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How to watch Penn State football vs. Illinois: Time, channel, streaming info, and more
Penn State football closes out the September portion of its schedule when it hosts Illinois on Saturday. Here's how you can watch it. The post How to watch Penn State football vs. Illinois: Time, channel, streaming info, and more appeared first on On3.
Central IL high schools postpone, cancel homecoming parades ahead of weather
CENTRAL ILLINOIS (WCIA) — Multiple high schools and a university across Central Illinois are having to make adjustments to their homecoming celebrations due to inclement weather. The Urbana School District posted to Facebook that their Homecoming Parade is canceled. The football game at McKinley Field is still scheduled for a 7 p.m. kickoff. “It will […]
Illinois football is 4-0 and fans need these shirts
Illinois football is off to a 4-0 start for just the third time since the 1950's. The Illini are rolling, having knocked off two ranked opponents thus far. Now, the team is looking to keep the magic rolling with an upset over No. 9 Penn State this weekend. But before...
The Program: A dose of home cookin' for SJ-O football
Sep. 26—ST. JOSEPH — The laughter flows freely from the kitchen inside St. Joseph-Ogden football coach Shawn Skinner's house last Wednesday evening. For Cathie Bishop, Kandy Miller, Marti Rohl and Karen Ulbrich, the first four weeks of the high school football season are more than just what happens underneath the Friday night lights. Sure, the four longtime friends are invested in how the SJ-O ...
The News-Gazette's football Top 10 poll: SJ-O still at No. 1
Sep. 27—➜ 4-0 ➜ No. 1 Hardly anyone in the area has played better in the first half than the Spartans. The key for Coy Taylor and Co. is to put a full four quarters together. SJ-O steps out of Illini Prairie Conference play for the only time on Friday night when it hosts Carterville at Dick Duval Field. ➜ 4-0 ➜ No. 2 Salt Fork would like to have a word about first-half performances. Carter ...
The Program: A season with St. Joseph-Ogden football, Week 5
Sep. 26—The blue jersey and the white pants. It just meshes really well. The home crowd. I don't think any other team in our conference has a comparable student section to ours. Nolan Earley. He can be pretty serious, but when he's joking around, he's as funny as can be. Roch's. They've got really good cheeseburgers. Brodie Harms. His tone and his cadence, he's got that Shawn Skinner roughness ...
Coordinator corner | 'An incredible amount of composure'
Sep. 28—What improvements did you see from the offensive line in the run game last week at Nebraska? "Obviously, they take a great deal of pride. Our team is only going to go as far as they take us. They've had some real bright moments this season, but I thought (at Nebraska), I thought they really rose to the occasion against a really tough defense, a tough scheme that just causes a lot of ...
Top of the Morning, Sept. 28, 2024
Sep. 28—Champaign's Carolyn Merrimac loved sports, particularly her hometown Illini. So it was fitting — even peaceful — that she spent her final night watching Illinois upset Nebraska in football last Friday. Surrounded by family who had rushed to her bedside at a Quincy nursing home, the 87-year-old mustered enough energy to make it to a couch as the game headed toward overtime. "Although ...
Villa Grove football hopeful for success after challenging early schedule
VILLA GROVE, Ill. (WCIA) – Villa Grove football is still in search of its first win of 2024 after an 0-4 start. However, the Blue Devils’ record doesn’t tell the story. Their first four opponents now share a 15-1 combined overall record. “We knew coming into the season that it was going to be hard,” […]
Illinois lands four-star guard Brandon Lee
Sep. 25—CHAMPAIGN — The Illinois men's basketball program is now 2 for 2 on securing verbal commitments after official visits this month. Exactly one week after Class of 2025 guard Keaton Wagler chose the Illini following a weekend trip to Champaign, fellow 2025 guard Brandon Lee did the same early Wednesday evening with a commitment of his own to Brad Underwood's program. Lee and Wagler have ...
60 cyclists on 500-mile journey across IL to honor fallen servicemen, women
MATTOON, Ill. (WCIA) — Dozens of cyclists pulled up to the Mattoon YMCA on Wednesday to stay for the night after riding after riding 100 miles. Their journey is halfway over, but they’re not doing it for themselves. “Now we’re stopping by schools, restocking by different VFW, American Legion halls,” Barry Tobias, Gold Star Mission […]
A home loss to Illinois puts James Franklin on the hottest seat at his driving school
As Penn State has their fans make a fashion choice that left Illinois head coach Bret Bielema confused, it's clear that a loss for the Lions could lead to their head coach being on the hot seat for the rest of the season. Franklin who has never been able to...
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