Ollie’s 40? Get outta here

I’m sitting here at 2 in the morning watching “Hoosiers” for the two millionth time. This time, though, I decided to Google the movie and learn a little bit about the players.
Turns out Wade Schenck, the fella who played little Ollie, celebrated his 40th birthday on Tuesday. How can this be? Guess I shouldn’t feel [...]

Illinois’ Aug. 18 scrimmage in Rantoul

For Illinois’ 14th and final day at Camp Rantoul, Ron Zook’s crew conducted a 100-minute scrimmage that was heavy on offense vs. defense and light on special teams. Here are some random thoughts and observations on the scrimmage as well as the camp as a whole.
 1. Juice Williams’ passing is more accurate than last year, [...]

Illini hoops adds Mike Davis

Illinois fans have waited a long time for their favorites to dig into the Class of 2008 and pull out a gem. Will this satisfy while awaiting decisions from Darius Miller (No. 23 nationally per RSCI) and Scott Suggs (No. 73)?
The Illini made up for lost time this week by grabbing 6-foot-8, 200-pound combo forward [...]