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Fears' decision resets Illinois' 2025 recruiting board
Jul. 2—CHAMPAIGN — Illinois built out its 2024-25 roster the last three months with two factors playing into nearly every new addition. Positional size was a must. Shooting was just as important. Not included in that offseason restructuring with four players running out of eligibility and six players hitting the transfer portal was a reclassification from Jeremiah Fears. At least through ...
Welcoming our new Big Ten friends!
Sunday, June 30 was the last day of the Big Ten as we know (or as we knew it for about a decade). On Monday, July 1, the conference welcomes four new members, expanding its membership to 18 universities and colleges. Here we’re compiling what you need to know as...
Illinois lands two 2025 commitments
Jun. 30—CHAMPAIGN — Illinois closed out the month of June with two final additions to the Class of 2024 after three-star running back Cedric Wyche II and three-star cornerback Robert Jones III both committed Saturday. Wyche and Jones were part of a Florida-heavy group of official visitors the weekend prior and became the second and third commitments for the Illini from the Sunshine State in ...
2025 cornerback gives Illinois football great speed boost in the secondary
While the Illinois football offense is looking strong for the future, Bret Bielema also continues to land some solid pieces on the defensive side of the ball. Saturday was a solid day for the Illini class of 2025. Illinois was able to pull in great dual-threat running back Cedric Wyche. He should be able to come into the program and see early playing time with his great ability in the backfield.
Good Morning, Illini Nation: Final word on Coleman Hawkins
Jul. 1—Coleman Hawkins arrived in Manhattan, Kan., last week. The start of one final season of college basketball for Kansas State after four years at Illinois. Hawkins' decision to play that final year for the Wildcats simply gives him and Brad Underwood even more in common. The Illini coach played for Kansas State and later returned as an assistant coach under Bob Huggins and Frank Martin. ...
Underwood stacking 2024-25 schedule with tough non-conference competition
(WCIA) — With a top-ranked roster comes top-ranked competition, and Brad Underwood is filling up Illinois’s schedule with tough opponents. Illinois will play against a gauntlet of teams that includes Arkansas, Alabama, Duke and Oakland, including teams yet to be announced. “It’s how we’re building this program, continuing to build it, keep it elevated is […]
Top Dawgs/Orange Wrestling Takes Ninth at Malecek Team Duals
The Illinois Top Dawgs/Orange wrestling team – consisting primarily of Mahomet-Seymour students — placed ninth in the Malecek Team Duals, which ended on Thursday (June 27) at the Wisconsin Dells. The Top Dawgs leader was 275-pound Jayvon Tompkins, an incoming freshman. He compiled a 6-1 record during the...
Illinois football adding great size, strength, and speed with Ohio edge rusher
Head coach Bret Bielema and the Illinois football program bolstered its future depth on the edge last week. 2025 three-star edge rusher Erik Gayle announced on social media that he was backing away from his commitment to the University of Cincinnati and was, instead, committing to the Illini. Gayle is...
All-American Kristine Blazevica joins Illini Track & Field
CHAMPAIGN, IL (Chambana Today) – Petros Kyprianou, the Director of Illinois track, field, and cross country, announced on Monday (July 1) the recruitment of Kristine Blazevica from Texas. Blazevica recently earned All-American status in the heptathlon at the 2024 NCAA Outdoor Championships, finishing third with 6,126 points. This marks...
Illinois Year in Review | Top transfers
Jul. 1—It's not just Brad Underwood and Bret Bielema working the transfer portal to boost their rosters. Several Illinois coaches tapped into that growing market and reaped some serious rewards in 2023-24. Staff writer Scott Richey spotlights the 10 best: Domask arrived in Champaign in May 2023 to, let's face it, little fanfare. The 6-foot-6 guard had put together four standout seasons at ...
Green Street: 2024-25 Illini women's basketball Player Profiles -- Adalia McKenzie
Jul. 1—The 2024-25 Illinois women's basketball roster is now in place. So let's proceed accordingly with a roster breakdown of Shauna Green's 13-player team. 5-10 Senior Guard McKenzie has been Illinois' X-factor the last two seasons with as coach. Originally a -recruit — one of five holdovers with the coaching change — no player on the Illini roster is more of an energy player than McKenzie ...
Illinois football adds an elite dual-threat running back to the class of 2025
The Illinois football team had a pretty good Saturday, as we added to the class of 2025. Coming into the weekend, the Illini were off to a good start recruiting for 2025. We had 10 commits and were hovering around the top 50 nationally. The first domino to drop on...
Bret Bielema will lead the seventh-inning stretch at Wrigley
Bret Bielema is about to take the mic. Illinois’ head coach will conduct the seventh inning stretch at Tuesday’s Cubs-Phillies game at Wrigley Field, according to a news release. First pitch for Illini Night at Wrigley is at 7:05 p.m. Illinois legend Howard Griffith will throw out the...
Illinois home run leader enters transfer portal
(WCIA) — Following a historic season for Illinois baseball, one of the year’s top contributors has entered the transfer portal. Sources confirm to WCIA that Ryan Moerman has entered the transfer portal after three seasons with the Illini. Moerman hit a team-high 19 home runs during the 2024 season, with four hits in the NCAA […]
Illini football offseason superlatives: Best additions, upgrades, sleepers, question marks & position battles
CHAMPAIGN — Illinois football will begin training camp next month after an offseason of retooling its roster. The Illini dove into the transfer portal to address glaring needs — offensive and defensive line and the secondary – and came out of the spring portal cycle with some strong recruiting wins. Now head coach Bret Bielema and his program need to use the roster additions to kickstart a season that ends with a postseason berth entering Bielema's fourth year and having missed two postseasons in three years.
Orlando Antigua Factor Has Illinois On Good Terms With Brandon Lee, Other Top Recruits
The Illinois Fighting Illini has gained a recruiting edge since the return of assistant Orlando Antigua. They recently offered top recruit Brandon Lee and signed Will Riley
Counting down to Mississippi State 2024 Kickoff: 60 Days
60 as in… the sixty-yard returned Illinois fumble by Marcus Banks to seal the 2023 Reliaquest Bowl victory. Banks' scoop and score on a desperation play by the already-trailing Illini made for the final 19-10 margin in Tampa back on January 2 of the new year. And, it was...
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