1. Illini Still Willing to Pay Up for Coordinators

    When Illinois decided to retain head coach Ron Zook after a miserable 2009 season, it gave him a nice allowance to hire new coordinators...

    Brad Read Written by Brad Read about 8 days ago 21 reads 0 comments

  2. Illinois Sets Date for Beckman's First Spring Game

    The first -- and only -- chance to see Tim Beckman's early stamp on the Illinois program this spring will take place on April 14 at Memorial Stadium...

    Brad Read Written by Brad Read about 8 days ago 34 reads 0 comments

  3. Illinois Sticks Mostly to Midwest

    CHAMPAIGN — New Illinois coach Tim Beckman has drawn a figurative circle around the area surrounding the campus and called it "Illini Nation...

    Brad Read Written by Brad Read about 15 days ago 32 reads 0 comments

  4. Q&A: Illinois O-Coordinator Billy Gonzales

    Billy Gonzales knows what a championship-caliber team looks like. He was a part of two national title teams at Florida as the receivers coach under Urban Meyer, and he served as passing game coordinator this past season for LSU...

    Brad Read Written by Brad Read about 15 days ago 29 reads 0 comments

  5. For Beckman, It's a Start

    CHAMPAIGN — Maybe someday the event will be packed. Standing room only in the Assembly Hall. Lines out to First Street. The first Illinois Signing Day celebration was more on the quaint side...

    Brad Read Written by Brad Read about 15 days ago 65 reads 0 comments

  6. Edwardsville DT Valentine Picks Nebraska over Illinois

    EDWARDSVILLE • Vincent Valentine made a verbal commitment to the University of Nebraska one week earlier, but he managed to keep it a secret until Signing Day...

    Brad Read Written by Brad Read about 15 days ago 88 reads 0 comments

  7. Illinois Football Recruiting: Receiver Prospect Gives Illini the Cold Shoulder

    For the Illinois Fighting Illini, this past recruiting season did not have too many bright spots. And unfortunately for the Orange and Blue, there is more bad news on the horizon...

    Preston Brown Written by Preston Brown about 16 days ago 1,329 reads 4 comments

  8. Illinois Football Recruiting: Complete 2012 Recruiting Class Revealed

    The letter of intents are in and the first solid look at the University of Illinois' 2012 football recruiting class is finally available...

    Preston Brown Written by Preston Brown about 17 days ago 1,242 reads 0 comments

  9. Illinois Signs Recruiting Class of 19

    New Illinois coach Tim Beckman has announced his first recruiting class, which includes 19 players, two of whom (defensive back TaJarvis Fuller and tight end Daniel Rhodes) have enrolled early...

    Dan Steckenberg Written by Dan Steckenberg about 17 days ago 44 reads 0 comments

  10. Illinois Football Recruiting: Illini Steals a Pair of MAC Commits

    The Illinois Fighting Illini have managed to snag two recruits who were previously committed to MAC schools earlier this week...

    Preston Brown Written by Preston Brown about 19 days ago 699 reads 0 comments

  11. Ex-Illini Weatherford a Weapon for Giants

    EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. — The emptiness is what Steve Weatherford never will forget. Inside the Heinz Field locker room in Pittsburgh, the veteran punter — a former Illini ...

    Brad Read Written by Brad Read about 22 days ago 24 reads 0 comments

  12. 'No' Vote Puts Thomas in Tough Spot

    CHAMPAIGN — Disappointment swept through Illini Nation last week when two of three black trustees, James Montgomery and Lawrence Oliver, cited racial concerns in voting against the five-year contract given new football coach Tim Beckman...

    Brad Read Written by Brad Read about 22 days ago 43 reads 0 comments

  13. Top Schools Are Vying for Edwardsville's Valentine

    Edwardsville High all-state defensive lineman Vincent Valentine has the kind of college decision that most players can only dream about. The 6-foot-3, 300-pound senior, considered the 13th best recruit in Illinois by Rivals...

    Brad Read Written by Brad Read about 22 days ago 107 reads 0 comments

  14. Peoria Manual Lineman Considers Illinois

    CHAMPAIGN — Peoria Manual High School offensive tackle Logan Tuley-Tillman didn’t know what to think about Illinois football after a coaching change, but new Illini coach Tim Beckman must have made a good impression Sunday...

    Brad Read Written by Brad Read about 22 days ago 129 reads 0 comments

  15. Illinois Football: The Greatest Fighting Illini Ever to Play in the NFL

    The University of Illinois has never been known as a major pipeline for NFL talent. But the idea of quality over quantity has definitely been in the mind of this football program for the past century...

    Preston Brown Written by Preston Brown about 27 days ago 881 reads 5 comments

  16. Race Factored into Two Nay Votes on Beckman's Illini Deal

    Normally, the approval of a head football coach’s contract, whether it be a new or revamped one, is merely a formality and consists of multiple rubberstamps littered throughout the boardroom...

    Eric Drobny Written by Eric Drobny about 30 days ago 1,229 reads 0 comments

  17. Beckman Hires Banks to Round Out First Staff

    University of Illinois head coach Tim Beckman announced the hiring of Tim Banks, who spent the past two seasons as co-defensive coordinator at Cincinnati, as defensive coordinator for the Illini on Tuesday...

    Noah Jampol Written by Noah Jampol about 1 month ago 262 reads 0 comments

  18. Prosch to Transfer to Auburn

    University of Illinois head coach Tim Beckman announced the transfer of sophomore fullback Jay Prosch to Auburn Wednesday, a move that will allow Prosch to be closer to his family in the Mobile, Ala...

    Noah Jampol Written by Noah Jampol about 1 month ago 1,470 reads 1 comments