Justin Stepp secured their commitment from three-star recruit Brayden Trimble of Mt. Zion, Illinois. Trimble committed to Illinois in early May and stands firm on it.
Heat Checks & Hail Marys - Is Oregon an Illini Turning Point, Illini Exhibition Reaction & B1G Football Tiers
Mike Cagley, Co-Host Sports Spectacular and Big Sports Radio […]
Ked's Rapid Game Reaction: The Good, Bad, and The Ugly From Mississippi
By Kedric Prince - IlliniGuys Director of Recruiting
October 27, 2024
(Cover photo courtesy Illinois Athletics)
Oxford, MS — One of the most iconic westerns of all time, The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly (1966), starred Clint Eastwood and Lee Van Cleef. Today, the Illinois men’s basketball team found itself in a fitting comparison as it traveled to Oxford, Mississippi, to take on the 24th-ranked Ole Miss Rebels in an exhibition game.
After Illinois’ impressive March run and a revamped roster, fans were excited to see the ten new players on the 2024-25 roster. However, the Illini faced a veteran Ole Miss team — the second-oldest in Division I basketball. Today’s game showed the importance of experience, as the Rebels beat Illinois 91-74 in front of 7,023 fans at the Pavilion.
Illini Struggle in 91-74 Exhibition Loss At Ole Miss
By IlliniGuys Staff October 27, 2024 OXFORD, Miss. - […]
Illini Tackling Problem Leads to Miserable First Half Performance
Oregon’s ability to avoid first open-field tackle leads to forgettable first 30 minutes from Illinois defense in blowout loss in Pacific Northwest.
Matt Stevens, IlliniGuys Staff Writer
October 27, 2024
EUGENE, Ore. — Oregon’s offense needed just one missed tackle to showcase its track-level tempo and Illinois certainly allowed that speed to showcase itself.
Sturdy's Illini Basketball Preview - “OLD Miss” on Tap for Illini
Brad Sturdy, Illini Insider & IlliniGuys Sports Spectacular & Big Sports Radio Host
October 27, 2024
No, that isn’t a typo, the Illini are set to face an old and physical Mississippi basketball squad on Sunday in a game that Brad Underwood loves. Under Chris Beard the Rebels will be physical and he has added an older and more talented squad, leading to their first ever preseason ranking in the coaches poll.
Illini WR Pat Bryant Leaves Game With Head Injury; Future Playing Status Unknown
Illinois wide receiver Pat Bryant left the game Saturday in the second half under the watch of Illini training staff after a hit to the heck area and went straight to the locker room after the hit.
By Matt Stevens - IlliniGuys Football Writer/Analyst
October 26, 2024
(Photos courtesy Illinois Athletics)
EUGENE, Ore. — Illinois could be without its leading receiver for the start of the final month of the season.
After receiving a hit to the head and/or neck area following a pass breakup in the fourth quarter of the 38-9 loss at No. 1 Oregon, Pat Bryant was immediately taken off the field by Illinois training staff and taken straight to the visiting locker room. The fourth-year receiver, who came into Saturday leading the Illini with 31 receptions for 484 yards and seven touchdowns, did not return to the game.
Oregon’s 38-9 Punishment of Illinois Easily Summed Up: Ducks Have Dudes; Illini Need Them
Oregon’s nationwide recruiting brand has allowed Dan Lanning’s meteoric rise and the Ducks showed Illinois Saturday what a No. 1 ranked program should, could and does look like.
By Matt Stevens - IlliniGuys Football Writer/Analyst
October 26, 2024
(Cover photo courtesy Illinois Athletics)
EUGENE, Ore. — Well, it’s official. That, ladies and gentlemen, is what a number one ranked team looks like.
And in so many different ways, it’s critical that Bret Bielema’s Illini saw what that kind of creature looks, acts and behaves like. Identification is, of course, the first step toward possible elimination in the future.
#20 Illini Run Into Buzzsaw At Top-Ranked Oregon, 38-9
By IlliniGuys Staff October 26, 2024 (Cover photo courtesy […]
Kylan Boswell: "I'm Glad to Be Home, Fans Have Welcomed Me with Open Arms."
Kedric Prince, IlliniGuys Director of Recruiting
October 26, 2024
CHAMPAIGN, Ill. – Illinois guard Kylan Boswell grew up in Urbana-Champaign until his eighth-grade year before moving to California for high school. He ended his prep career at AZ Compass Prep in Phoenix, where he averaged 14 points per game as a junior. In the summer of 2022, Boswell reclassified to join the Arizona Wildcats, beginning with the 2022-23 season.
Bielema Applauded Lanning’s Rulebook Manipulation vs. Ohio State
As somebody who 16 years ago intentionally manipulated the […]
IlliniGuys Predictions - Illinois at Oregon
October 26, 2024 The Illini repeated the events of […]
Holmes Thriving in New Defensive Line Role in Seventh Year With Illini
After seven years and a coaching staff change, Illinois defensive line coach Terrance Jamison finally got seventh-year player Ezekiel Holmes to thrive in his positional group.
By Matt Stevens - IlliniGuys Football Writer/Analyst
October 25, 2024
(Cover photo courtesy Illinois Athletics)
CHAMPAIGN, Ill. — Terrance Jamison is one of the few people inside Illinois’ Smith Family Football Complex that remembers what Ezekiel Holmes looked like as a 17-year-old in 2017.
Seven years later, Holmes has been through one head coaching change, four defensive coordinator changes, six positional coach changes and two undergraduate degrees (graduated from the University of Illinois with degrees in sociology in Aug. 2022) and communication in Dec. 2023).
Amongst all this change, Jamison, the current Illinois defensive line coach since Jan. 2021, finally got his chance to coach the young man he met as a high school junior at Hirschi High School in Wichita Falls, Texas.
Ked's Recruiting Roundup - One of the Nation's Top Tight Ends Takes in Michigan Game: Mack Sutter
Kedric Prince, IlliniGuys Director of Recruiting
October 25, 2024
Champaign, IL – In recent weeks, the Fighting Illini football program has hosted some of the nation's top recruits on campus, and the recent Michigan game was the perfect opportunity to bring in top prospects. Illinois secured a 21-7 victory over the Wolverines in a statement game all across Illini Nation.
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