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Illinois offensive coordinator Barry Lunney Jr. insisting the Illini found more of a vertical passing game Saturday in a loss to Purdue but adjustments need to be found in final three games. 

By Matt Stevens - IlliniGuys Football Writer/Analyst

November 19, 2022

CHAMPAIGN, Ill. -- Illinois offensive coordinator Barry Lunney Jr. simply isn’t buying the idea that Illinois is running the ball too much on first down.

The first-year offensive boss said Monday in his weekly media conference just a few days after the 31-24 home loss to Purdue that the balance isn’t what concerns him but the lack of efficiency and results in some of those first-down carries in the back-to-back losses to Michigan State and Purdue. 

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Mike Farrell, IlliniGuys National Football Recruiting Expert

November 18, 2022

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The game is the focus this weekend as the game at Michigan is a must win situation for Illinois.

Kedric Prince, IlliniGuys Director of Recruiting

November 18, 2022

Recently, we (IlliniGuys) put together a list of 2024 football prospects that Illinois appears to have a major interest in.

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November 18, 2022

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Kedric Prince, IlliniGuys Director of Recruiting

November 17, 2022

Mac Resetich, a 6-foot-2, 205-pound running back from the class of 2023, Hall (HS), Illinois, does not have a lot of big-time offers currently

Kedric Prince, IlliniGuys Director of Recruiting 

November 17, 2022

We are still in the year of 2022, but the world of recruiting never stops

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Illinois defensive coordinator Ryan Walters nominated for the 2022 Broyles Award, given to the nation’s best assistant coach in college football. 

Matt Stevens, IlliniGuys Staff Writer

November 16, 2022

CHAMPAIGN, Ill. -- After he took time to answer if he’d want to sign a second contract extension in the last two years with the University of Illinois, Ryan Walters noticed his ultimate boss was in the Memorial Stadium media room. 

Mike Farrell, IlliniGuys National Football Recruiting Expert

November 16, 2022

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The quiet commitment has finally come to light

Bret Bielema activated the "recruiting" signal to land recruit

By Kedric Prince - IlliniGuys.com Director of Recruiting

Nov. 15, 2022

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The Twitter world is not all bad with the new changes. Illinois head football coach Bret Bielema went to Twitter nation to let the signal go that someone is wanting to suit up in Orange and Blue.

Brandon Henderson, a 6-foot-5, 330-pound offensive tackle from East Saint Louis, Illinois, originally committed to Iowa State, is staying home to play for his home state university.

By Steve Sturm - IlliniGuys Football Analyst

November 15, 2022

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It was another tough loss for the Illini on Saturday as the Boilermakers from Purdue won both the Cannon trophy and essentially the Big Ten West.  Not only that, but unlike the Michigan State loss, the Illini can't look back and blame misfortune as the Boilermakers outgained the Illini by 82 yards and won the time of possession battle with 32:15.  So, as you might expect, this is going to be the ugliest Trench Report of the year so far because the Illini had plenty of problems on the line.  I'm going start with the best example of line play of the day:

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Illinois gets 30 points off 24 Monmouth turnovers in a 103-65 blowout win over an overmatched, low-major opponent just days before heading to Las Vegas to face No. 8 UCLA. 

By Matt Stevens - IlliniGuys Staff Writer

November 14, 2022

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CHAMPAIGN, Ill. -- Illinois used an easily overmatched Monmouth program to send a nationwide message. 

The warning to future opponents is clear: Don’t run with us because we promise that we’re better at that style than you. 

In a 103-65 blowout win that was essentially over when No. 19 Illinois (3-0) ran out to an early 8-0 lead just 44 seconds into the game that forced Monmouth head coach King Rice into a very early timeout. It didn’t get better for the Hawks (0-3) as the Illini rattled and frustrated Monmouth into 24 turnovers, only 21 field goals and had 18 points in transition. 

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