Last weekend, former Illini running back Rashard Mendenhall (#5) and the Pittsburgh Steelers outlasted former NIU back Michael Turner (#32) and the Atlanta Falcons in overtime. We'll see what happens this Saturday when the current Illini and Huskies face off at Memorial Stadium.
Northern Illinois (1-1) and Illinois (1-1) will face each other for the first time in nine years on Saturday, with today’s weekly crib notes revisiting that previous matchup and preparing you for this week’s game between the Huskies and Fighting Illini.
Essential NIU-UI Game News
→ GAME 3: ILLINOIS-NORTHERN ILLINOIS GAME NOTES
→ THE LAST TIME THE HUSKIES PLAYED THE ILLINI…
→ RAPID RECAPS: ILLINOIS VS. NORTHERN ILLINOIS
Northern Illinois News
Get to know the Northern Illinois Huskies in more detail, including whether NIU head coach Jerry Kill will be at Memorial Stadium after dealing with some health issues.
→ NIU COACH BACK FOR ILLINOIS GAME
→ NIU FOOTBALL COACH KILL HOPES TO WORK SATURDAY
→ NIU COACH STILL IN HOSPITAL AS GAME VS. ILLINI NEARS
→ NIU HAS CHANCE TO ADD TO THIS YEAR’S UPSET STRING
→ KILL UPGRADED TO GOOD CONDITION, GAME PLANNING FOR ILLINI
→ QB HARNISH HAS HUSKIES ON RUN AGAIN
→ KILL’S HEALTH PUTS THINGS IN PERSPECTIVE
→ FORMER ILLINI KICKER ENJOYS SECOND CHANCE WITH NIU
→ MID-AMERICAN CONFERENCE NEWS AND NOTES
→ HUSKIES OPTIMISTIC KILL WILL RETURN SATURDAY
→ HARNISH PROVES A POINT: NIU MAKES HIM STARTING QB OVER GRADY
→ HUSKIES START ROAD SWING AT ILLINOIS
→ NORTHERN ILLINOIS AND CHANDLER HARNISH LOOK TO RUN OVER ILLINOIS
→ NORTHERN ILLINOIS WEEKLY FOOTBALL PRESS CONFERENCE QUOTES
→ NIU FOOTBALL COACH KILL HOPES TO WORK SATURDAY
→ DEFENSIVE COORDINATOR MAY FILL IN FOR NIU FOOTBALL COACH
→ ILLINOIS WEEK IS HERE FOR HUSKIES
→ LAWYER HAS NO OBJECTIONS WITH ILLINOIS
→ NORTHERN ILLINOIS COACH JERRY KILL HOSPITALIZED FOR DEHYDRATION
→ FIRST QUESTION FOR ILLINOIS IS WHO WILL COACH NIU?
→ NIU FOOTBALL COACH TRANSFERRED TO CHICAGO HOSPITAL
→ COACH AT NORTHERN ILLINOIS IS HOSPITALIZED
→ FIRST LOOK: NORTHERN ILLINOIS
→ NORTHERN ILLINOIS A MAJOR CHALLENGE FOR ILLINI (SUBSCRIPTION REQUIRED)
Illini Football Team News
Catch up on the latest Fighting Illini team news since last weekend’s 35-3 victory against Southern Illinois.
→ ILLINOIS BRACES FOR BIG, PHYSICAL NIU
→ ILLINOIS DEFENSE SHOWING EARLY PROMISE
→ 1-1 ILLINI LOOK TO CONTINUE SHOWING IMPROVEMENT
→ ILLINI HOPE TO CONTINUE PROGRESS IN WEEK 3
Illinois Player News
#2 Quarterback Nathan Scheelhaase
→ ILLINI’S SCHEELHAASE NAMED BIG TEN FRESHMAN OF WEEK
#8 Wide Receiver A.J. Jenkins
#10 Wide Receiver Eddie McGee
→ MCGEE’S ANKLE INJURY NOT AS SEVERE AS FEARED
→ THERE’S CHANCE MCGEE COULD PLAY AGAINST NIU
#16 Quarterback Miles Osei
→ OSEI, RECEIVERS STEP UP TO REPLACE INJURED MCGEE
#19 Wide Receiver Jack Ramsey
→ ILLINI CORNER TURNING BACK TO RECEIVER
→ ILLINOIS’ RAMSEY SWITCHES BACK TO OFFENSE
→ ILLINI’S RAMSEY PUTS TEAM FIRST
#26 Cornerback Justin Green
→ GREEN LENDS HELPING HAND TO WEAKENED ILLINI DEFENSE
#66 Offensive Lineman Randall Hunt
→ RANDALL HUNT ON LAST LEG OF LONG JOURNEY
#85 Defensive End Whitney Mercilus
→ WHITNEY MERCILUS SHINES IN FIRST START (SUBSCRIPTION REQUIRED)
#88 and #89 Tight Ends Justin Lattimore and Evan Wilson
→ ILLINOIS TIGHT ENDS HAPPY TO SEE DEEP PASSES THROWN THEIR WAY
Illinois Football Coaching News
Head coach Ron Zook’s additions of new offensive coordinator Paul Petrino and defensive coordinator Vic Koenning are garnishing praise two weeks into the 2010 season.
Illini Head Coach Ron Zook
→ RON ZOOK WEEKLY PRESS CONFERENCE TRANSCRIPT
→ ZOOK, ILLINI READY FOR NIU’S ‘BIG BOY’ FOOTBALL
→ ILLINI COACH HAS HIGH PRAISE FOR NIU’S ‘BIG TEN TEAM’ DEFENSE
→ ZOOK CALLS NIU A BIG TEN-TYPE TEAM
Illini Offensive Coordinator Paul Petrino
→ PETRINO FEELS GOOD ABOUT IMPROVING OFFENSE, AND ILLINI FEEL GOOD ABOUT PETRINO
Illini Defensive Coordinator Vic Koenning
→ KOENNING FEELING LIKE THE RIGHT GUY FOR ILLINI
→ VIC KOENNING BRINGING INTENSITY TO ILLINI DEFENSE
→ FIGHTING ILLINI DEFENSE EXCEEDING EXPECTATIONS
Illinois Football Recruiting News
→ HENRY DICKINSON TALKS ILLINI COMMITMENT (SUBSCRIPTION REQUIRED)
→ LINEBACKER HENRY DICKINSON MAKES HIS DECISION
→ CENTRAL’S MCDOWELL COMMITS TO ILLINOIS
→ ILLINOIS RECRUIT O’TOOLE IS WW SOUTH’S REAL DEAL
Big Ten/College Football News
→ BIG TEN CONFERENCE NEWS AND NOTES
→ LEAGUE QUARTERBACKS PILING UP STATS WHILE MASTERING SPREAD OFFENSE
→ PICKIN’ ON THE BIG TEN, WEEK 3
→ BIG TEN STOCK REPORT: WEEK 3
→ BIG TEN WEEK 2 REWIND/WEEK 3 REVIEW
→ BIG TEN POWER RANKINGS: WEEK 3
→ BIG TEN HELMET STICKERS WEEK 2
→ THE CROWD: THIS ONE SHOULD HURT
Alright.
Coming tomorrow, Writing Illini will predict Saturday’s outcome.
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