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Illinois won four-day stroke portion of NCAA Championships by 16 shots and will play No. 8 seed Georgia Tech in the quarterfinal round on Tuesday afternoon. 

Matt Stevens, IlliniGuys Staff Writer

May 27, 2024

Don’t make the mistake of asking Illinois men’s golf head coach Mike Small if he’s surprised his players produced one of the more dominant four-round stroke play performances in the NCAA Championships. In the view of the Illini’s 24-year head coach, the last four days were the excellent execution of a long-term plan.

Kedric Prince, IlliniGuys Director of Recruiting

May 27, 2024

CHAMPAIGN, Ill. — Illinois received a commitment on Labor Day from Carson Goda, a 6-foot-3, 225-pound tight end from Bradenton, FL. Goda, who has one season of eligibility remaining, is a Division II transfer from Saint Anselm College in Goffstown, NH.

For the first time since 2019, Illinois baseball will be participating in the NCAA Tournament. The Illini will be a 3-seed in NCAA Lexington Regional with the opening game being against Indiana State.

Matt Stevens, IlliniGuys Staff Writer

March 27, 2024

CHAMPAIGN — For the first time in five years, Illinois baseball will be participating in the NCAA Tournament. 

After winning the Big Ten Conference regular season by two games, Illinois must patiently be viewers of the NCAA selection show today to learn their postseason fate. 

Matt Stevens, IlliniGuys Staff Writer

May 27, 2024

CHAMPAIGN — The University of Illinois baseball team is currently scheduled to have a 2 p.m. practice on its home field and in a few hours Dan Hartleb’s club will soon learn if that workout is necessary or not. 

Steve Sturm, IlliniGuys Football Analyst

May 27, 2024

Illinois has continued to hit the portal hard in the third (and last) recruiting season of 2024 with the addition of Torrie, Cox, Jr. from Ohio U.

An underdog Illini squad uses an extraordinary Sunday round to announce its itself as NCAA Championship favorite with one day remaining until the match play knockout stage. 

Matt Stevens, IlliniGuys Staff Writer

May 26, 2024

Days before the 2024 NCAA Championships began, Illinois was playing an uniquely different underdog card but that distinction ended abruptly Sunday after they concluded their third round of stroke play. 

Kedric Prince, IlliniGuys Director of Recruiting

May 26, 2024

CHAMPAIGN, Ill. — As the Illinois men’s basketball roster continues to take shape, some new players have already made their way onto campus, offering a glimpse of the potential for the upcoming season.

Steve Sturm, IlliniGuys Football Analyst

May 26, 2024

Brett Bielema has made recruiting his home territory a priority and he has been especially strong in recruiting high major players who are close to Champaign.

Matt Stevens, IlliniGuys Staff Writer

May 25, 2024

Max Herendeen now has an answer to how his game will be affected by being a tournament winner in the previous week. And the 19-year-old, along with everybody else close to the Illinois men’s golf program, should like the response. 

Kedric Prince - IlliniGuys Director of Recruiting

May 25, 2024

Kellen Francis, a former Illinois prep standout and junior college transfer from Butler Community College in El Dorado, Kansas, has committed to the University of Illinois this afternoon. The 6-foot-6, 320-pound offensive lineman made his decision following an official visit this week.

Kedric Prince, IlliniGuys Director of Recruiting

May 25, 2023

One of the worst-kept secrets in Illinois basketball recruiting in recent months is the potential addition of Kasparas Jakucionis, a 6-foot-5 shooting guard.

Steve Sturm, IlliniGuys Staff Analyst

May 25, 2024

Illinois again managed to reap the benefits of a big recruiting weekend which started with the commitment of Texas cornerback Terrance Brooks and continued with a pledge from Florida A&M* defensive tackle Gentle Hunt.

Illinois has been eliminated from the Big Ten Baseball Tournament before the weekend for the eighth straight year.

Matt Stevens, IlliniGuys Staff Writer

May 24, 2024

When Tracy Smith was hired as the next head baseball coach at the University of Michigan on the day before Independence Day 2022, most analysts in the sport thought the Wolverines were getting one of the best baseball minds and recruiters in the college game. What nobody in Ann Arbor, Michigan realized, and that likely includes Smith himself, is the former Arizona State head coach would eventually be bringing north one of the game’s most talented two-way players from the roster of his former employer.

Mike Farrell, IlliniGuys & Big Sports Radio National Football Recruiting Expert

May 24, 2024

(Mike Farrell also has his own website: https://mikefarrellsports.com/)

I’m this edition of the Farrell Files Illinois, I’ll look at the latest with WR transfer target Zakhari Franklin, more on the commitment from WR Brayden Trimble and a couple new OL targets.

Kedric Prince, IlliniGuys Director of Recruiting

May 24, 2024

Downstate prep Brayden Trimble, one of the best prospects in Illinois, committed to the Illini earlier this week. The 6-foot-2, 170-pound wideout knew where he wanted to go, but he had a little help from another 2025 Illinois commit, Andre Lovett.