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Former Wisconsin and current Illinois head coach Bret Bielema is one of college football’s winningest active Power Four coaches entering the 2024 season. His 115 wins sit No. 7 overall, ranked behind only North Carolina‘s Mack Brown (276 wins), Iowa‘s Kirk Ferentz (196), LSU‘s Brian Kelly (186), Clemson‘s Dabo Swinney (170), Oklahoma State’s Mike Gundy (166) and Utah’s Kyle Whittingham (162). Related: 10 developing opinions entering year two of the Luke Fickell era at Wisconsin Bielema tallied 68 of those wins during his seven-year stretch with the Wisconsin Badgers from 2006-2012. He was 68-24 overall, good for a winning percentage of .739. His eight...
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Kylan Boswell’s summer gains are wild
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The Overture: July 8 – 14
The Overture is a rundown of live music and performances happening in and around Champaign-Urbana each week. All of the information is as accurate as we can publish; however, all shows and performances are subject to change at any time. Thank you for understanding. Did we miss something this week?...
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Here Comes ‘The Rooster’ To Champaign, IL.
Champaign Multimedia Group flips WDWS Champaign, IL, from classic rock to country with the branding “107.9 The Rooster.” The new station features Premiere Networks “The Bobby Bones Show” in mornings and Audacy’s “Katie & Company” with Katie Neal in afternoons. “Country Top 30 with Bobby Bones” airs on Saturdays. No local personalities have been announced for the lineup.
Urbana family loses home to overnight fire
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Central grad Tanner Gordon makes MLB debut
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‘It’s really starting to grow’: Rantoul welcomes back Freedom Fridays
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Illinois Basketball Rises in recent Bart Torvik Rankings
Illinois basketball has made a notable rise in the recent Bart Torvik rankings. With the roster more or less set, outsiders can now do a deep dive into how the Illini stack up against the rest of the country. It seems that more and more media and national analysts are taking note of the immense talent on this roster. Previously, Bart Torvik held the Illini at number 44. However, after an update to the talent portion of the rankings, Illinois basketball has risen all the way to number 17. That means that Illinois Basketball is the number two team in the Big Ten only behind reigning national runner-ups Purdue. The teams that are ranked directly below Illinois from the Big Ten are Michigan State and Rutgers. In fact, the Illini rank second in projected effective talent only to the reigning national champions, UCONN.
Urbana alderman drops out of mayoral race, leaving one candidate left
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Brad Underwood weighs in on NCAA tournament expansion
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Illinois basketball will finally have a true point guard at the helm. Though Trent Frazier did his best as a combo-scoring guard, Andre Curbelo was probably the last true “floor general” who played for Illinois basketball. Additionally, let’s not mention the amount of point guards that John Groce missed out on. Regardless, Kylan Boswell and Kasparas Jakucionis are two guys who are likely to initiate offense in the half-court setting. Jakucionis has built up significant buzz given recent highlight videos, however, Kylan Boswell will have a massive role for Illinois Basketball.
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