Jersey Boy: How Quarterback Tommy DeVito Became the Unsung Hero at Illinois
Zain Bando, IlliniGuys Contributor
November 5, 2022
CHAMPAIGN – Just 23 months ago, the Illinois football team was stuck without an identity.
Jersey Boy: How Quarterback Tommy DeVito Became the Unsung Hero at Illinois
Zain Bando, IlliniGuys Contributor
November 5, 2022
CHAMPAIGN – Just 23 months ago, the Illinois football team was stuck without an identity.
James Brown Top 40 Recruit on an Official Visit
Kedric Prince, IlliniGuys Director of Recruiting
November 5, 2022
The Illinois men's basketball program will have one of the biggest basketball recruits on campus in some time.
Michigan State at Illinois Game Preview: The Competition to Dot the ‘I’ in Bret Bielema’s Victory Formation
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Illini Women Victorious In Exhibition Against Quincy
Brad Sturdy, Co-Host IlliniGuys Sports Spectacular November 4, 2022 […]
Sure, Illinois Football is Sometimes Boring - Who Cares?!
Illinois head coach Bret Bielema told everyone who would listen what this program would look like and guess what? He's proving to be better at boring than nearly everybody else.
Matt Stevens, IlliniGuys Staff Writer
November 4, 2022
Photo courtesy of Mark Hoffman/Milwaukee Journal Sentinel/USA Today Network
CHAMPAIGN, Ill. -- Are some not entertained with Illinois football?! Yeah, who cares?!
Watch: Brad Underwood talks about Monday's season opener vs. EIU
Illini basketball coach Brad Underwood talks about his 23rd […]
Watch: RJ Melendez talks ahead of #23 Illini's season opener vs. EIU
Illini sophomore forward RJ Melendez talks about Monday's season […]
The Farrell Report - Weekend Visitors
Mike Farrell, IlliniGuys National Football Recruiting Expert
November 4, 2022
(Mike Farrell also has his own website: https://mikefarrellsports.com/)
As Illinois prepares to host a Michigan State program in the news for all the wrong reasons
Chicago Kenwood Guard Checks Out the Illini
Kedric Prince, IlliniGuys Director of Recruiting
November 3, 2022
Friday's exhibition game against Quincy University was a success
PK Caleb Griffin’s Healthy Return Provides “Money in the Bank” in Illini Win at Nebraska
Illinois kicker Caleb Griffin hits two field goals Saturday in win at Nebraska but it was a 52-yard field goal that didn’t count which brought his confidence fully back after hip injury.
Matt Stevens, IlliniGuys Staff Writer
November 3, 2022
CHAMPAIGN, Ill. -- Don’t ever underestimate again the number of elements that dramatically change for the University of Illinois football program following the return of a healthy Caleb Griffin.
The Farrell Report - Recruiting Confidence Updates
Mike Farrell, IlliniGuys National Football Recruiting Expert
November 2, 2022
(Mike Farrell also has his own website: https://mikefarrellsports.com/)
As the Illini continue their impressive run in the 2022 season, Illinois and head coach Bret Bielema have built up some serious swagger on the recruiting trail.
Illini Arrives For First Time in College Football Playoff Rankings
For the first time in school history, Illinois found […]
Illini Film Review - How Practice Habits Become Gameday Realities
This week’s film session will focus on Seth Coleman taking practice to the game, Isaiah Williams trying too hard and Barry Lunney’s red zone resurgence.
By Matt Stevens - IlliniGuys Football Writer/Analyist
November 1, 2022
(Cover photo courtesy David Craan/Illinois Athletics)
CHAMPAIGN, Ill. -- Every Thursday, Illinois associate head coach/outside linebacker coach Kevin Kane conducts what he calls ‘Pass Rush Thursday’ where he’ll show the players in his positional room specific things that the coaching staff drills on a practice-to-practice basis.
Even if, as redshirt freshman last season in his first days with the new Illini staff led by head coach Bret Bielema, Seth Coleman internally wondered why it mattered which one of his two hands he raised during a quarterback hurry, the first turnover at Nebraska is a perfect example as to the answer.
Recruiting: 2025 LB Likes What He Sees From Illinois
By Kedric Prince - IlliniGuys.com Director of Recruiting
November 1, 2022
(Cover photo courtesy Kedric Prince/IlliniGuys)
Cooper Catalano, a 6-foot-2, 200-pound linebacker from Germantown, Wisconsin, recaps his visit to Illinois.
Catalano made the visit to Champaign recently after the Fighting Illini offered Catalano his first DI football scholarship offer in early July.
The Trench Report: Nebraska
y Steve Sturm - IlliniGuys Football Analyst
October 31, 2022
(Cover photo courtesy Illinois Athletics)
I was a little afraid that Nebraska was going to sneak up on the Illini and pull off an upset on Saturday, but my fears turned out to be unfounded as Illinois controlled the action as the defense dominated the Cornhuskers on route to a 26-9 win. The defense carried the day by dominating a Nebraska offense that had put up a lot of points in recent games. Nebraska had one big play for their touchdown, but Illinois' defense was outstanding otherwise. Regardless, there was one play that I had to rewind several times during the game in order to fully appreciate it:
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