Good afternoon everybody. That special time of the week has come again, as I answer all of your Illinois basketball questions. Well, mostly basketball. There is one football question in the mix, too.
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Good afternoon everybody. That special time of the week has come again, as I answer all of your Illinois basketball questions. Well, mostly basketball. There is one football question in the mix, too.
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First start not flawless, but Robinson more confident moving ahead
The directions we receive as voters warn to “avoid regional bias” and that “‘homerism’ will be challenged.”
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The directions we receive as voters warn to “avoid regional bias” and that “‘homerism’ will be challenged.”
Illinois will try to correct that issue, among others, before it hosts No. 6 Wisconsin this Saturday in Champaign.
Illinois junior guard one of 20 early candidates
Not all neutral site games makes sense, but Illinois athletic director Josh Whitman made a solid point in calling this a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity.
Star's recruitment is down to Illinois, Arizona State, Arizona, Kansas and Wake Forest.
Illinois sophomore one of 20 early candidates
Whitman: 'It’s just a tremendous opportunity'
College football writer — and AP Top 25 voter — BOB ASMUSSEN breaks down the league’s 14 teams after Week 7:
South, east sides could be renovated in potential $100-million facelift to the 96-year-old building.
Beat writer SCOTT RICHEY offers up some observations from the recent open Illinois men’s basketball workout:
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.
Illinois football beat writer Bob Asmussen is a voting member of The Associated Press Top 25 football panel. Here is this week's ballot:
Young talent continues to improve, but not fast enough for Illini to avoid fourth straight loss.
Illinoisans have been through too many of these futile football weekends to overreact to yet another Michigan triumph.
On this date 96 years ago — Oct. 13, 1923 — coach Bob Zuppke’s football squad played its next-to-last game at old Illinois Field. Here are some other memorable Illini moments from that date in history.
No one knows Illini history like Mike Pearson, who put his work on video for a News-Gazette series a few years back.
First-time Illinois starting quarterback Matt Robinson almost earned his place in Illinois lore. Emphasis on the word almost.
The third quarter against Michigan was about as well as Illinois has played all season, but it couldn't stave off the Illini's fourth straight loss.
After second-half rally by Illinois, the 16th-ranked Wolverines hold on to defeat the Illini 42-25
Beat writer BOB ASMUSSEN sat down with the Berkeley, Calif., native earlier this week to talk about Dick Butkus, C-U winters, President Obama and much more:
Illini legend the kind of humble star who was a notch above the rest
Beat writer SCOTT RICHEY breaks down five hot topics ahead of the 11 a.m. kickoff against Michigan at Memorial Stadium:
Illini go up against ‘best defense we’ve played so far’ with unknown at quarterback
We asked Detroit News beat writer Angelique Chengelis for her take on the Wolverines going into Saturday’s game against Illinois at Memorial Stadium:
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2019 Football Schedule
| Aug. 31 Illinois vs. Akron W 42 - 3 |
| Sep. 7 at UConn W 31 - 23 |
| Sep. 14 vs. Eastern Michigan L 31- 34 |
| Sep. 21 vs. Nebraska L 38 - 42 |
| Oct. 5 at Minnesot L 17 - 40 |
| Oct. 12 vs. Michigan L 25 - 42 |
| Oct. 19 vs. Wisconsin, 11am |
| Oct. 26 at Purdue, TBA |
| Nov. 2 vs. Rutgers, TBA |
| Nov. 9 at Michigan State, TBA |
| Nov. 23 at Iowa, TBA |
| Nov. 30 vs. Northwestern, TBA |
