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Illinois isn’t just rising in the AP Top 25. Six straight wins also has the Illini landing increasingly higher projected NCAA tournament seeds. Beat writer Scott Richey breaks down some recent bracketology:
Perception of program has changed amid winning streak
The last time Vashoune Russell made the cover of our Sports section, he was coaching Urbana High’s boys’ basketball team. On Sunday, it was for his fabulous photo of Ayo Dosunmu’s game-winner against Michigan.
Illini wrestling takes down Michigan
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:
Tchikou latest recruit with international background
Illinois center wins seventh weekly award
Illini up four spots on our beat writer's ballot, two on the official poll
Plotting a new course: Developer says plans for Stone Creek will 'broaden the appeal' of subdivision
Steve Apfelbaum, who has a master's in ecology from the UI, also says the work by his company, Applied Ecological Services, should help home values go up, not down.
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:
Kwa Jones, who joined Underwood’s program this season, has a special greeting for every guy on the team
In the final chapter of our four-part miniseries, we asked those in the know to gaze into their crystal balls and tell us what big changes they wouldn’t be shocked to see in their field by the end of the decade of the 2020s.
You might say times have changed. Brad Underwood’s squad is constructed around five products with New York and New Jersey backgrounds.
Saturday's game provided a two-fer: No. 21 Illinois' 64-62 road win against Michigan — clinched by another Ayo Dosunmu game-winner — was its first in Ann Arbor since 2010 and put the team atop the Big Ten in late January for the first time since 2006.
Shorter bench, Frazier’s foul trouble no problem for Illini as Feliz steps up in win
Of the conference’s seven charter members, Illinois and Chicago were the last two Big Ten schools to add basketball as a varsity sport.
Underwood on sophomore's clutch play: 'I’m running out of adjectives to talk about Ayo.'
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:
Illini atop Big Ten standings after sixth straight win
Dosunmu does it again
Illini coach doubled down Friday on his displeasure after the Big Ten suspended the sophomore guard for two games
Illini have chance to move into solo possession of first place in the Big Ten with a win against the Wolverines
This week’s stop in our video series on local businesses with stories to tell: Kam’s in Champaign, a legendary Campustown pub about to re-open.
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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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 W 24 - 23 |
| Oct. 26 at Purdue W 24 - 6 |
| Nov. 2 vs. Rutgers W 38 - 10 |
| Nov. 9 at Michigan State W 37 - 34 |
| Nov. 23 at Iowa L 10 - 19 |
| Nov. 30 vs. Northwestern L 10 - 29 |
Basketball Schedule
| Nov. 1 Illinois vs. Lewis W 83 - 50 |
| Nov. 5 Illinois vs. Nicholls State W 78 - 70 |
| Nov. 8 Illinois vs Grand Canyon W 83 - 71 |
| Nov. 10 Illinois vs. Arizona L 69 - 90 |
| Nov. 18 Illinois vs. Hawaii W 66 - 53 |
| Nov. 20 Illinois vs. The Citadel W 85 - 57 |
| Nov. 26 Illinois vs. Lindenwood W 117 - 65 |
| Dec. 2 Illinois vs. Miami L 79 - 81 |
| Dec. 7 Illinois vs. Maryland |
| Dec. 12 Illinois vs. Michigan |
| Dec. 14 Illinois vs. Old Dominion |
| Dec. 21 Illinois vs. Missouri |
| Dec. 29 Illinois vs. North Carolina A/T |
| Jan. 2 Illinois vs. Michigan State |
| Jan. 5 Illinois vs. Purdue |
| Jan. 8 Illinois vs. Wisconsin |
| Jan. 11 Illinois vs. Rutgers |
| Jan. 18 Illinois vs. Northwestern |
| Jan. 21 Illinois vs.Purdue |
| Jan. 25 Illinois vs. Michigan |
| Jan. 30 Illinois vs. Minnesota |
| Feb. 2 Illinois vs.Iowa |
| Feb. 7 Illinois vs.Maryland |
| Feb. 11 Illinois vs. Michigan State |
| Feb. 15 Illinois vs. Rutgers |
| Feb. 18 Illinois vs. Penn State |
| Feb. 24 Illinois vs. Nebraska |
| Feb. 27 Illinois vs. Northwestern |
| Mar. 1 Illinois vs. Indiana |
| Mar. 5 Illinois vs. Ohio State |
| Mar. 8 Illinois vs. Iowa |
