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Can't Wait For Saturday | Surprise! Adding CFP teams means more happy programs
2+ day, 19+ hour ago (357+ words) If the College Football Playoff invited 24 teams starting in 2016, Clemson coach Dabo Swinney would have made the most appearances, 11." Once the idea of a 24-team College Football Playoff appeared to be a real possibility, I jumped on board. To me,…...
Illinois flips in-state wide receiver from Harvard
2+ day, 13+ hour ago (303+ words) CHAMPAIGN " Illinois will kick off the 2026 season in just more than 100 days, but that doesn't mean Bret Bielema is done adding to his roster. The Illini flipped in-state wide receiver Nathan Cichy from Harvard on Friday, adding to an incoming…...
Tate | Making sense of murky information surrounding NIL payouts a complicated task
5+ day, 21+ hour ago (675+ words) Illinois quarterback Katin Houser looks for a wide receiver while on the move during a spring practice. Houser, an East Carolina transfer, is expected to replace Luke Altmyer as the Illini quarterback for the 2026 season. Much of what we do…...
My Turn | Costly injury verdict Is NCAA's new headache
5+ day, 22+ hour ago (1045+ words) It's been a rough stretch for the NCAA in court. A Dallas jury recently awarded the family of J. T. Davis, an SMU football player from 1955-59, $140 million in damages for his CTE brain injury. The award included $110 million for punitive damages, reflecting…...
Good Morning, Illini Nation: Behind the scenes at the combine
6+ day, 20+ hour ago (164+ words) Illinois guard Keaton Wagler at the NBA draft combine in Chicago." Let's peel back the curtain on the NBA draft combine." Why various reporters descend on Chicago each May is a little different. Some are there to tell a story…...
Can't Wait For Saturday | Of course, younger Woodson picked Michigan
1+ week, 1+ day ago (223+ words) Ammons" bill bad news for UI Upcoming event Join Extension Educator Ryan Pankau and the V" Kudos to new Michigan coach Kyle Whittingham for landing the son of Wolverines legend Charles Woodson. In 1997, I happily put Charles Woodson at the…...
Good Morning, Illini Nation: Post-combine mock draft update
1+ week, 1+ day ago (263+ words) Keaton Wagler speaks to the media at the NBA draft combine in Chicago. Bleacher Report's Jonathan Wasserman dropped the first post-combine NBA mock draft I came across this week. His Friday effort'included a pair of Illinois guards albeit projected in…...
Illinois lands in-state linebacker Sean Rice
1+ week, 2+ day ago (235+ words) Class of 2027 St. Laurence linebacker Sean Rice (3) committed to Illinois on Friday. CHAMPAIGN " Illinois added to its 2027 recruiting class Friday with a fourth in-state commitment. St. Laurence linebacker Sean Rice became the fourth member of the Illini class with his…...
Can't Wait For Saturday | Hey, Lane Kiffin: Shhhhhh, until you are called on
1+ week, 2+ day ago (300+ words) Lane Kiffin left Mississippi for LSU. On Sept. 19, the Tigers will play the Rebels in Oxford, Miss. . Should be a blast. Because of the way it ended for him last season at Mississippi, every move made by new LSU coach…...
Piatt's OT: From an Indiana native to Illini nation, it's been a pleasure
1+ week, 2+ day ago (935+ words) Illinois guard has realistic vision of what's next in his ba" Zach Piatt at the 2026 IHSA boys" basketball state tournament at State Farm Center in Champaign. She didn"t know why that moment was special for me. At that time,…...