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Illinois safety Sydney Brown caps Nebraska’s run attack and executes momentum swing turnovers in the 26-9 road win

By Matt Stevens - IlliniGuys Football Writer/Analyst

October 29, 2022

(Cover photo courtesy David Craan/Illinois Athletics)

LINCOLN, Neb. -- With his twin brother on the offensive side getting all the attention this season, Sydney Brown went out of his way to introduce himself to the country. 

In front of a national television audience, Brown replicated everything Illinois defensive coordinator Ryan Walters has been saying about his senior safety playing the best football of his career.

Zain Bando, IlliniGuys Contributor October 29, 2022 In the […]

By Kedric Prince - IlliniGuys.com Director of Recruiting

October 29, 2022

(Cover photo courtesy Kedric Prince/IlliniGuys)

Yes, you read that right: an Iowa high school football player made a visit to Illinois! Why is this such a big deal? The three major football programs in Iowa (Iowa State, Iowa, and UNI) never lose players from the state.

October 29, 2022 The Illini are coming off of […]

By Zain Bando - IlliniGuys Student Correspondent October 28, […]

Mike Farrell, IlliniGuys National Football Recruiting Expert

October 28, 2022

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

The transfer portal is all important in college football nowadays and the leadership of Tommy DeVito who had lost his mojo at Syracuse is a great example.

Illinois head coach Bret Bielema confirms that he and the rest of the coaching staff expects long-term injured players Josh McCray and Caleb Griffin to make the trip to Nebraska. 

By Matt Stevens - IlliniGuys Football Writer/Analyst

October 27, 2022

(Cover photo courtesy Ron Johnson/USA Today Sports)

CHAMPAIGN, Ill. -- The long-standing plan of the Illinois football staff to get Josh McCray back on the playing field after the second bye week is days away from coming to fruition. 

Illinois head coach Bret Bielema confirmed Thursday afternoon that the sophomore tailback has been active with the first-team unit in practice this week and the previous week.

By Steve Sturm - IlliniGuys Football Analyst

October 27, 2022

(Cover photo courtesy Saboor Karriem's Twitter page)

Illinois' coaching staff spent their off week tying up some loose ends in recruiting, and it paid off with the second commitment in two days.  Three-star cornerback Saboor Karriem, who the staff has been aggressively pursuing since the Spring, pledged to the Illini on Saturday and Illini fans will be very glad that he did.

What does he bring to the Orange and Blue?

Illinois slated to open Big Ten Conference play in […]

IlliniGuys Staff

October 26, 2022

(Cover photo courtesy Illinois Athletics)

IlliniGuys Football Writer/Analyst Matt Stevens is on campus and filed these notes exclusively for IlliniGuys members on our football forum a short time ago:

Mike Farrell, IlliniGuys National Football Recruiting Expert

October 26, 2022

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

Things are rolling along nicely for 2023 recruiting for Illinois even though there is a lack of elite 4-star talent.

By Steve Sturm - IlliniGuys Football Analyst

October 25, 2022

(Cover photo courtesy Dez'Mond Schuster)

Illinois made a somewhat surprising addition to its 2023 recruiting class on Friday with the commitment of 3-star Hutchinson Community College offensive lineman Dez'Mond Schuster.  Schuster, who is originally from Gonzales, Louisiana, is in his first season at Hutchinson and will have three years of eligibility remaining when he enrolls at Illinois in the fall.

What does he bring to the Orange and Blue?

Illinois cornerback Devon Witherspoon looking to be the Illini’s […]

By Kedric Prince - IlliniGuys.com Director of Recruiting 

October 24, 2022

Alex Bray, 6-foot-4, 250 pounds from Chesterfield, Missouri, committed to Illinois today. 

Mike Farrell, IlliniGuys National Football Recruiting Expert

October 24, 2022

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

Big things appear to be happening for Illinois recruiting as they now have two commits since their win over Minnesota.