Welcome to “Good Morning, Illini Nation,” your daily dose of college basketball news from Illini beat writer and AP Top 25 voter Scott Richey. He’ll offer up insights every morning on Brad Underwood’s team:
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Rivalry games with Northwestern, Purdue will be protected
Illini will play two Friday night games this fall
Answers are coming about conference's new look, with 2024 schedules announced today
Some Big Ten football teams are recruiting like the conference title contenders they are. Others have a lot of work to do this summer to build a 2024 class. Beat writer Scott Richey takes a look at where all 14 teams stand as the calendar flips to June:
Beat writer Joe Vozzelli Jr. breaks down Illinois’ 14-player roster amid renewed interest in the program
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Beat writer Joe Vozzelli Jr. breaks down Illinois’ 14-player roster amid renewed interest in the program
Field includes Roger Powell Jr.-led Valparaiso, Western Illinois and Southern
State champion at Alden-Hebron was an All-American at Illinois
Welcome to “Good Morning, Illini Nation,” your daily dose of college basketball news from Illini beat writer and AP Top 25 voter Scott Richey. He’ll offer up insights every morning on Brad Underwood’s team:
The 2024 college football recruits can start signing in 196 days.
Who remembers Top of the Inn?
Welcome to “Good Morning, Illini Nation,” your daily dose of college basketball news from Illini beat writer and AP Top 25 voter Scott Richey. He’ll offer up insights every morning on Brad Underwood’s team:
Pair of former Illini standouts in Kevin Hardy and Simeon Rice up for possible induction into the College Football Hall of Fame's next class
Illini Hall of Famers starred for Lou Tepper's teams and enjoyed long NFL careers.
Welcome to “Good Morning, Illini Nation,” your daily dose of college basketball news from Illini beat writer and AP Top 25 voter Scott Richey. He’ll offer up insights every morning on Brad Underwood’s team:
A warning, from ESPN analyst Jon Crispin: "In the past, we as players developed a bond with our teammates but we also developed a love and connection to the university and community as a whole. That will become a rarity in the game as we're seeing free agency emerge."
"To the extent that economics weighed in the decisions to return, it can only be seen as a good thing," ESPN analyst Jay Bilas says of the decisions by Coleman Hawkins and Terrence Shannon Jr. to return to Illinois.
"Though NIL has continued to be a prominent topic these last few weeks, we know that it is was not the only factor," says Kathleen Knight, president and CEO of the ICON Collective, which targets big-money donors and arranges contracts for UI athletes.
We should not overlook the likely improvement of athletes as they move out of their teens and through their early 20s.
Illinois is the latest offer for the 6-8, 205-pound Texas senior-to-be, who is also being recruited by Sam Houston State, Texas A&M, Oklahoma, Colorado State, Virginia Tech, SMU and Washington.
Langley, Massey and Felicien among all-time Illinois greats to shine on this day
Howell looking to add to impressive 2023
'Ted’s ability to keep a bunch of misfits organized and having fun with a genuine competitive golfing edge … has been awesome'
Welcome to “Good Morning, Illini Nation,” your daily dose of college basketball news from Illini beat writer and AP Top 25 voter Scott Richey. He’ll offer up insights every morning on Brad Underwood’s team:
Beat writer Scott Richey breaks down how former Illini fared overseas
All-American guard Ayo Dosunmu angling for second NBA contract
Our veteran columnist weighs in about the possibility of adding more teams to the league in the future
Updated rankings: Illini third in Big Ten, 20th in the country
Welcome to “Good Morning, Illini Nation,” your daily dose of college basketball news from Illini beat writer and AP Top 25 voter Scott Richey. He’ll offer up insights every morning on Brad Underwood’s team:
Danville native has EIU baseball back in the NCAA tournament
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