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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 ...
Family business behind Memorial Stadium construction still proud
Oct. 9—CHAMPAIGN — Just over 102 years ago, the English Brothers Company was announced as the lowest bidder for a major construction project: the University of Illinois' brand-new football stadium. While it first opened, still unfinished, in 1923, Memorial Stadium would be officially dedicated in 1924. "We'd been around and building on campus for around 20 years at that point," said English ...
Coles Co. Sheriff’s Office awarded IDOT grant to improve traffic safety
COLES COUNTY, Ill. (WCIA) — The Coles County Sheriff’s Department received a grant to help improve traffic safety. On Oct. 10, the Coles County Sheriff’s Office announced it has been awarded a Federal Fiscal Year 2025 Sustained Traffic Enforcement Program (STEP) grant to conduct additional traffic safety enforcements efforts. The goals of the program are […]
'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...
‘It gives you hope’: Mahomet-Seymour volleyball game raises money for mom diagnosed with cancer
MAHOMET, Ill. (WCIA) — October is National Breast Cancer Awareness Month across the nation, and that doesn’t stop at Mahomet-Seymour High School. Volleyball at Mahomet-Seymour High School on Tuesday night was electric. There were great crowds and talent to match, but the game had one overarching theme. “This pink out, it means something different to […]
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.
ALAH’s Butcher wins WCIA 3 Athlete of the Week
ARTHUR, Ill. (WCIA) – Savannah Butcher is proving to be an elite scoring weapon for Arthur-Lovington-Atwood-Hammond volleyball as just a junior. She’s racked up 160 kills, 19 blocks and 16 aces with plenty of season left. “She’s our scorer,” ALAH head volleyball coach Emily Crossman said. “She’s our scorer… We knew we can trust her […]
Notebook: Cox makes seamless leap to Big Ten; Clarke impressing on special teams; fundamentals key for LBs
CHAMPAIGN — All things considered, Torrie Cox Jr.'s jump from the MAC to the Big Ten has been pretty seamless. Cox has started all five games for No. 23 Illinois (4-1, 1-1 Big Ten) and has a pair of interceptions to go along with nine tackles and three pass breakups. Yet, Cox said he hasn't done anything yet. His goal wasn't to come to Illinois to be a serviceable starter — music to his position coach, Corey Parker's ears — and that he has a ways to go.
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 […]
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