Watch: Illini coach Bret Bielema gives an update during the team's bye week
Illini coach Bret Bielema has his team at 6-1, […]
Watch: Illini coach Bret Bielema gives an update during the team's bye week
Illini coach Bret Bielema has his team at 6-1, […]
Illinois Basketball Practice Observation
By Kedric Prince - IlliniGuys.com Director of Recruiting
October 19, 2022
(Cover photo courtesy Joe Clark/IlliniGuys)
Illinois landed in the 23rd spot in the preseason Associated Press poll released earlier this week. A Big Ten network analyst and NCAA basketball contributor said, "Frankly I think Illinois should be in the high teens."
Here's a brief outlook on the recent play of the men's basketball team, in no ranking order:
The Farrell Report - Bye Week Rumors
A few Illinois nuggets on the recruiting trail as they offer new JUCO prospects and are recruiting teammates of ’23 priority Jyaire Hill.
Mike Farrell, IlliniGuys National Football Recruiting Expert
October 18, 2022
(Mike Farrell also has his own website: https://mikefarrellsports.com/)
JUCO Offers
Following a hot start to the season, Illini football has a growing issue on their hands.
Five Illini nab midseason All-America Honors
(From the University of Illinois Sports Information Department) […]
Recruiting: 2024 PG ZZ Clark Decommits From Illinois
y Kedric Prince - IlliniGuys.com Director of Recruiting
October 18, 2022
(Cover photo courtesy Kedric Prince/IlliniGuys)
ZZ Clark, the brother of current Illini point guard Skyy Clark, decided it was in his best interest to re-open his recruitment.
The Trench Report: Minnesota
By Steve Sturm - IlliniGuys Football Analyst
October 18, 2022
(Cover photo courtesy Illinois Athletics)
As I write this, Illinois Football is basking in the glow if it's #18 ranking in the nation and is looking at a week off to get healthy before heading to Nebraska to take on the Cornhuskers in two weeks. I have to be honest here, I am enjoying writing these trench reports more and more as the Illini football program gets rolling because as I re-watch the game and take it apart piece by piece every week I get more and more encouraged by what I'm seeing. The Illini coaching staff and players are really growing together right now and it certainly shows on the field.
Tommy Tough: DeVito Shows Toughness in Illini Win
Tommy DeVito showed another side to himself that was already evident from his time at Syracuse but seen first-hand on Saturday: toughness.
By Matt Stevens - IlliniGuys Football Writer/Analyst
October 17, 2022
(Cover photo courtesy Ron Johnson/USA Today Sports)
CHAMPAIGN, Ill. -- Illinois got an injection of New Jersey tough on Saturday before quarterback Tommy DeVito got a long introduction to the training room inside the Smith Football Center. When the Illini quarterback arrived at the Smith Center on the morning of Oct. 9, just hours after being knocked out of the 9-6 win over Iowa, Illinois head coach Bret Bielema knew his player was serious about his treatment schedule - and maybe nothing else.
“So, Tommy rolls up on Sunday and he’s got a black fleece robe, a pair of eye shades on up on forehead, a slipper on one foot and a boot on the other and a bag of (McDonald’s) and I told him that you look like a guy right out of ‘The Breakfast Club’, right out of the movie,” Bielema said Saturday. “Of course, he didn’t have any idea what that movie was.”
Illini Will Start 2022-23 Season Ranked No. 23 in Associated Press Poll
Illinois is ranked in the preseason Associated Press men’s […]
The Farrell Report - Odds of Recruit Flips to the Illini
Mike Farrell, IlliniGuys National Football Recruiting Expert
October 17, 2022
(Mike Farrell also has his own website: https://mikefarrellsports.com/)
Following a surprising 6-1 start to the 2022 season, Illini football has newfound swagger on the recruiting trail.
Recruiting: Illinois Women's Basketball Makes A Statement With Commitment From East Coast Guard
By Kedric Prince - IlliniGuys.com Director of Recruiting
Oct. 15, 2022
(Cover photo courtesy Buffalo (N.Y.) News)
After recently narrowing her final list of suitors to four schools, New York scoring machine Gretchen Dolan pulled the trigger today, committing to Shauna Green's Illinois Fighting Illini.
Illini Ranked No. 18 in AP poll; Illinois Make Debut in Coaches Poll at No. 20
Illinois ranked in both the Associated Press Top 25 […]
Heat Checks and Hail Marys - Riverboat Gambler Bielema
Mike Cagley, Co-Host of the IlliniGuys Sports Spectacular October […]
Bielema & Illini Players Doing Heisman Campaigning For Illini RB Chase Brown
Illinois head coach Bret Bielema and certain star players are already campaigning for Chase Brown’s Heisman Trophy candidacy.
By Matt Stevens - IlliniGuys Football Writer/Analyst
October 15, 2022
(Cover photo courtesy Ron Johnson/USA Today Sports)
CHAMPAIGN, Ill. -- Bret Bielema holds a marketing degree from the University of Iowa and is already trying to use those skills to increase the national viability of his star tailback into the Heisman Trophy discussion.
Following Illinois’ 26-14 victory over Minnesota, Bielema said he’s already been in contact with national writers, Heisman voters and national commentators with influence about the nation’s leading rusher.
“I get it,” Bielema said Saturday. “There’s a lot of preseason rankings where players and teams had a lot of hype before the season but I reached out to as many contacts as I had about how special this young man is.”
IlliniGuys Game Predictions versus Minnesota
October 15, 2022 The Illini defense held Iowa to […]
Illinois QB Tommy DeVito Will Start Today vs. Minnesota
Despite suffering a severe ankle injury last week vs. […]
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