Ricky Widmer
I am the lead editor of Writing Illini (writingillini.com). I currently live in the beautiful city of Chicago. I am currently a college student studying music. My favorite sports teams include: the Chicago Cubs, the Chicago Bulls, the Minnesota Vikings, and the Virginia Tech Hokies.
The staff of Writing Illini gives their opinions about Wes Lunt’s decision to transfer either to Illinois or Louisville. On Saturday, it was reported that Lunt’s release will not allow him…Read More
The Illinois Fighting Illini will play their first game of the Big Ten Tournament today against the Minnesota Golden Gophers. The 2013 Big Ten Tournament is being hosted at Target Field in Minnesota (the…Read More
On Tuesday, the Illinois Fighting Illini extended an offer to 2014 athlete Thomas Wilson. Wilson has an 86 rating and is ranked 633rd on 247 Sports’ Composite Rankings. He also received an offer from…Read More
2014 outside linebacker Richard Yeargin III received an offer from the Illinois Fighting Illini on Monday. Yeargin has a 90 rating and is ranked 399th on 247 Sports’ Composite Rankings.
Yeargin has…Read More
2014 inside linebacker Jaboree Williams received an offer from the Illinois Fighting Illini on May 20th. Williams has a rating of 79 on 247 Sports. He is also ranked in the Top 60 among inside linebackers…Read More
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2014 outside linebacker Kirk Tucker received an offer from the Illinois Fighting Illini on Sunday. Tucker…Read More
2014 tight end Ryan Izzo received an offer from the Illinois Fighting Illini on May 17th. Izzo was one…Read More
2014 tight end Cole Cook received an offer from the Illinois Fighting Illini on May 17th. This was Cook’s…Read More
The staff of Writing Illini gives their opinions about whether or not freshman Aaron Bailey is the future…Read More
Former Illinois Fighting Illini guard Brandon Paul participated in the NBA Combine at Attack Athletics…Read More
The Illinois Fighting Illini were able to beat the Minnesota Golden Gophers, 4-3, in game two of their…Read More
Illinois head coach John Groce is already looking to the future when it comes to recruiting and he is…Read More
The staff of Writing Illini gives their opinions about how important is is for the Illinois Fighting…Read More
The 2014 Big Ten conference schedule was announced yesterday (click here for entire schedule). The 2014…Read More
The staff of Writing Illini gives their opinions about which player needs to turn the most heads at…Read More
The Illinois Fighting Illini will play their final series of the season against the Minnesota Golden…Read More
2014 offensive guard Tanner Farmer received an offer from the Illinois Fighting Illini on May 14th.…Read More
The staff of Writing Illini gives their opinions about whether or not former Oklahoma State quarterback…Read More
The staff of Writing Illini gives their opinions about what the Big Ten Conference should expect from…Read More
The Illinois Fighting Illini were able to finish their weekend sweep over the Penn State Nittany Lions…Read More