Saturday Afternoon Gridiron Wrap: Illinois Football News for August 15-21

Illinois quarterback Nathan Scheelhaase (#2) prepares to throw the ball to wide receiver Fred Sykes (#17) at Camp Rantoul.

Camp Rantoul is over, and the U-of-I is back in school on Monday, which means we’re that much closer to the season opener against Missouri.

Here’s a compilation of this passing week’s news on the Illinois football team.

WRITING ILLINI FOOTBALL NEWS

→ ASSUMING THE POSITION: ILLINI LINEBACKER BREAKDOWN

→ ASSUMING THE POSITION: ILLINI DEFENSIVE LINE BREAKDOWN

→ FANSIDED COLLEGE FOOTBALL ROUNDTABLE

ILLINI PLAYER NEWS

#2 Nathan Scheelhaase

→ SCHEELHAASE LIKES PROGRESS

#2 Martez Wilson

→ WILSON MUST SHOW WHAT HE’S MADE OF

→ BOB’S BLITZ: WILSON EARNS BUTKUS NOMINATION

→ WILSON MAKES BUTKUS WATCH LIST

#5 Mikel Leshoure

→ BIG EXPECTATIONS AWAIT ILLINI RB MIKEL LESHOURE

→ LESHOURE LEADS DEEP BACKFIELD

#7 Chandler Whitmer

→ CHANDLER WHITMER READY FOR ANYTHING

#8 A.J. Jenkins

→ JENKINS, SCHEELHAASE LEAD UNPROVEN ILLINI OFFENSE

#9 Darius Millines

→ IT’S NO SURPRISE NO. 9 SHINES

#9 Trulon Henry

→ TRULON HENRY GETS SECONDARY CHANCE WITH ILLINI

#10 Eddie McGee

→ TEN BIG GAME CHANGERS: ILLINOIS WR EDDIE MCGEE

#11 Jarred Fayson

→ BOB’S BLITZ: FAYSON LOOKING FOR BIG SEASON

#14 Miami Thomas

→ ILLINOIS’ MIAMI THOMAS: THE MOST UNLUCKY MAN IN FOOTBALL

→ OFT-INJURED ILLINI CORNERBACK WANTS MOJO BACK

→ ILLINI’S THOMAS EYES PICTURE-PERFECT REBOUND

#18 Nate Bussey

→ RESPONSIBLE BUSSEY HOLDING STARTER ROLE

#93 Corey Liuget

→ ILLINI’S COREY LIUGET DROPS WEIGHT TO HANDLE NEW PRESSURE

ILLINI TEAM NEWS/CAMP RANTOUL

→ 3 CAMP QUESTIONS

→ ILLINOIS OFFENSIVE LINEMEN BUILD CHEMISTRY ON, OFF THE FIELD

→ WELCOME TO ILLINOIS, FRESHMEN

→ BACK TO SCHOOL, CHAMPAIGN FOR ILLINI

→ ILLINI WILL LEAN ON NEW QUARTERBACK, COACHES

→ MIZZOU TO ILLINI, BY WAY OF DUNLAP

→ ILLINOIS FOOTBALL TEAM ENDS CAMP, LOOKS FORWARD TO SEASON

→ ILLINI GOING LIGHT ON THE LINE

→ ILLINI THINK ONLY FOOTBALL AT CAMP RANTOUL

→ SATURDAY SCRIMMAGE TIME MOVED UP

→ CAMP RANTOUL: FRIDAY MORNING REPORT

→ CAMP RANTOUL: THURSDAY MORNING REPORT

→ CAMP RANTOUL CHAT

→ ILLINI’S NEW RECRUITS EXCEEDING EXPECTATIONS

→ ILLINI HOPE CHANGE LEADS TO MORE WINS

→ ILLINI SCRAP AT PRACTICE

→ ILLINOIS FOOTBALL POSITION BREAKDOWN: WR/TE

→ EARLY SEASON GAMES WILL GO A LONG WAY TOWARD ILLINI’S SUCCESS

→ BIG TEN NETWORK CRUISES INTO TOWN

→ GOING OUT ON A LIMB: PREDICTIONS FOR THE COMING ILLINI FOOTBALL SEASON

→ SPORTS ILLUSTRATED ILLINOIS FIGHTING ILLINI PREVIEW

→ BACKUP QBS GO LIVE

→ NCAA FOOTBALL PREVIEW: ILLINOIS FIGHTING ILLINI

→ CAMP RANTOUL: MONDAY MORNING REPORT

→ BIG TEN PORTAL – ILLINOIS FOOTBALL 2010 PREVIEW

→ SUMMER PREVIEW SERIES: ILLINOIS

→ ILLINI OFFENSE FAR AHEAD OF DEFENSE

→ THE ILLINI RUNS UP AND DOWN FIELD ON ILLINI

→ RANTOUL HIGH SCRIMMAGE VIDEO

→ LIVE FROM RANTOUL HIGH SCRIMMAGE

→ CAMP RANTOUL CHAT 12:30 P.M. FRIDAY

→ CAMP RANTOUL PRACTICE #9 REPORT

→ TUPPER: INTRIGUE CENTERS ON ILLINI’S OFFENSE

→ LOCAL ATHLETES SET TO HELP TURN ILLINI PROGRAM AROUND

→ FAN APPRECIATION DAY SET FOR AUGUST 28

ILLINI COACHING NEWS

Head Coach Ron Zook

→ STORYLINE NUMBER 1: ZOOK’S FUTURE

→ ZOOK AND PETRINO TALK ILLINI FOOTBALL (VIDEO)

→ WHO WOULD YOU RATHER BE IN 2010: RON ZOOK OR RICH RODRIGUEZ?

→ TOO EARLY TO WRITE ZOOK’S EPITAPH

→ TEXTING A TOOL FOR SOME COACHES

→ TALE OF THE TAPE: RON ZOOK AND TIM BREWSTER, DEAD COACHES WALKING?

Quarterbacks Coach Jeff Brohm

→ JEFF BROHM COACHING UP YOUNGEST POSITION

Defensive Coordinator Vic Koenning

→ KOENNING HAS A BIG JOB, TRIES TO STAY POSITIVE

FORMER ILLINI NEWS

Jeff Cumberland

→ CUMBERLAND PURSUES NFL DREAMS

FUTURE ILLINI NEWS

Daniel Rhodes

→  RHODES-TESTED

CONFERENCE/COLLEGE FOOTBALL NEWS

→  FORMER ILLINI ASSISTANT SURVIVES ROUGH FIRST SEASON AT NEW MEXICO

→ AP TOP 25 DUE SATURDAY

→ SOME VIEWERS TO GET EXTRA SEC TELECASTS

→ BIG TEN FEATURED IN 20 FOR ‘10

→ AREA’S BIG TEN FOOTBALL TALENT GEARS UP FOR 2010 SEASON

→  NEW LOOK ZIPS LOOK FOR MORE WINS