University of Illinois
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For openers, Illini on a streakSep 17, 2007 11:00 pm - After three weeks of unfathomable tumbles, bumbles and stumbles by multiple Big Ten teams, conference play mercifully gets under way Saturday. Illinois fans, you know wh...
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Illini run away with easy victory
Sep 15, 2007 11:00 pm - SYRACUSE, N.Y. -- With the Big Ten season looming, Illinois needed to find some more positive signs. Syracuse was more than happy to provide them. Rashard Mendenhall rus...
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Illini line challenged to raise rushing resultsSep 14, 2007 11:00 pm - CHAMPAIGN -- Illinois' practice inside Memorial Stadium ended as advertised at 6:05 p.m. Wednesday. Except for one group. As the sun dropped behind the West stands and e...
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Illini line challenged to raise its gameSep 13, 2007 11:00 pm - CHAMPAIGN - Illinois' practice inside Memorial Stadium ended as advertised at 6:05 p.m. Wednesday. Except for one group. As the sun dropped behind the West stands and ev...
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Mendenhall makes big gains for IlliniSep 13, 2007 11:00 pm - CHAMPAIGN -- As the guardian of potential greatness, Illinois running backs coach Reggie Mitchell has a mission in life. Cut Rashard Mendenhall no slack. That's why Mitc...
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Illini remember what happened last year against SyracuseSep 11, 2007 11:00 pm - Illinois put together quite a performance when it hosted Syracuse last September. Five false starts. Four holding calls. Four dropped passes. The Orange recovered 2 fumb...
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Doesn't feel good, does it (giggle)?Sep 11, 2007 11:00 pm - Today's essay is long overdue, but first the giggles had to be stifled a bit. Michigan (giggle) and Notre Dame (giggle) play Saturday to determine which plunges to 0-3 f...
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Williams, Illini offense slow to adjust to WIU defenseSep 09, 2007 11:00 pm - CHAMPAIGN -- The stats didn't lie. They accurately conveyed Juice Williams' struggles Saturday night during Illinois' 21-0 victory over Western Illinois. But Williams' n...
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Brent begins career with tackle for lossSep 08, 2007 11:00 pm - CHAMPAIGN -- Arrelious Benn and Martez Wilson garnered most of the preseason attention among those in Illinois' prized freshman class. But defensive tackle Josh Brent re...
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Illini defense erases WIUSep 08, 2007 11:00 pm - CHAMPAIGN -- A member of the Fiesta Bowl's board of directors, replete with canary yellow jacket, flew in from Phoenix to witness Illinois' home opener. While the Fighti...