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The Illinois Fighting Illini are the athletic teams of the University of Illinois in Urbana-Champaign. The school colors are orange and blue and the teams compete in the Big Ten conference. The university has won two Division I National Championships since 1958 and more than 25 overall. Famous players include Red Grange, George Halas, Dick Butkus, Lou Boudreau, Dike Eddleman, Ray Nitschke and Johnny Kerr.
The Illinois Fighting Illini are the athletic teams of the University of Illinois in Urbana-Champaign. The school colors are orange and blue and the teams compete in the Big Ten conference. The university has won two Division I National Championships since 1958 and more than 25 overall. Famous players include Red Grange, George Halas, Dick Butkus, Lou Boudreau, Dike Eddleman, Ray Nitschke and Johnny Kerr.
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Edgy's football recruiting notes | Garrett, Morgan, Beneventi represent Illinois at Rivals Challenge
The Rivals Challenge at Soldier Field last weekend featured 100 of the top prospects in the country. The Chicago area was represented by Plainfield South linebacker Clifton Garrett, Crete-Monee linebacker Nyles Morgan and Benet junior quarterback Jack...
Tags: College Sports, Vanderbilt Commodores, Tennessee Volunteers, University of Mississippi, Big Ten Conference
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Helfgot's football blog | Player rankings overrated? Let's have a look
The Big Ten's inept showing in nonconference play got me wondering whether recruiting is the problem. Using Rivals.com's rankings, I looked back at the past five recruiting classes, including this year's group of seniors, to see whether Top 100 recruits...Tags: Nebraska Cornhuskers, College Sports, Tennessee Volunteers, Big Ten Conference, Wisconsin Badgers
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5 questions and answers with Edgy Tim
Which teams have must-win games this week? Minooka: The Indians find themselves in an 0-2 hole thanks to Morris and Providence. They'll need every ounce of offense this week against Oswego. Wheaton Warrenville South: For the second year in a row the...
Tags: Big Ten Conference, Purdue Boilermakers, Indiana Hoosiers
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Edgy Tim's football recruiting notes | Garrett visits Michigan State; Weishar, Westphal talk Illinois
Plainfield South junior inside linebacker Clifton Garrett visited Michigan State last weekend. "It was really nice overall," Garrett said. "It was my second unofficial visit and I was able to talk to the coaches and some of the fans during the game. The...Tags: University of Mississippi, The Pennsylvania State University, Awards and Prizes, Michigan State Spartans, Football
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Edgy's football recruiting notes | Illinois offers a few, loses one
Montini junior defensive end Dylan Thompson had a good weekend, picking up offers from Illinois and Indiana after making junior day visits to both schools. "I was hoping the first offer (from Illinois) would open the door, and obviously it did,"...
Tags: Indiana State Sycamores, Big Ten Conference, Michigan State Spartans, Purdue Boilermakers, Football
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Edgy Tim's recruiting notes: Bolingbrook's Westphal visits Illinois
Bolingbrook junior defensive back Parrker Westphal made an unofficial visit to Illinois on Saturday with some teammates, including Illinois recruit Aaron Bailey. "The wins and losses right now really aren't a big factor for me," Westphal said of the...
Tags: University of Mississippi, The Pennsylvania State University, Wisconsin Badgers, Awards and Prizes, Football
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Edgy Tim's football recruiting notes | LW Central's Panfil picks Illinois; Notre Dame's James offered by Illini
Quick and easy was Evan Panfil's decision. The Lincoln-Way Central defensive end orally committed to Illinois after attending the Purdue game Saturday. "The Illinois coaches asked me to call them on the way home from the game," said Panfil, who is 6-...Tags: Wisconsin Badgers, Football, Sports
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18 Holes with … Mike Small
Poor Mike Small. He thought he'd driven up from Illini territory to play a casual round of golf. But his morning began with a plea from someone who putts as if he's wearing oven mitts. Me. "What do you think about when you're putting?" Small asked on...
Tags: Steve Stricker, Physical Conditions, Justin Rose, College Sports, Big Ten Conference
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Grace period short for Collins
Back when Chris Collins was a ball boy for Bulls games when his father, Doug, coached the team in the late 1980s, the precocious teenager reveled in the crowd reaction at old Chicago Stadium whenever he got a chance to practice his jumper. "The more...
Tags: Philadelphia 76ers, College Sports, Basketball, Mike Krzyzewski, Rutgers Scarlet Knights
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Edgy Tim's football recruiting notes | Treadwell visits Oklahoma, rules out Michigan
Crete-Monee senior receiver Laquon Treadwell's second official visit to Oklahoma during the weekend went well, but he said Sunday that Michigan, a team many thought was an early favorite to land him, won't. Treadwell was hosted at Oklahoma by former...
Tags: Big Ten Conference, Wisconsin Badgers, Northwestern Wildcats, Football, Bret Bielema
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Illinois runner overcomes figurative hurdles as flat racing star
Ashley Spencer still thinks of herself a hurdler. That was the reason she went to Illinois, to be coached by Olympic bronze medalist Tonja Buford-Bailey, one of the leading 400-meter hurdlers in U.S. history. Spencer never ran flat 400s — other...
Tags: College Sports, Aurora, Big Ten Conference, Loyola Ramblers, Awards and Prizes
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Is Ohio State playing video games?
The topic that made some coaches squirm on Tuesday's Big Ten conference call could be summarized as: Sex, Lies and Videotape. Minus the sex and possibly the lies. Michigan State defensive coordinator Pat Narduzzi raised the issue after the Spartans' 17-...Tags: Politics, Nebraska Cornhuskers, Penn State Nittany Lions, Detroit Free Press, College Sports
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