Luke Ford Turning Down NFL Chance to Return For Illini’s 2022 Season
Luke Ford’s belief in Bret Bielema’s Illinois staff and […]
Luke Ford Turning Down NFL Chance to Return For Illini’s 2022 Season
Luke Ford’s belief in Bret Bielema’s Illinois staff and […]
Stetson Football Transfer Ready to Work
Kedric Prince, IlliniGuys.com Director of Recruiting
January 16, 2022
Most successful DI football programs have a strong redshirt and walk-on system. In his second year, Illinois head coach Brett Bielema is starting to do just that.
Illini DL Jamal Woods Returning For Sixth Season
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Ked's Recruiting Roundup - Miles McVay Talks Weekend Recruiting
Kedric Prince, IlliniGuys Director of Recruiting
January 15, 2022
Miles McVay is an offensive tackle
Football Coaching Analysis - What can we expect from Barry Lunney?
Steve Sturm, IlliniGuys Football Analyst
January 13, 2022
While fans of major college teams around the country wouldn't have been surprised by Illinois' sudden replacement of Tony Petersen with Barry Lunney, Jr
Hunter Nourzad’s Final Five Transfer Options
Matt Stevens, IlliniGuys Staff Writer
January 13, 2022
CHAMPAIGN, Ill. -- Cornell graduate transfer offensive lineman Hunter Nourzad has narrowed his list of suitors to five schools
Reunited And it Feels So Good: Lunney’s "Tempro” Offense Fits Bielema’s Vision
Nearly a decade ago, Bret Bielema gave Barry Lunney […]
Illini’s New 2022 Schedule Includes First Trip to Indiana Since 2013
Instead of playing a third straight game inside Penn […]
IlliniGuys Website Celebrates 1st Anniversary
January 12, 2022 CHICAGO, Ill. -- The multi-media website […]
Lunney Jr.’s Hire Represents A Revival of The Tight End Position at Illinois
By Matt Stevens -- IlliniGuys Football Writer/Analyst
January 10, 2022
(Cover photo courtesy Ron Johnson/USA Today)
CHAMPAIGN, Ill. -- The hope in the hiring of Barry Lunney Jr. the program’s 12th offensive coordinator in the last 13 years, is the program will finally be able to make good on a promise.
Since 2009, when then-Illini offensive coordinator Mike Locksley agreed to become the next head coach at New Mexico, Illinois has gone through 11 different offensive coordinators. All of them have pledged, in one way or another, to heavily involve the tight end position in the pass game of the Illini offense.
In those 13 years, Illinois has never had a tight end be among the top 30 targets in the Big Ten Conference despite having spotty consistency at the position. In 2020, Daniel Barker, who announced earlier this winter he was intending to investigate his options with the upcoming National Football League draft process, was the team’s second-leading receiver...
Football Recruiting Spotlight on Chase Miller and Fabrizio Pinton
Steve Sturm, IlliniGuys Football Analyst
January 10, 2022
Illinois added a couple of notable preferred walk-ons Saturday
Ked's Recruiting Roundup - Illini Get a Steal in Preferred Walk-on Chase Miller
Kedric Prince, IlliniGuys.com Director of Recruiting
January 9, 2022
Illinois assistant football coach George McDonald may have found a gem in the class of 2022
Illinois Football Picks Up Surprise Commitment from Texas Kicker/Punter
Fabrizio Pinton, a 6-foot-3, 215-lb combo kicker-punter from the Air Force Academy and The Woodlands (TX) High School, verbally committed to Bret Bielema and Illinois football on January 8, 2022.
Barry Lunney Jr. Hired as Illini’s New Offensive Coordinator
Illinois head coach Bret Bielema goes with a comfortable choice in selecting UTSA offensive coordinator Barry Lunney Jr. as the Illini’s new offensive coordinator
Matt Stevens, IlliniGuys Staff Writer
January x, 2022
CHAMPAIGN, Ill. -- Bret Bielema is much more familiar with his second offensive coordinator hire at Illinois.
Recruiting: Four-star lineman receives Illinois offer
By Kedric Prince - IlliniGuys.com Director of Recruiting
January 8, 2022
Miles McVay is a 6-foot-7, 335-pound offensive tackle from the class of 2023 from East St. Louis, Illinois.
Because McVay was recently offered by Illinois, IlliniGuys.com caught up with him to get the latest on his recruitment.
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