The Illini lost Johnson to a broken wrist, and his absence compromises the team in ways that may be impossible to make up for ...

Back when a few leaves still clung to branches around Champaign and Illini fans clung to dark-horse national championship ...

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announced his commitment to the Fighting Illini. The Class of 2026 three-star ... Bielema — upgraded Illinois to the No. 17-ranked recruiting class for this cycle. "It feels like the right ...

The SEC once again dominated the college football recruiting cycle. The Texas Longhorns, Georgia Bulldogs and Alabama Crimson Tide topped the class of 2025 team rankings. In fact, seven of the top ...

The Illinois Fighting Illini had a relatively successful season ... No. 8 in the Big Ten and No. 21 in the nation for the 2026 recruiting classes.

The Champaign Room 12:02 Tue, 04 Feb Monday Men’s Basketball Faces No. 23/25 Illinois on Wednesday Night Rutgers Scarlet Knights - Official Site 18:41 Mon, 03 Feb Illini Mbb sticks in AP Top 25 after ...

At that time, Jackson’s scoring effort was the ninth-best single-game effort in Illini history. The son of a laborer and raised in Chicago’s West Lawndale neighborhood, Jackson was recruited t ...

"He the nicest guy I ever played basketball with," former Illini teammate Doug Altenberger told the News-Gazette. Winters was a McDonald's All-American at Chicago King before he played in 129 of ...

Efrem Winters, a key driver in the revival of Illinois basketball ... five-win Illini teams that preceded it. Winters, a McDonald's All-American at King, was part of a transformative recruiting ...