University of Illinois
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Northwestern looks to rebound against No. 12 IlliniJan 06, 2021 12:00 am - So much has changed since the last time Illinois visited Evanston Feb. 27, 2020 - just a couple weeks before the pandemic derailed the sports world, including canceling ...
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Illini turn to Elk Grove grad Miller to coach O-lineJan 04, 2021 12:00 am - Bart Miller played high school football at Elk Grove under Bruce Bazsali before going on to his own college career as an offensive lineman and then a coach. Now he's bac...
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It's a wonder there were even sports in 2020Jan 02, 2021 12:00 am - The top story in sports in 2020, Chicago or otherwise, is that there were sports, period. Despite the pandemic and apocalyptic predictions that the pro leagues would har...
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Dosunmu's late surge sends Illini past IndianaDec 26, 2020 12:00 am - Illinois entered its game against Indiana on some kind of roll offensively. Then the wheels nearly came off ... and very well might have without more heroics from Ayo Do...
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Bielema already starts on reshaping Illini footballDec 21, 2020 12:00 am - Whether Bret Bielema is successful as the 26th football coach in Illinois history - you have to go back to John Mackovic in 1992 to find one who left Champaign with a wi...
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Illinois turns to former Wisconsin coach BielemaDec 19, 2020 12:00 am - Illinois is turning to a coach who has proved he can win Big Ten championships to try to turn around its struggling football program. Former Wisconsin and Arkansas coach...
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Illinois struggles to recruit in-state kids. Could Jeff Monken's triple option fix that?Dec 16, 2020 12:00 am - On the first day of the football signing period Wednesday, the Daily Herald has a chart of suburban players headed to schools like Arizona, Penn State, Wisconsin, Northw...
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Illinois crushes Minnesota in Big Ten openerDec 15, 2020 12:00 am - Fortunately for Illinois, it didn't have much time to dwell on Saturday night's 81-78 loss to Missouri, its third straight Braggin' Rights defeat that knocked the Illini...
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Who will Illini turn to after Lovie Smith?Dec 14, 2020 12:00 am - Every time there's a coaching change, a list of likely candidates quickly follows. After firing Lovie Smith Sunday, Illinois athletic director Josh Whitman will make his...
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Lovie Smith out as Illinois' head football coachDec 13, 2020 12:00 am - In March 2016, shortly after he became athletic director at Illinois, Josh Whitman hired Lovie Smith to coach the Illini's struggling football program. The hire was hail...