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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
10/21/11 Morning Dump- a quick rundown of Illini related stories from around the media landscape
Bump, set, SPIKE! We lead with volleyball: Illini players say coach sold them on vision that program, now ranked No. 1, could be great The team read a business book together last summer titled “Five…Read More
Homecoming? We INVENTED Homecoming. An Illini-Purdue preview.
On Every Day Should Be Saturday, the seminal college football blog over at SBNation, each school has a meme attached to it in the comments section. Ron Zook is, pretty obviously, the fulcrum for Fighting…Read More
Writing Illini is back!
Hello, fellow Illini fans! I’m pleased to announce that I’ve taken over the editing duties here at Writing Illini. I’m hoping to keep this blog a little more active than it’s…Read More
Week of Recruits, Day 7: Sam Maniscalco
In the final edition of our Week of Recruits series, Writing Illini looks at the lone upperclassmen who is new to the Illinois basketball team. Sam Maniscalco is a senior transfer from Bradley who looks…Read More
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Week of Recruits, Day 6: Mike Shaw
Scouts are already saying that Mike Shaw has the skills to be an all-conference player. Day 6 of…Read More
Week of Recruits, Day 5: Devin Langford
In today’s edition of the Week of Recruits series, Writing Illini takes a look at Devin Langford.…Read More
Week of Recruits, Day 4: Mycheal Henry
We reach the halfway point of Writing Illini’s Week of Recruits series with the fourth day of…Read More
Week of Recruits, Day 3: Nnanna Egwu
Writing Illini’s Week of Recruits series continues for the third day as we take a look at incoming…Read More
Big Ten/ACC Challenge Matchups Set
The pairings for the 2011 Big Ten/ACC Challenge were announced today. Illinois drew Maryland, and they…Read More
Week of Recruits, Day 2: Ibby Djimde
Yesterday, Writing Illini took a look at Tracy Abrams, the first member of the 2011 class to sign with…Read More
Week of Recruits, Day 1: Tracy Abrams
As we mentioned in Friday’s post, today marks the first day of the Week of Recruits series, where…Read More
Early Look at the 2011 Men’s Basketball Recruits
Last Sunday, Illinois added its 7th member of the 2011 recruiting class when Ibrahima Djimde signed…Read More
Illinois-Northwestern Full-Court Vision: Live Blogging, Commentary & Analysis
Illinois loses to Northwestern 71-70, failing again to show up on the road. The close score does not…Read More
Penn State vs. Illinois Basketball Postcards from the Assembly Hall
Courtesy of Nick Houska, who graciously braved the elements on Tuesday night, here are some photos from…Read More
Illinois Signs 27 Football Recruits for Class of 2011
Illinois wraps up its football recruiting after signing the biggest class in the Big Ten. Illinois’…Read More
Illinois-Indiana Full-Court Vision: Live Blogging, Commentary & Analysis
Illinois falls to the Indiana Hoosiers 52-49 during an ugly loss that creates some serious doubts about…Read More
Ohio State 73, Illinois 68: Hoops Musings for Several Mornings After
While hanging tough with the undefeated and top-ranked Ohio State Buckeyes on Saturday afternoon, the…Read More
Ohio State vs. Illinois Basketball Postcards from the Assembly Hall
Courtesy of Nick Houska, here are some photos from Saturday’s college basketball game between…Read More
Illinois-Ohio State Full-Court Vision: Postgame Box Score Analysis
10:00 p.m. Update: Despite a hard-fought effort, Illinois falls to #1 Ohio State, 73-68. Down 71-68…Read More
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