Illini mix, match different lineups in effort to solve key issue entering 2024-25 season
Illinois' most experienced players could be crucial in guiding a younger team when the 2024-25 season opens Monday
Bye week comes at perfect time for Bret Bielema and Co.
Macy Cappa of the Champaign Central girls' swimming and diving team and Lucas Pianfetti of the Centennial boys' soccer team are this week’s winners.
Necessary change in rotation tricky to execute on the fly against top 10 team
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Whatever position Illinois freshman actually plays, expectations are high heading into the 2024-25 season
Beat writer Scott Richey breaks down the matchup between the Illini and Panthers
Some of those male students at tiny Milan (Ind.) High School (enrollment 161) got to be rather famous — well known especially in Indiana, where basketball is king, and immortalized in the 1986 Gene Hackman-led movie “Hoosiers,” considered by some the top sports movie of all time.
Offensive missteps in Saturday's loss at Minnesota will be focus of bye week self scout
Minnesota had the clear upper hand with its kicker/punter duo ... and in several other facets of Saturday's game in Champaign
Underwood pleased with how coaching staff came together ahead of 2024-25 season
Here's how the area's top runners fared ahead of next weekend's state meet
Something special is brewing with the Gibson City-Melvin-Sibley football team
I'm all in with Indiana, which blew out Michigan State to improve to 9-0. Hoosiers should be big favorites against Michigan and Purdue. My guess is they make te College Football Playoff even if they lose to Ohio State. Amazing.
Monticello, BHRA among other area teams who advance to second round
Illinois coach upset about targeting call on Miles Scott and non-call on a hit on Luke Altmyer
Big plays abound as Spartans force six takeaways in shutout victory against West Frankfort and set up second-round showdown at Unity
Illinois won't be on my Top 25 ballot this week (I had it at No. 21) and won't get many — or any — votes from others. The team had been ranked for seven consecutive weeks, the longest stretch since 1990.
Beat writer Scott Richey breaks down No. 24 Illinois' 25-17 loss to Minnesota
McCray, Franklin can't lead Illini past Gophers
CHAMPAIGN — Minnesota extended its lead over No. 24 Illinois to 16-10 with a 38-yard field goal from Dragan Keisch with 4:36 left in the third quarter.
Oregon QB among contenders
Here's what to expect with the 2024-25 season starting Monday
SAVOY — In some respects, the first Big Ten cross-country meet held in Savoy since 2001 went much like the conference’s last three races.
N-G sports copy editor Joe Vozzelli provides updates on the 24 former Illini and one former area standout on NFL teams during the seventh week of the 2024 season:
All the pieces came together for one of the most special seasons in O/SF history
How the event got started in Champaign and how many current Illini football players had dads who played college sports
Illinois offensive coordinator Barry Lunney Jr. provides perspective from his side of the ball before the No. 24 Illini face Minnesota
Illinois defensive back among 15 semifinalists for Thorpe Award
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