Expect Some Changes in Bielema’s Illini After This Embarrassing Loss
Illinois head coach Bret Bielema said after the 24-0 loss to Wisconsin that the entire roster needs to be evaluated heading into this open week.
Matt Stevens, IlliniGuys Staff Writer
October 11, 2021
CHAMPAIGN, Ill. -- Don’t expect much to be the same regarding Bret Bielema’s football program at the University of Illinois following this new debacle.
Matt Stevens Top 25 Ballot: We Have A New Number One
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Mike Cagley's Heat Checks and Hail Marys - Finding Out Where the Illinois Football Program Is
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Not a Passing Grade: Illini QB Play Lacking in 24-0 Blowout Loss
Illinois passing offense had its worst afternoon in several years in a humbling, lopsided loss to Bret Bielema’s former employer, Wisconsin on Saturday.
Matt Stevens, IlliniGuys Staff Writer
October 10, 2021
CHAMPAIGN, Ill. -- A completed forward pass normally takes a trio of basic concepts: protection, an accurate throw and a catch. Following the 24-0 loss to Wisconsin Saturday, Illinois head coach Bret Bielema admitted his team isn’t very proficient in any of those three.
Illini dominated in Homecoming game, 24-0 by the Badgers
By IlliniGuys.com Staff October 9, 2021 CHAMPAIGN, Ill. -- […]
Illini Determined to Find Holes in Nation’s No. 1 Rushing Defense
Despite three early losses, Wisconsin brings the nation’s best defense against the run and Illinois needs to find a rushing attack.
Matt Stevens, IlliniGuy Staff Writer
October 9, 2021
Preview Box - Wisconsin at Illinois
Date/Time/Place: Saturday, Oct. 9, 2021: 2:30 p.m. CST, Memorial Stadium.
Surface: Field Turf
Capacity: 60,670
Records: Illinois 2-4 in 2021; 2-6 in 2020; Wisconsin 1-3 in 2021; 5-5 in 2020.
Betting Line: Wisconsin by 11.
Series notes: Wisconsin leads 43-38-7. Bret Bielema is the sixth modern-day head coach to leave Wisconsin and come back to face the Badgers with another school.
TV: BTN; Mark Followill (play-by-play), Matt Millen (analyst), and Elise Menaker (sideline).
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.
Illini Pass Rusher Seth Coleman Likely Out vs. Wisconsin
CHAMPAIGN, Ill. -- Seth Coleman has not been active for practice all week and is more than likely out of the Homecoming game against Wisconsin.
The redshirt freshman outside linebacker, who has two sacks and three tackles for loss in this 2021 season, will likely be missing from Illinois’ active roster when they kick off for the 2:30 p.m. contest.
Coleman was helped off the field by Illinois training staff in the second half of the 24-14 victory over Charlotte last week.
Tale of the Tape: Illinois vs. Wisconsin
Matchup: Wisconsin (1-3, 0-2) at Illinois (2-4, 1-2)
Time: 2:30pm CT
Television: Big Ten Network -- Mark Followill (play-by-play), Matt Millen (analyst), and Elise Menaker (sideline)
Radio: The Busey Bank Illini Sports Network will have the radio call featuring Brian Barnhart (play-by-play), Martin O'Donnell (analyst), and Michael Martin (sideline).
Series: Illinois trails, 38-43-7
Last: Wisconsin 45, Illinois 7 (10/23/2020)
Streak: Wisconsin W1
at Champaign: Illinois leads, 22-18-3
Recruiting: Illini After a Difference Maker
Big time football recruit has serious Illinois interest
By Kedric Prince - IlliniGuys.com Director of Recruiting
October 8th, 2021
Payton Kirkland is a 6-foot-5, 330-pound, OT from Orlando, FL, Kirkland is a 5-star junior that had well over 53 DI offers.
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Recruiting: Guys To Keep an “I” On - Marquel Spence
By Kirkland Chappell - IlliniGuys Football Contributor
October 7, 2021
Surely at this point in our lives we have all learned that nothing good ever comes easy. For recent Illini game-day visitor Marquel Spence, that statement is so true.
Illini Trying To Embrace Possible Rematch vs. Wisconsin QB Graham Mertz
Illinois defensive coach Aaron Henry hasn’t been shy about mentioning what Wisconsin quarterback Graham Mertz did to the Illini defense in the 2020 opener.
Matt Stevens, IlliniGuys Staff Writer
September 6, 2021
CHAMPAIGN, Ill. -- The memory of what Graham Mertz did to the Illinois secondary players nearly 365 days ago is still a fresh mental wound.
Matt Stevens Top 25 Ballot: Top Five Big Ten Matchup This Weekend; Hello SMU
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Centralized Following: Brightest Future of Illini Defensive Shown Up The Middle
Illinois coaches encouraged by what they saw being built with young defensive talent up the middle of its 3-4 formational philosophy.
Matt Stevens, IlliniGuys Staff Writer
October 5, 2021
CHAMPAIGN, Ill. -- Whether it is football, baseball, basketball or hockey, the cliche of being as elite as you can be defensively up the middle still certainly applies today.
Illini Film Review - Game 6 - Peters Still Work in Progress at QB
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