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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 ...
Illinois Schedule Preview, Sept. 20: Run Offense Key Against Nebraska In Big Ten Opener
A healthy, productive dose of Kaden Feagin, Josh McCray and even Luke Altmyer could be the key for the Illinois Fighting Illini against the Nebraska Cornhuskers
Green Street: 2024-25 Illini women's basketball Player Profiles -- Irene Noya Catoira
Jul. 3—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. 6-3 Freshman Forward Noya Catoira represents the first international player of the era at Illinois. The native of Vilagarcía de Arousa, Spain, brings some international experience to C-U — she made her debut for Spain as a 15-year-old at ...
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 Year in Review | Deserved more pub
Jul. 3—These athletes didn't always generate the most headlines. Or get the most likes on social media. But without these various Illini, some of the more notable accomplishments from the 2023-24 school year by Illinois don't happen. Staff writer Scott Richey spotlights 10 Illini that deserved more pub than what they got in the last year: What Petros Kyprianou has done in two seasons as ...
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. ...
Three-star 2025 DB Desmond Straughton commits to Illinois
Illinois football has added to its 2025 recruiting class with the commitment of Desmond Straughton, a three-star defensive back at Roseville High School in Michigan. He announced his commitment via X last week after an official visit to the University. Straughton, standing at 6-foot-1 and 192 pounds, is ranked by...
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 […]
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...
Danville enjoys weekend full of boat races
DANVILLE, Ill. (WCIA) — Danville enjoyed Sunday’s beautiful weather with boat races on the lake. It was the final day of “Thunder on the Vermilion.” Crowds gathered on land while boaters hit the water. Organizers with the Marine Racing Club of Illinois said the event is growing each year. This weekend, 15 drivers and nearly […]
Spartan football season starts in 60 days
Photo: PhotoNews Media/Clark Brooks St. Joseph-Ogden senior Justice Wertz carries the ball after a hand off from Logan Smith during his team's 2023 home opener against Monticello last fall. See more photos from this game here. ST. JOSEPH - Exactly two months from today, the Spartans' offensive backfield will feature several new faces in key positions. The team finished the past season 8-3 overall, in the Illini Prairie Conference, and will open on the road at Monticello on August 30. SJO's regular season schedule features just four home contests. Here is a look at the upcoming 2023-2024 schedule. 8/30 @ Monticello 7:00pm 9/6 • Tolono Unity 7:00pm 9/13 @ Prairie Central 7:00pm 9/20 @ Illinois Valley Central 7:00pm 9/27 • Carterville 7:00pm 10/4 @ Bloomington Central Catholic 7:00pm 10/11 • Pontiac 7:00pm 10/18 @ Rantoul 7:00pm 10/25 • Paxton-Buckley-Loda 7:00pm
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...
Zeke Tanoos signs with Danville Area Community College
WEST TERRE HAUTE, Ind. (WTWO/WAWV) — West Vigo Basketball all-time leading scorer Zeke Tanoos signed his national letter of intent to play college basketball at Danville Area Community College. “Since I started playing basketball this was always what I said I wanted to play college basketball,” Tanoos says, “It feels so good to finally make […]
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...
Underwood has plenty of talent to work with
Jul. 2—CHAMPAIGN — Brad Underwood, in May, was cautious about going beyond 10 scholarship players for the 2024-25 men's college basketball season. Illinois was looking for one more player at that point. Maybe. Too many players wasn't just worrisome. It was potentially disastrous, according to the Illinois coach. Underwood, in late June, had clearly alleviated himself of those concerns. The ...
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
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.
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 […]
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