Hot-shooting Illini Keep Win Streak Over Michigan Alive, 93-85
IlliniGuys Staff February 27, 2022 ANN ARBOR, Mich. -- […]
Hot-shooting Illini Keep Win Streak Over Michigan Alive, 93-85
IlliniGuys Staff February 27, 2022 ANN ARBOR, Mich. -- […]
Illini Basketball Preview - Illini at Michigan
Connor Cagley, IlliniGuys Basketball Writer February 27, 2022 Essentials […]
Ked's Recruiting Roundup - Illinois Offers a Superior Athlete
Kedric Prince, IlliniGuys Director of Recruiting
February 26, 2022
Quincy Riley, a 6-foot-0, 172-pound athlete from Columbia, South Carolina, recently received an offer from the Fighting Illini football program.
“You’re Going to Ride your Horse”: Inside Kofi Cockburn’s Miserable Night vs. Ohio State
Kofi Cockburn had a miserable night offensively, defensively and on the glass in Illinois’ 86-83 home loss to Ohio State on Thursday night.
Matt Stevens, IlliniGuys Staff Writer
February 26, 2022
CHAMPAIGN, Ill. -- The margin simply isn’t very wide for Illinois and following the 86-83 loss to Ohio State Thursday night, the program’s head coach made that point as clear as possible.
Illinois football staff offers in-state product from St. Rita
Kedric Prince, IlliniGuys Director of Recruiting
February 25, 2022
Now that the basketball coaching staff has looked numerous times at St. Rita’s, the football staff is looking there as well.
Illini’s NCAA 1st & 2nd Round Locale - It’s Looking Like Milwaukee
Illinois’ most likely destination for its first and second round games of the 2022 NCAA Tournament is the Fiserv Forum in Milwaukee.
Matt Stevens, IlliniGuys Staff Writer
February 25, 2022
CHAMPAIGN, Ill. -- With 16 days remaining until the NCAA Tournament bracket is revealed, otherwise unofficially known as Selection Sunday, the destination for Illinois’ first weekend is becoming clearer.
Heat Checks and Hail Marys - Sometimes Winning Every Statistical Category but One Isn't Enough
Mike Cagley, IlliniGuy February 25, 2022 Tonight's game was […]
Plummer's School Record-Tying Night Fails to Lift #15 Illini Out Of Upset Loss to 22nd ranked Buckeyes
IlliniGuys Staff February 24, 2022 CHAMPAIGN, Ill. - It […]
Why is Hawkins a Key Contributor off Illini Bench?: “He got his butt in the gym”
Illinois sophomore forward Coleman Hawkins has never been short on natural talent and ability but now he’s regained confidence and, subsequently, regained a role in this Illini rotation.
Matt Stevens, IlliniGuys Staff Writer
February 24, 2022
CHAMPAIGN, Ill. -- It might be the height of irony that while at a university known for one of the nation’s best engineering programs, Coleman Hawkins is learning to calculate the basketball formula for work at Illinois.
Illini Basketball Preview - Illini vs Ohio State
Connor Cagley, IlliniGuys Basketball Writer February 24, 2022 Essentials […]
Inside Jacob Grandison’s “Zen Garden” at Illinois’ Ubben Practice Facility
Illinois senior forward Jacob Grandison has a professional basketball routine to get him through the ups and downs of a long season and, at 24 years old, sees no reason to change it now.
Matt Stevens, IlliniGuys Staff Writer
February 24, 2022
CHAMPAIGN, Ill. -- When returning from Willard Airport from a late game at Rutgers last week, Illinois All-American center Kofi Cockburn needed to find Jacob Grandison at around 2 a.m. and had a decent idea where he was.
Illini Injury Report: RJ Melendez Out vs. Ohio State After Appendicitis; Bosmans-Verdonk Likely Out with Concussion.
Matt Stevens, IlliniGuys Staff Writer
February 23, 2022
CHAMPAIGN, Ill. -- Illinois freshman forward RJ Melendez will be inactive for the next game due to having emergency surgery to remove his appendix.
Dante Barone is Planning a Visit to Champaign
Kedric Prince, IlliniGuys Director of Recruiting
February xx. 2022
Illinois assistant coaches Andy Buh and Terrance Jamison have made a big impact on Dante Barone, a 6-foot-3, 245-pound tight end from Princeton, New Jersey, who recently received an offer from the Fighting Illini.
Illini hold onto a spot on the 3-line in latest IlliniGuys Bracketology
IlliniGuys Staff February 22, 2022 If there is one […]
Offseason Redux- Offensive Line
By Steve Sturm - IlliniGuys Football Contributor/Analyst
February 22, 2022
I'm going to recap the season and give everyone a peek at the next season position by position this offseason and, since we've had the most immediate news on the offensive line lately, I thought I'd start there.
Illinois was blessed with a wealth of experience on the offensive line in 2021, as the Illini were able to lean on five fifth or sixth year seniors as well as a couple of experienced returning players in Alex Pihlstrom and Julian Pearl. However, Illinois will lose stalwarts Vederian Lowe and Doug Kramer as well as transfers Doug Jeresaty and Jack Badovinac in 2022, so there's bound to be a lot of shuffling in the five line positions. I'm sure experienced fans know that filling the offensive line positions is a unique problem because experience is so important for success. So, players with a lot of experience will surely be more effective, yet you also need to get younger players some experience somehow. Not only that, but the physical nature of the position usually requires new players to spend a year or two sitting on the sidelines before they're even ready to take their shot, so it's difficult to manage the window in which a staff can get a player ready and still take advantage of the time he has to play.
What happened last year?
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