Mike Cagley's Heat Checks and Hail Marys - The Double Feature Edition - Football's 9 OT Victory & a Stellar Basketball Exhibition
Mike Cagley, IlliniGuy October 24, 2021 Today is a […]
Mike Cagley's Heat Checks and Hail Marys - The Double Feature Edition - Football's 9 OT Victory & a Stellar Basketball Exhibition
Mike Cagley, IlliniGuy October 24, 2021 Today is a […]
Recruiting: Chicago Marist 2022 4-star LB Jimmy Rolder Highly Considering Being a Dual-Sport Athlete at Illinois
2022 Four-star linebacker Jimmy Rolder from Chicago Marist High […]
Trent Frazier’s Defensive Prowess Leads Illini in Exhibition Opener Blowout
Illinois super-senior guard Trent Frazier’s leadership piece to this 2021-22 roster was evident early and often in the Illini’s 67-point win in an exhibition opener.
Matt Stevens, IlliniGuys Staff Writer
October 24, 2021
CHAMPAIGN, Ill. -- As far as this coaching staff and veteran players are concerned, Illinois accomplished every goal set out for this exhibition opener.
Illini Welcome Return Of Fans To State Farm Center With Exhibition Game Rout
CHAMPAIGN, Ill. - For the first time in 593 days, fans were allowed in State Farm Center to root on their Fighting Illini team and they weren't disappointed. Kofi Cockburn and Austin Hutcherson scored 14 points each as Illinois rolled to an exhibition win over St. Francis, 101-34 Saturday night.
For all but just a handful of players, this was the first time that most on the Illinois roster played a home game in front of fans as the arena was limited primarily to staff, family, and the media last season. Illinois' last home game with a full house was back on March 8, 2020 for a win over Iowa.
Bielema Picks Up Program-Defining Win At No. 7 Penn State
Illinois head coach Bret Bielema hopes his 100th career win is a program-building victory for his football program.
Matt Stevens, IlliniGuys Staff Writer
October 23, 2021
Bret Bielema is certainly hoping his 100th career victory will mean more in a bigger picture sense years from now.
Illini Score Upset of #7 Penn State In Record-Setting 9 OT thriller
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Illini-St. Francis (IL) Preview
Connor Cagley, IlliniGuys Basketball Writer October 23, 2021 The […]
Isaiah Williams “Just Scratching the Surface” of Personal Expectations in Transition to Wide Receiver
Despite easily being Illinois’ leader in catches and yards, the first seven games of Isaiah Williams haven’t met his own high expectations bar.
Matt Stevens, IlliniGuys Staff Writer
October 23, 2021
Game Preview: Illinois at No. 7 Penn State
Date/Time/Place: Saturday, Oct. 23, 2021: 11 a.m. CST, Beaver Stadium.
Surface: Grass
Capacity: 106,572
Records: Illinois 2-5, 1-3 in Big Ten in 2021; 2-6 in 2020; Penn State 5-1, 2-1 in Big Ten in 2021; 4-5 in 2020.
Betting Line: Penn State by 23.
Series notes: Penn State has won 20 times in the 25-game series between the two schools. The last Illinois victory was 2014 when Tim Beckman’s squad defeated Penn State 16-14.
TV: ABC; Bob Wischusen (play-by-play), Dan Orlovsky (analyst), and Kris Budden (reporter).
Radio (Illinois): Brian Barnhart (PBP), Martin O'Donnell (analysis) & Steve Kelly (Pre/HT/Post) » The broadcast can be heard live on TuneIn online radio, Sirius/ XM satellite radio & SiriusXM Internet and at FightingIllini.com.
IlliniGuys - Illini vs Penn State Predictions
The Illini had an off-week after the 24-0 thrashing […]
Illinois transfer center has found his home
Omar Payne, a 6-foot-10, 225-pound power forward from Kissimmee, Florida, started his career as a Florida Gator. But things did not go as planned for Payne.
Coming out of high school, Payne was considered as one of the country's top centers in the class of 2019. One recruiting service ranked Payne ahead of the current Illinois All-American center Kofi Cockburn.
Unpacking Bret Bielema’s Roster Comments Requires What He Didn’t Receive - Context
Illinois head coach Bret Bielema believes local and national […]
Recruiting: 2022 tight end prospect to follow Illini on the road
The world of recruiting changes every day; you never know what you are going to get from a player, coach, or parent.
Chris Stinson, a 6-foot-5 tight end from West Aurora, Illinois, class of 2022, received an offer from the Fighting Illini. That part is all normal, but this weekend Illinois travels to Penn State for an 11 a.m. kickoff. Stinson said he is going to make that trip to Happy Valley to watch Illinois.
Recruiting: 2023 prospect Kylan Boswell recaps visit
There are recruits, and then there are big-time recruits. The Fighting Illini have put themselves in a great position with one of the nation's top 20 basketball players in the class of 2023.
Kylan Boswell, a 6-foot-2, 180-pound point guard from Chandler, Arizona, Prep School, is originally from Champaign. The family moved to California when Kylan entered his freshman year of high school.
Bielema Confirms QB Brandon Peters Medically Cleared For Penn State Game
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Underwood Believes Exhibition Games With Fans Will Be Valuable For Illini
CHAMPAIGN, Ill. -- Brad Underwood made it clear why his program chose the option of starting the 2021-22 season with two exhibition games against sub-Division I competition.
The Illinois fifth-year head coach knows there will be a 594-day gap between the last time this program played a home game in front of fans. Only four players on this current Illinois roster (Trent Frazier, Da’Monte Williams, Kofi Cockburn and Benjamin Bosmans-Verdonk) has experience of playing at State Farm Center with thousands of fans in the stands.
“Just the idea of getting 15,000 (fans) back in here excites me and I’m looking forward to seeing how our guys react to that,” said Underwood said Thursday morning.
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