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Illini football flexing depth at running back
CHAMPAIGN, Ill. (WCIA) – Illinois football likely will not have a running back break any single-season rushing records in 2024, but not from a lack of ball carriers. In fact, they have four. Illinois has seen four different running backs play significant snaps in four weeks. Kaden Feagin leads the room with 54 carries, 242 […]
Penn State is facing a very different Luke Altmyer than it saw in 2023
In Week 4 of the 2023 season, No. 7 Penn State took a trip out to Champaign, Illinois, and dispatched the Fighting Illini 30-13 to get to 3-0. The Nittany Lion's young quarterback, Drew Allar struggled in his third collegiate start, going 16/33 for 208 yards, but he was still much better than Illinois sophomore QB Luke Altmyer who finished 15/28 for 163 yards with four interceptions.
‘There’s absolutely nothing holding you back’: Illinois soccer lifting up women with Empowerment Game
(WCIA) — Illinois soccer is using this weekend’s game against Maryland to celebrate women and girls. “Often times we used to think of women that have done extremely extraordinary things that get recognized but I think as we’ve grown in society we are now able to recognize women just for being women and doing what […]
Piatt's OT: Double the fun for Armstrong this fall
Sep. 27—CHAMPAIGN — This past Tuesday night, Erin Armstrong was locked in. The Champaign Central freshman has been the Maroons' top diver on the girls' swimming and diving team all season, and this was her first taste of the head-to-head rivalry atmosphere against crosstown foe Centennial. That's why she took a few extra warmup dives to get everything just right before being the first ...
Purple Riders cruise past Blue Devils at Russ Ghere Field
Sep. 28—VILLA GROVE — Arcola's football team remained in the playoff hunt with a 50-12 victory over Villa Grove at Russ Ghere Field on Friday night. Villa Grove's Hunter Butts scored the first touchdown of the game — a 15-yard rush with 7:30 left in the first quarter — before the Purple Riders scored 50 unanswered points to bring the Russ Ghere Trophy back to Arcola for the first time since ...
Penn State Coach Q&A: Terry Smith on young CBs, 1994 Nittany Lions, stopping Illinois air attack and more
Penn State cornerbacks coach Terry Smith spoke with media over Zoom on Thursday and touched on a number of topics. Penn State cornerbacks coach Terry Smith oversees one of most intriguing position groups on the Nittany Lions roster. With Smith's assistance, coach James Franklin has stockpiled talent at the position, whether it's through the NCAA Transfer Portal or high school recruiting. There's a high level of competition, and four different players have started at corner in three games.
Illini VB heads west to start B1G play with two tough tests: 'Every match is gonna feel like a playoff match'
Illinois volleyball carries an 8-2 record heading into Big Ten play, the most wins the program has taken from nonconference play since going 8-3 in 2021 — which happens to be the last time they played postseason volleyball. But the Illini's no-conference schedule has a big detail worth pointing...
The daily pitch from Sports Editor Matt Daniels: Sept. 27, 2024
Sep. 28—➜ on WDWS 1400-AM and 93.9-FM to start next week at the Esquire Lounge in downtown Champaign. ➜ The Illini, who opened Big Ten play late Friday night at Oregon and continue the road trip with a 9 p.m. first serve at Washington on Saturday, next Thursday night. ➜ . Illinois will try to snap a nine-match losing streak against the Cornhuskers. yards per carry second-year Cincinnati ...
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