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By Matt Stevens - IlliniGuys Football Writer/Analyst

November 14, 2022

(Cover photo courtesy Eileen Meslar/The World Herald)

CHAMPAIGN, Ill. -- Illinois will be without a starter and a veteran reserve at cornerback for the remainder of this 2022 season.

Illinois head coach Bret Bielema confirmed Monday that third-year sophomore Tahveon "Taz" Nicholson and senior Terrell Jennings will be out for the final two regular season games and the bowl game.

Illinois head coach Bret Bielema fails to update the playing status of Chase Brown after he suffered a right leg injury Saturday in the loss to Purdue. 

By Matt Stevens - IlliniGuys Football Writer/Analyst

November 14, 2022

(Cover photo courtesy Ron Johnson/USA Today Sports)

CHAMPAIGN, Ill. -- The language used on Monday by the head football coach at the University of Illinois doesn’t clear up the health and playing status of the nation’s leading rusher for this weekend. 

Illini coach Bret Bielema talks with reporters in his […]

Mike Farrell, IlliniGuys National Football Recruiting Expert

November 14, 2022

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Another weekend and another tough loss.

Illini coach Brad Underwood's looking for a 3-0 start […]

Kedric Prince, IlliniGuys Director of Recruiting 

November 13, 2022

The Fighting Illini football program knew how important their last home football game would be for the future of their program.

By Zain Bando - IlliniGuys Student Correspondent

November 13, 2022

(Cover photo courtesy Illinois Athletics)

Just two weeks ago, things were looking up for the Illini. At 7-1, Illinois joined the College Football Playoff rankings for the first time in program history at No. 16, as the team looked ahead to two home matchups against Michigan State and Purdue. Win both, and a ticket to Indy is clinched.

The silver platter has yet to arrive, and now there's a strong possibility it will be lost in transit and find a home elsewhere. Last Saturday, a 23-7 deficit was too much to overcome, as penalties and turnovers plagued Illinois before running out of time on the game’s final drive, losing 23-15 in front of over 56,000 fans, most of them wearing Orange and Blue.

By IlliniGuys Staff November 12, 2022 (Cover photo courtesy […]

November 12, 2022 The Illini's winning streak stopped by […]

By Brad Sturdy - IlliniGuys Insider/Analyst

November 12, 2022
On a night when last year's Illini hung a Big Ten championship banner for the second year in a row, this year's team showed glimpses of being capable of getting a banner of their own. (Photo courtesy Joe Clark/IlliniGuys)

(Cover photo courtesy Joe Clark/IlliniGuys)

Dain Dainja scored a team-high 20 points and grabbed 15 rebounds in his second double-double in as many games this season as #23 Illinois overcame a cold shooting start to cruise to an 86-48 victory over Missouri-Kansas City. Terrence Shannon pitched in 14, Jayden Epps 13 and Skyy Clark 10 for the Illini as they moved to 2-0 to start the season. 

Here’s a look back.

IlliniGuys Staff

November 11, 2022

(Cover photo courtesy Illinois Athletics)

CHAMPAIGN, Ill. - Dain Dainja scored a team-high 20 points and grabbed 15 rebounds in his second double-double in as many games this season as #23 Illinois overcame a frigid start to cruise to an 86-48 victory over Missouri-Kansas City.

It was a perfect finish to a night that saw the Illini raise their first Big Ten regular season championship banner since 2005 and departed star players Kofi Cockburn, Trent Frazier, Alfonso Plummer, and Da'Monte Williams return to get their championship rings.

Former Illini head coach Bruce Weber was more than happy to call No. 23 Illinois’ 86-48 win over Kansas City as Brad Underwood’s squad raised a championship banner.

By Matt Stevens - IlliniGuys Staff Writer

November 11, 2022

(Cover photo courtesy Brandon Leeb/USA Today Sports)

CHAMPAIGN, Ill. -- Not many people would classify Bruce Weber as anything other than an emotional person so please forgive the man if he was fighting his feelings on Friday night. 

Weber says he was more than honored for his new employer to assign him to Illinois’ 86-48 over Kansas City on a night where the Illini raised a Big Ten Conference championship banner and handed out title rings. 

“Every time I go through O'Hare or Midway, somebody grabs me for a picture or autographs and even in St. Louis, somebody this summer got out in the middle of the street and stopped traffic and said ‘I got to shake your hand, coach’ and I was telling him ‘man, there’s people beeping at you’,” Weber said. “A lot of special memories." 

Kedric Prince, IlliniGuys Director of Recruiting

November 11, 2022

Sources close to the Illinois football program confirmed that Malik Elzy, the nation's top unsigned wide receiver

From Illinois Sports Information Office  November 11, 2022 #23 […]

Kedric Prince, IlliniGuys Director of Recruiting

November 11, 2022

What happened: The men's and women's basketball programs both signed some of the nation's top preps during national signing day.