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Jenkins, Mercilus Taken in First Round
On Thursday night former University of Illinois defensive end Whitney Mercilus and former Illini wide receiver A.J. Jenkins were both taken in the first round of the 2012 NFL draft. Mercilus was picked…Read More
Blue Team Wins in Illini Spring Football Game
After the Illini blue team won 13-12, the Orange teams missed extra point in the first quarter came back to haunt them. The running game and defense were especially important in Saturdays Illini spring…Read More
Illini Football Coaching Candidate A: Mike Leach
With the recent firing of Ron Zook, Fighting Illini football is on the hunt for a new coach. This is an important inflection point for the football team; the Fighting Illini have finished with a .500…Read More
Zook Gets the Hook – Who will Be Mike Thomas’s Choice as the new Fighting Illini Football Coach?
In a move that surprised absolutely no one, new Illinois athletic director Mike Thomas fired Ron Zook today. This move came after the Illini football team became the first team to start 6-0 Read | Share
Illinois 17, Wisconsin 7 Halftime thoughts – Bungled punts that don’t really hurt you (and may have actually helped!)
Some random musings from halftime of the Fighting Illini – Badgers football matchup. -Nice to see Donovan Young get some postive results on the Read | Share
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Wisconsin Badgers vs Illinois Fighting Illini – Football – a poor man’s preview.
Illinois and Wisconsin find themselves in similar places this Saturday. Note, I did not say comparable.…Read More
11/15/11 Morning Dump- a quick rundown of Illini – related stories from around the media landscape
The Dump is back after a long hiatus with all of your Fighting Illini news. Er… at least some…Read More
Michigan at Illinois: A Football Preview
Michigan and Illinois have a rich shared football history. Red Grange inaugurated Memorial Stadium with…Read More
11/11/11 Morning Dump- a quick rundown of Illini-related stories from around the media landscape
Eleven. Eleven. Eleven. Best number 11 in Fighting Illini history? Dee Brown. So on to basketball….…Read More
11/10/11 Morning Dump- a quick rundown of Illini-related stories from around the media landscape
No riots here: Yesterday was signing day for the Fighting Illini. The basketball team picked up one…Read More
11/9/11 Morning Dump- a quick rundown of Illini-related stories from around the media landscape
A chill is preparing to descend over the Midwest, as we finally begin the inevitable slide towards winter. But, Illini basketball season Read | Share
11/4/11 Morning Dump- a quick rundown of Illini-related stories from around the media landscape
A slower Friday than Fighting Illini fans are accustomed to. The football team is off this weekend, a development for which some of us are thankful. This is a great opportunity to get out and see some…Read More
11/1/11 Morning Dump- a quick rundown of Illini related stories from around the media landscape
A fist full of ones for the Dump this morning. Quick trivia-11/1/11 is 31 in binary, which equals the number of wins compiled by the 88-89 Flyin’ Illini. Basketball starts tonight with an exhibition…Read More
Smash the State-an Illinois-Penn State Preview.
Joe Paterno began his career when Ron Zook was 12. By the time Zook had turned 19, Paterno had had three undefeated seasons and had won 6 bowl games. Zook has not even been to 6 bowl games in his 10-year…Read More
10/28/11 Morning Dump- a quick rundown of Illini related stories from around the media landscape
A big three days ahead for the Fighting Illini on all fronts: BREAKDOWN: Lions vs. Illini That doesn’t mean this will be easy. Illinois’ play may have dropped off significantly these past two…Read More
10/27/11 Morning Dump- a quick rundown of Illini related stories from around the media landscape
On this, the 300th day of the year, we’ve got the first injury of the Illini basketball season, and the first time I’ve ever heard Nathan Scheelhaase sound angry. Late starts dog Illini Scheelhaase…Read More
10/25/11 Morning Dump- a quick rundown of Illini related stories from around the media landscape
The nice weather persists, but the Fighting Illini swimmers find choppy seas…. Swimming: Twinbill triumph gets Cats off to strong start The Northwestern men’s and women’s swimming teams…Read More
10/24/11 Morning Dump- a quick rundown of Illini related stories from around the media landscape
Kind of a rough weekend…losses in volleyball and football, but basketball is just around the corner. One team managed to salvage the weekend, though. Soccer defeats Cornhuskers, secures second place…Read More
10/23/11 Morning Dump- a quick rundown of Illini related stories from around the media landscape
A tough day yesterday: Football loses and volleyball drops one at Nebraska, their first loss of the year. Illinois rally falls short in 4th. The offensive meltdown combined with special teams’ flubs…Read More
Three takeways from the surrender in West Lafayette: Boilermakers 21, Fighting Illini 14
Well, that was a wretched experience. The Fighting Illini have now lost back-to-back games in the B1G, probably ending any delusions we might have had about contending for the Leaders Division title.…Read More
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