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Underwood a proponent of player progression and development afforded to mid-year transfers
No one could have imagined that we'd reach late January with precious few minutes of Andre Curbelo and Kofi Cockburn together, both healthy and fully productive
Olympic medalists. A Pro Football Hall of Famer. College Football Hall of Famers. A two-time World Series champion. NCAA and Big Ten champions. Long-time administrative leaders. Those are among the list of accomplishments for the newest members of the University of Illinois Athletics Hall of…
Bob Goalby's claim to fame: He's the only Illini athlete to win the Masters.
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:
Tug Wilson, Shorty Ray part of 28-man class
Late Terps run snuffs out shot at road win
Illinois center missed Friday's game at Maryland because of concussion protocol
Without All-American center, Illini drop second straight Big Ten game
WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. — The Illinois wrestling team found itself within striking distance of Purdue after the first four matches of Friday night’s Big Ten dual.
Hitting the Illinois athletics scene this week: a third-party “NIL collective” headed by successful University of Illinois alums. The pitch: student-athletes receive sizable sums crowdfunded by donations large and small, from big-time investors and thousands of Illini fans.
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:
Maryland saw the giant hole in the middle and took advantage. Congrats to the Terrapins, who needed a win after a rough stretch.
Terps finish on 11-0 run to beat Illini
Illini will be without all-American center against Maryland
Beat writer Scott Richey breaks down the matchup between the Illini and Terrapins
Sophomore point guard back after dealing with post-concussion symptoms for two months
CHAMPAIGN — Bret Bielema knows he must replace three starters on his offensive line ahead of the 2022 season.
Illini sitting in good spot for NCAA tournament seeding projections near midway point of season
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:
'It was scary, man. I’ve had concussions before, but nothing like this one. It’s scary when you don’t really have a lot of answers and don’t have a lot of knowledge of what’s going on.'
The Belgian stepped up when Kofi Cockburn and Omar Payne battled foul issues against Purdue, crafting the most memorable game of his Illinois career to date.
And Illinois center Kofi Cockburn is in the thick of it
Illini tight end gets rare sixth year of eligibility, while Allegretti has a game to remember
Deon Thomas, the Illinois men's basketball player that has ever topped 2,000 career points, wouldn't mind seeing his record broken. Could anyone on this year's roster come close? Maybe.
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