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Illinois Basketball: A Look at the Final Roster
With the news becoming official that Ahmad Starks and Darius Paul are joining John Groce’s Fighting Illini next season, the roster has now been filled. So, let’s take a quick moment to examine who we...
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Illinois Football: Mason Monheim Player Profile
Mason Monheim didn’t arrive at Illinois with a ton of fanfare locally, but he was certainly well known in Ohio for his exploits on the high school gridiron. In 2010, Monheim led his team, and the...
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Illinois Football: Why Wes Lunt Chose Illinois
With one simple tweet, the landscape of the Illinois Football program has been changed. BREAKING: Wes Lunt will transfer to the University of Illinois. — Zach Kerker (@ZachKerker) June 17, 2013 It...
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Illinois Football: Profiling Josh Ferguson and His Potential Offensive Impact
At this point in Josh Ferguson’s Illinois career, the term “tantalizing” feels like the best way to describe his play. As fans we have been teased with the sight of a skillset that has thus far not...
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Illinois Football: Practice is Over, Time to Hit Someone Else and Silence the...
The entrance to Camp Rantoul. Image Credit: Ryan Kraemer Camp Rantoul has come and gone. The team was graced with perfect weather for Camp, and blessed with even better luck of exiting mostly injury...
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Illinois Football: 3 Things We Learned Against SIU
Illinois is 1-0 following their tilt with SIU despite the game being much too close for comfort in the closing minute of the 4th quarter. This game had a bit of everything, but let’s accentuate the...
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Illinois Football: 3 Things We Learned Against Cincinnati
Hey hey, ho ho, those Fighting Illini are 2-0! Hardly anyone gave them a shot against a Cincinnati Bearcats team that thoroughly dismantled Purdue 42-7 a week ago, but games aren’t won on paper. This...
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Illinois Football: Three Things We Learned Against Washington
As everyone knows by now, the Fighting Illini fell to the Washington Huskies Saturday at Soldier Field by a count of 34-24. At this point, there’s no shame in that game as the Huskies are a team that...
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Indiana Defeats Illinois 52-35 in Bloomington, Extends Illinois B1G Losing...
Nov 9, 2013; Bloomington, IN, USA; Illinois Fighting Illini quarterback Nathan Scheelhaase (2) hands the ball off during the second quarter against the Indiana Hoosiers at Memorial Stadium. Mandatory...
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Illinois Basketball: Cliff Alexander Recruitment Nearing Climactic Finale
The recruitment of Cliff Alexander is going to end in roughly 4 days time, and things are certainly looking promising from an Illini fans perspective. When I wrote about this recruitment previously,...
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Illinois Football: Three Things We Learned Against Ohio State
It was a rough weekend in Champaign-Urbana, both from a basketball recruiting and football standpoint, but the Illini played a football game against the #3 team in the country and we did manage to...
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Illinois Football Roundtable: Who are the Most Important Illini Heading into...
October 13, 2012; Ann Arbor, MI, USA; Illinois Fighting Illini linebacker Mason Monheim (43) receives congratulations from linebacker Jonathan Brown (45) after recovering a fumble in the fourth quarter...
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Illinois Basketball Currently Leads Chicago State 33-26 at the Half Live On BTN
Nov 8, 2013; Champaign, IL, USA; Illinois Fighting Illini guard Joseph Bertrand (2) shoots the ball during the second half against the Alabama State Hornets at State Farm Center. Mandatory Credit:...
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Illinois Basketball Improves to 5-0 Behind a 24 Point Win Over Chicago State
Nov 22, 2013; Champaign, IL, USA; Illinois Fighting Illini fan during the first half against the Chicago State Cougars at State Farm Center. Mandatory Credit: Bradley Leeb-USA TODAY Sports Illinois...
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Illinois Football vs. Purdue Staff Predictions
Nov 16, 2013; Champaign, IL, USA; Illinois Fighting Illini quarterback Nathan Scheelhaase (2) runs for a touchdown during the fourth quarter against the Ohio State Buckeyes at Memorial Stadium....
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Illinois vs. UNLV Preview and Live Game Thread
The Illinois Fighting Illini cagers return to the hardwood tonight to take on UNLV at the Thomas & Mack Center in their first road test of the season. It’s a late tip off by Midwest standards, but...
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The Illini Trail UNLV 39-29 at Halftime in Las Vegas
Nov 13, 2013; Champaign, IL, USA; Illinois Fighting Illini guard Rayvonte Rice (24) drives past Valparaiso Crusaders players Alec Peters (25) and Moussa Gueye (10) at State Farm Center. Mandatory...
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Illinois Knocks Off UNLV 61-59 Behind Rayvonte Rice’s Heroics
Mandatory Credit: Bradley Leeb-USA TODAY Sports The Illini came out in the second half on a mission, using a 15-5 run to climb right back into the game, and with 11:41 left in the half found themselves...
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Running Down a Couple Reasons to be Thankful as an Illini Fan
Nov 16, 2013; Champaign, IL, USA; An American Flag covers the field during halftime in a salute to veterans during the game between the Ohio State Buckeyes and Illinois Fighting Illini at Memorial...
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Illinois Fighting Illini vs. IPFW Mastodons Preview and Live Thread
Nov 22, 2013; Champaign, IL, USA; Illinois Fighting Illini guard Tracy Abrams (13) brings the ball down court during the first half against the Chicago State Cougars at State Farm Center. Mandatory...
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