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'The future is bright': Illini freshman Sophia Beckmon enters NCAA prelims with big opportunity
CHAMPAIGN — Sophia Beckmon describes the indoor season like it was just shy of a disaster, which says infinitely more about Beckmon than it does her indoor track season as a true freshman. For the record, Beckmon finished sixth at the Big Ten Indoor Championships with a long jump...
4-star running back locks in a huge Illinois football official visit
About six or seven years ago, the Illinois football team had a slogan that fans probably still remember today. The Illini slogan, or saying, or whatever you want to call it was LittyvILLe. Then-running backs coach Thad Ward, the founder of LittyvILLe explained what it meant back in an article by Jeremy Werner of 247Sports. Here is a small excerpt.
Illini golf tied for fifth after Round 1 of NCAA Championships
Illinois golf is tied for fifth at the NCAA Championships and just three strokes off the lead after a solid first round (5-over 293) at Omni La Costa North Course in Carlsbad (Calif.). No Illini is among the top-20 on the individual leaderboard, but the Illini got a solid overall team effort with three golfers tied for 25th at 1-over — Max Herendeen, Tyler Goecke and Piercen Hunt — while sophomore Ryan Voois is tied for 41st at 2-over.
2025 New Trier kicker/punter Nikola Dugandzic 'extremely excited' with Illini offer
Nikola Dugandzic has had many great conversations with Illinois during the last year. But the highly-rated Winnetka (Ill.) New Trier Class of 2025 kicker/punter had been waiting for this conversation. Yet, Dugandzic was still taken aback by it when Illinois coach Bret Bielema actually extended a scholarship offer on Friday....
Top 5 Illinois basketball recruiting targets for the class of 2025
Illinois basketball has been navigating the new recruiting landscape quite well the last half-decade. With the transfer portal being so prevalent, coaching staffs have had to put more time and attention into players looking for a new home. However, the Illini coaching staff has done a great job balancing both the transfer portal and potential incoming freshmen.
Illinois football continues to load up on offense with huge 2025 commitment
Illinois football has just landed a huge player for the class of 2025. Coming into Monday, the Illini had a great start to the 2025 class. We had five commitments and a class that ranked inside the top 50 nationally. There seems to be a trend in the Illinois class...
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