Illini Football 2023 Preseason Camp Practice Report #10 - Significant OL Injury Highlights Beginning of Second Week
Matt Stevens, IlliniGuys Staff Writer
August 15, 2023
CHAMPAIGN, Ill. — Good afternoon and welcome to the 10th practice of fall football camp for the Illinois program for the 2023 season in the third campaign of Illini head coach Bret Bielema.
Caleb Griffin Given Opportunity at Kicking Triple Crown in Final Year at Illinois
Illinois sixth-year senior kicker Caleb Griffin is being given the chance to be the first Illini player since 2000 to do both kicking and punting at the same time.
Matt Stevens, IlliniGuys Staff Writer
August 15, 2023
CHAMPAIGN, Ill. — Illinois has apparently granted Caleb Griffin the opportunity to earn the triple crown of kicking responsibilities this season.
Illini OC Barry Lunney Jr. Balancing ‘first scrimmage mistakes’ with ‘makings of a really good offense’
Illinois offensive coordinator Barry Lunney Jr. says he saw flashes of elite play-making but also way too many mistakes for his liking two weeks from the 2023 season opener vs. Toledo.
Matt Stevens, IlliniGuys Staff Writer
August 14, 2023
CHAMPAIGN, Ill. — The first full scrimmage was clearly too much of a mixed bag of good and bad for Illinois offensive coordinator Barry Lunney Jr. to fully embrace.
Center of Attention: Josh Kreutz Ready For Starting Opportunity in 2023
Despite the offseason recruiting effort to find an experienced center in the transfer portal, Illinois landed on their original plan all along - Josh Kreutz.
Matt Stevens, IlliniGuys Staff Writer
August 13, 2023
CHAMPAIGN, Ill. — Josh Kreutz saw all the same offseason news that everybody else did.
Preseason Injury Timeline for Matthew Bailey Continues to Lengthen
Illinois head coach Bret Bielema says Saturday that the sophomore safety Matthew Bailey (foot) is “at risk” for missing the season opener vs. Toledo on Sept. 2.
Matt Stevens, IlliniGuys Staff Writer
August 13, 2023
CHAMPAIGN, Ill. — Matthew Bailey may not be active for the 2023 season opener on Sept. 2 when Illinois hosts Toledo.
How Luke Altmyer Spins An Unsaid Not-So Secret Experience at Ole Miss
Matt Stevens, IlliniGuys Staff Writer
August 12, 2023
CHAMPAIGN, Ill. — Luke Altmyer has already said a lot by not saying anything at all.
The Farrell Files Illinois - Demetrius John Evaluation & B1G Offensive Line Rankings
Mike Farrell, IlliniGuys National Football Recruiting Expert
August 11, 2023
(Mike Farrell also has his own website: https://mikefarrellsports.com/)
In this edition of the Farrell Files Illinois, I’ll rank DE Demetrius John versus the industry and rank the offensive lines in the Big Ten.
“He’s special”: Freshman WR Malik Elzy Already Turning Heads in Excitement Before First Game at Illinois
Matt Stevens, IlliniGuys Staff Writer August 10, 2023 CHAMPAIGN, […]
Ked's Recruiting Roundup - Andre Lovett
Kedric Prince, IlliniGuys Director of Recruiting
August 10, 2023
If you love recruiting, then September 16 should be a very big and exciting weekend if you are an Illinois fan.
Illini Football 2023 Preseason Camp Practice Report No. 6 - Three New Injuries From Projected Contributors
Matt Stevens, IlliniGuys Staff Writer and now Intrepid Photographer
August 9, 2023
CHAMPAIGN, Ill. — Good afternoon and welcome to the sixth practice of fall football camp for the Illinois program for the 2023 season in the third campaign of Illini head coach Bret Bielema that begins under lights in Memorial Stadium.
Ked's Recruiting Roundup - Barron Sholl
Kedric Prince, IlliniGuys Director of Recruiting
August 9, 2023
During college football season, the Fighting Illini football program has finally put itself in a position where it will bring in a range of 10-150 recruits at a time from all across the country.
Illini Offensive Line Slowly Coming Into Form
The starting right side of the 2023 Illinois offensive line might be taken by two guard starters from last season.
Matt Stevens, IlliniGuys Staff Writer
August 9, 2023
CHAMPAIGN, Ill. — By the middle of the 2022 season, Illinois football had arguably the best interchangeable guard tandem in the form of Zy Crisler and Jordyn Slaughter.
The Farrell Files Illinois - Angelo McCullom Evaluation and a 2025 Wisconsin TE
Mike Farrell, IlliniGuys National Football Recruiting Expert
August 9, 2023
(Mike Farrell also has his own website: https://mikefarrellsports.com/)
In this edition of the Farrell Files Illinois, I’ll rank DE commit Angelo McCullom vs the rest of the industry and update on a new TE offer in the 2025 class.
NOTEBOOK: Illini’s ‘KO’ Trying to Knock Out New Linebacker Spot; Illinois Searching For 4th & 5th WR; Bielema Excited About Houston Griffith Hire
By Matt Stevens - IlliniGuys Football Writer/Analyst
August 8, 2023
CHAMPAIGN, Ill. — In a common defensive set for Illinois, two linebackers lined up somewhere in the middle of the field with vastly different responsibilities are typically required.
Column: How Geography And Greed Decimated The Pac-12 And Put The Big Ten In The Expansion Driver's Seat
(Editor's note: IlliniGuys co-founder Larry Smith also serves as co-host and executive producer of the IlliniGuys Sports Spectacular syndicated radio show. He is a 35-year veteran in the broadcast journalism field, more than half that time spent as an anchor, correspondent, and host for CNN Sports and Turner Sports. He shared his thoughts on this latest wave of expansion on the IlliniGuys premium message forums this weekend.)
August 8, 2023
As we steady ourselves from the tremors beneath our feet from the massive shift in college football we experienced on Friday, two things are clear: the Big Ten is responsible and there really isn't much the Pac-12 could have done to avoid its impending demise.
Maybe if they'd cranked out a new media deal two years ago, then USC and UCLA would have stayed. But such an arrangement at that time - and with three years left on their existing contract - would have been unlikely. When you consider that we were barely out of the pandemic at that time, you can shut the door on that 'what-if'. Even if they had, the SEC and then the Big Ten struck landmark agreements that would have made a new, richer Pac-12 deal immediately obsolete. Think new Comiskey Park and then Camden Yards opening a year later.
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