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Illinois staying close to home in early 2027 recruiting
Sep. 25—Adkinson put up 15.7 points, 4.7 rebounds and 3.1 assists per game in his first season with the Statesmen. The 6-foot-1, four-star guard's follow-up was a successful Nike E15 regular season, averaging 18.8 points, 3.9 rebounds and 2.5 assists for Bradley Beal Elite. Cisse already has international basketball experience after debuting for Guinea this summer at the FIBA U17 World Cup. ...
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 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 ...
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 […]
Can't Wait For Saturday | There is unanimity among AP voters: Illini belong in the Top 25
Sep. 24—*** What say the voters about Illinois football this week? Well, more of them put the team on their ballots. Actually, all 62 members of the Associated Press panel had Bret Bielema's guys somewhere in their Top 25s. Regular readers of CWFS know I have Illinois ranked No. 19. That is four spots up from last week. One voter, David Jablonski of the Dayton (Ohio) Daily News, has Illinois ...
Maroons win rivalry meet, future looks bright for Central and Centennial
Sep. 25—CHAMPAIGN — In case you were wondering, yes, Champaign Central is still the girls' swimming and diving team to beat in town, but the gap is getting smaller. The Maroons bested crosstown rival Centennial Tuesday at Unit 4 Pool 105-81, a handful of placement points closer than last year's head-to-head result. "I see my girls rise to the occasion when we have really good competition, and ...
Illinois basketball inching closer to another 4-star commitment for 2025
Illinois basketball recruiting seems to be picking up, as we might be landing another player soon. The Illini are looking to build on what could be one of the greatest recruiting classes in the history of the program. Illinois’ class of 2024 ranked in the top 10 nationally, and it is bringing in a haul of players rarely seen.
Illini football quick hits | Game Week: Penn State, Part III
Sep. 25—Keeping up the pressure Seth Coleman left Lincoln, Neb., following Friday's win against then-No. 22 Nebraska with four tackles and a quarterback hurry. By Tuesday afternoon, the veteran Illinois outside linebacker also had a sack and a forced fumble. A late-stat correction after he took Cornhuskers quarterback Dylan Raiola to the ground and knocked the ball loose. While Coleman has ...
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