University of Illinois
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College football preview: Illinois at IndianaOct 07, 2011 12:00 am - No. 19 Illinois (5-0, 1-0) at Indiana (1-4, 0-1) When: 1:30 p.m. Saturday at Memorial Stadium TV: BTN Radio: WIND 560-AM. Series: Illinois leads 44-21-3, and won 43-13 l...
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Air Force’s offense tough tackle for Notre DameOct 07, 2011 12:00 am - SOUTH BEND, Ind. — Tim Jefferson has more wins as a starter than any quarterback in Air Force history. He’s 24-11 when taking the first snaps. His ability to run the Fal...
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No. 19 Illinois hoping to stay perfect at IndianaOct 07, 2011 12:00 am - BLOOMINGTON, Ind. — Indiana coach Kevin Wilson is on cleanup duty. He expects his team to block better, protect better, play with better fundamentals and make fewer mist...
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Illini suspend Jonathan Brown for one gameOct 03, 2011 12:00 am - Illinois suspended sophomore linebacker Jonathan Brown for one game based on his actions during Saturday’s win over Northwestern. Late in the second quarter, Brown appea...
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QB Persa plans to be back for Michigan gameOct 02, 2011 12:00 am - CHAMPAIGN — On more than one occasion during his 2011 debut on Saturday, Dan Persa pulled a disappearing act. In the third quarter, Illinois defensive end Whitney Mercil...
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Illinois prevails over NorthwesternOct 01, 2011 12:00 am - CHAMPAIGN — First came the Blues Brothers' rendition of “Sweet Home Chicago.” Then Frank Sinatra's “My Kind of Town” blared from the scoreboard speakers at sunny Memoria...
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Willhite reminisces on his life as a sports writerSep 30, 2011 12:00 am - My life as The Accidental Sports Writer began on April 4, 1989. I remember the date not because I sensed the launch of a long-term adventure, but because the Cubs played...
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Breaking down today’s big Illinois-Northwestern tiltSep 30, 2011 12:00 am - As long as there has been college football and homecoming, Big Ten schools have tried to time their homecoming festivities with Northwestern’s visit. Illinois and Indian...
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Hankwitz wants Wildcats' defense to get more physicalSep 29, 2011 12:00 am - In several respects, 63-year-old Northwestern defensive coordinator Mike Hankwitz is as old-school as it gets. He played his final year of football and entered the coach...
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Illinois-Northwestern rivalry turns into war of wordsSep 28, 2011 12:00 am - It’s refreshing to see the Illinois-Northwestern football rivalry approach the level of college football’s other intrastate imbroglios. By that I mean, thank goodness th...