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Illinois football announces second sellout of 2024 season
CHAMPAIGN, Ill. (WCIA) – Illinois football has its second sellout on the 2024 campaign. Illinois’s game against Michigan, scheduled for Oct. 19, is sold out, Illinois Athletics announced on Wednesday. The game will serve as the Memorial Stadium 100th Anniversary Rededication Game, 100 years and one day after Illinois’ historic Memorial Stadium Dedication Game on […]
Illini football quick hits | Game Week: Purdue, Part III
Oct. 9—Illinois defensive assistants and players were available Wednesday as preparation continued for the No. 23 Illini ahead of Saturday's game against Purdue. Here's some of what was said, courtesy beat writer Scott Richey: Staying confident Torrie Cox Jr. committed to Illinois in May less than a week after Corey Parker was hired to coach the Illini's cornerbacks. The two connected ...
Anonymity could be the Illinois football secret weapon to make the College Football Playoff
I'll spare you the nonsensical FBS rankings that seem to reward past successes instead of analyzing what is going on in the present moment. For Alabama and Tennessee to drop only a few spots after getting beat by two unranked teams that are consistently at the bottom and are an afterthought of the SEC over the past few years is beyond me. But I digress. This is about the only chance for the Illini to impress the unimpressible football hierarchy.
The News-Gazette's boys' soccer Top 10: Spartans become newest No. 1
Oct. 10—Boys' soccer teams are finishing up their regular season schedules, and they're still not done playing hot potato with the title of No. 1. Looks like the postseason will have to determine who wants it most. Here's preps coordinator 's latest area Top 10: ➜ Record: 19-2-1 ➜ Previous ranking: No. 2 SJ-O, welcome to the top spot. The Spartans are the fourth different team to reach this ...
Mahomet-Seymour’s Ray Long overcomes health scare, shines in return
MAHOMET (WCIA) — Mahomet-Seymour looks to remain unbeaten in Apollo Conference play in our Spotlight Game of the Week against Effingham. The Bulldogs recently got a big boost from a player who made an unlikely return to the gridiron. “We didn’t know if he’d be able to play any sports again,” head coach Jon Adkins […]
'A great opportunity to grow': Illini WR Collin Dixon leaps from no-snap redshirt season to Illini starter
CHAMPAIGN — Some with Collin Dixon's recruiting pedigree may recoil at the idea of a redshirt season. Some prospects with almost double-digit power-conference offers might not have much patience. But Dixon embraced his sit-and-develop first season at Illinois. The Tallmadge (Ohio) native, who had 3,561 receiving yards and 43...
U of I alum, Hot Ones host Sean Evans to sound siren against Purdue
CHAMPAIGN, Ill. (WCIA) — Ahead of the Illini football game this Saturday, a familiar face will be making a guest appearance. Sean Evans, host of the Emmy-nominated YouTube series Hot Ones, will be sounding the air raid siren before kickoff at Memorial Stadium. An Illinois alum, Evans graduated in 2008 with a Bachelor of Science degree in […]
Former area standout Luke Smith named Centennial's next baseball coach
Oct. 9—CHAMPAIGN — Not too long along, Luke Smith excelled on the pitching mound for the Centennial baseball team. Used his expertise and fiery personality on the mound to eventually pitch at Parkland College and Louisville. Now, the former Centennial standout will have a new title at his alma mater: baseball coach. Centennial announced Smith as the program's next coach Wednesday morning, ...
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