Big Ten Halloween primer
Adam Rittenberg, Big Ten...feels it belongs in this category as well. Nightmare on Green Street: Ron Zook and the Illinois Fighting Illini wish they could wake up and realize that this was all a bad dream. The Illini...
Blog | October 30, 2009Zook will return in 2010, AD says
Adam Rittenberg, ESPN.comRon Zook will return as Illinois' head coach in 2010, athletic director Ron Guenther announced Saturday.
Story | Conversation | October 24, 2009Second-half outlook: Illinois
Adam Rittenberg, Big TenPosted by ESPN.com's Adam Rittenberg Illinois Fighting Illini Record: 1-5 Remaining schedule: at Purdue, vs. Michigan, at Minnesota, vs. Northwestern, open, at Cincinnati...
Blog | October 21, 2009Midseason review: Illinois
Adam Rittenberg, Big TenPosted by ESPN.com's Adam Rittenberg Illinois Fighting Illini Record: 1-5 (0-4 Big Ten) How did it get so bad so fast? It...
Blog | October 20, 2009What we learned in the Big Ten: Week 6
Adam Rittenberg, Big Ten...be an offensive league in 2009. While veteran quarterbacks have struggled a bit and one potential juggernaut (Illinois) has totally crumbled, the league's defenses are once again the story. Both Ohio State and...
Blog | October 11, 2009McGee to start at QB for Illinois
Adam Rittenberg, ESPN.comAfter a 1-3 start, Illinois has decided to make a change at quarterback.
Story | Conversation | October 05, 2009Coleman to miss game vs. Indiana
Adam Rittenberg, ESPN.comOhio State strong safety Kurt Coleman has been suspended for one game for a helmet-to-helmet hit and "targeting a defenseless opponent" in the ninth-ranked Buckeyes' 30-0 win over Illinois on Saturday.
Story | Conversation | September 28, 2009Wilson to have neck surgery
Adam Rittenberg, ESPN.comIllinois' defense has suffered a major blow as the team announced that starting middle linebacker Martez Wilson will miss the remainder of the season with a herniated disk in his neck.
Story | Conversation | September 17, 2009Illini look for fresh start in 2009
Adam Rittenberg, ESPN.comThe heady experience of a Rose Bowl appearance in 2007 was tempered by a 5-7 2008 season for Illinois. If the Illini are to challenge in the Big Ten in 2009, it will be because of their QB-WR tandem of Juice Williams and Arrelious Benn.
Story | Conversation | August 18, 2009Big Ten lunch links
Adam Rittenberg, Big Ten...nearly ended Donsay Hardeman's career, but the Illinois safety is back and can't wait to...somebody, Shannon Ryan writes in the Chicago Tribune. Illini senior quarterback Juice Williams wants to go out...
Blog | August 25, 2009Big Ten mailblog
Adam Rittenberg, Big TenPosted by ESPN.com's Adam Rittenberg Thomas from Dublin, Ohio, writes: Through reports and the one televised practice this summer, it's deduced that...
Blog | August 25, 2009Big Ten lunch links
Adam Rittenberg, Big Ten...Abe Koroma, who we knew wouldn't be back at Penn State, will transfer to FCS Western Illinois, Bob Flounders writes in The (Harrisburg) Patriot-News. Penn State's wideouts are eager to prove themselves...
Blog | August 24, 2009Three Big Ten teams appear in AP preseason poll
Adam Rittenberg, Big Ten...but the knee injury to running back Jewel Hampton creates a bit more anxiety about the Hawkeyes. Illinois finished 27th in the voting, two spots ahead of Michigan State. The hype around Illinois continues to...
Blog | August 22, 2009Meyer claims he didn't intend to criticize Zook
Adam Rittenberg, Big TenPosted by ESPN.com's Adam Rittenberg Florida head coach Urban Meyer issued the following statement Saturday morning, saying his previous comments ...
Blog | August 22, 2009Illinois' Zook responds to Meyer's criticism
Adam Rittenberg, Big Ten...Ron Zook is entering his fifth season at Illinois, but the coach simply can't get...s Jeremy Fowler asked him how he treats fighting between players after an alleged incident at Miami...
Blog | August 21, 2009EDITOR'S PICKS
Page | April 13, 2009
EXPLORE RELATED TOPICS
TOP SEARCHES IN OCTOBER
NFL Expert Picks tops ESPN.com searches in October. Did "illinois fighting illini" make the list?
INTERNET EXPLORER 8
Microsoft Windows Internet Explorer 8 is faster, easier, and safer than ever.
Accelerators let you map directions, translate words, email your friends, and more in just a few mouse clicks.
Web Slices Keep up with changes to the sites you care about most. Add a Web Slice and you won't have to go back to the same website again and again for updates on news, stock quotes, online auctions, weather, or even sports scores.