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Matt Stevens, IlliniGuys Staff Writer

August 14, 2021

CHAMPAIGN, Ill. -- Today marked another practice session (the 12th of the preseason for the Illini this month) on the grass fields just outside the Smith Family Football building where the players were in just helmets, shoulder pads, jerseys and shorts today.

Illinois returns three offensive starters and Wofford graduate transfer Blake Jersaty but it’s former walk-on tight Alex Pihlstrom who is garnering attention for a potential starting spot. 

Matt Stevens, IlliniGuys Staff Writer

August 13, 2021

CHAMPAIGN, Ill. -- Bret Bielema knows something about offensive linemen in the Big Ten Conference.

Ayo Dosunmu has reportedly signed a multi-year agreement with […]

Connor Cagley, IlliniGuys Basketball Writer August 12, 2021 With […]

By Kedric Prince – IlliniGuys.com Director of Recruiting August […]

Kedric Prince, IlliniGuys Director of Recruiting

August 11, 2021

Traditionally in the state of Iowa, it is very tough for anyone to come in to get recruits of any kind, especially football.

By Brad Sturdy - IlliniGuys Insider

August 11, 2021

Illinois is very excited about their two guards that are committed in Epps and Harris and feel like these two are going to be tremendous because of their ability to create as well as shoot the basketball.

The Illini have at least four players currently working at inside linebacker who have started a game for a Power Five Conference program. 

Matt Stevens, IlliniGuys Staff Writer

August 11, 2021

CHAMPAIGN, Ill. -- It’s pretty safe to assume Andy Buh has seen a lot of change in his nomadic coaching career as he enters his 24th season and eighth different stop at a Power Five Conference school coaching the linebacker position.

Illinois has added its first transfer portal piece to […]

CHAMPAIGN, Ill. -- Today marked the first practice following the […]

CHAMPAIGN, Ill. -- Bret Bielema finally let all of his current players at Illinois get a taste of what he has historically referred to as “live, old American football”.

For the first time in this preseason camp, Bielema’s Illini program conducted a two-hour full-contact scrimmage inside the Memorial Stadium Monday afternoon.

Matt Stevens, IlliniGuys Staff Writer

August 9, 2021

CHAMPAIGN, Ill. -- Today marked the first preseason scrimmage and so the 15-minute viewing period of Monday's practice session was essentially nothing more than watching the players go through pre-game stretching.

By Kedric Prince – IlliniGuys.com Director of Recruiting

August 8, 2021

Reggie Bass, a 6-foot-5 three-star combo guard from Fort Wayne, Indiana, was the first to commit to the Fighting Illini in the class of 2022. Bass committed to the previous assistant coaches at Illinois, Orlando Antigua and Ron (Chin) Coleman. 

I've had the pleasure of meeting some amazing people in my career.  None more colorful nor more affable than Bobby Bowden.  There are those few among us whose personality is so large that it enters a room before the person does...and that was Bobby.

I first met Coach Bowden 29 years ago this month.  He was already a coaching icon, having constructed the Florida State program more than a decade earlier into a powerhouse and putting this former all-women's school permanently on the football map. 

This was the first day in full pads for the Illini players and also marked the arrival of the Big Ten Network crew (Dave Revsine, Howard Griffith, Gerry DiNardo and Joshua Perry) for its annual preseason look at all 14 teams in the league. Illinois was the second team they've seen as they began this tour with Nebraska on Thursday.
Today marked the first sign of senior tailback Mike Epstein to fall camp after he was absent for the first five days of practice as he continues to work his way back from injury.