Big Ten needs bowl boost vs. BCS teams
Adam Rittenberg, Big Ten...competitive game that turned into a 37-9 Tigers rout. The Illini never got on track against Mizzou and have continued to sputter. Big East Record: 2-2 Comment: Penn State and Minnesota both handled...
Blog | November 30, 2009Illinois moves on from 'humbling experience'
Adam Rittenberg, Big TenPosted by ESPN.com's Adam Rittenberg Juice Williams sounded like a man exhausted and exasperated by a search for something that couldn't actually b...
Blog | September 08, 2009Illinois' Benn likely to return this week
Adam Rittenberg, Big Ten...Daniel Dufrene also are probable for this week with sprained ankles. After the Illini offense sputtered against Mizzou, all three players can't get back soon enough
Blog | September 06, 2009Illinois getting crushed by Mizzou
Adam Rittenberg, Big TenPosted by ESPN.com's Adam Rittenberg Aside from Michigan's renaissance, it hasn't been a great day for the Big Ten, which received lackluster perfo...
Blog | September 05, 2009Illinois loses Benn, falls behind Missouri
Adam Rittenberg, Big Ten...soon as I get it. After combining to score 76 points in its last two meetings with Mizzou, the Illini offense has done next to nothing so far. Quarterback Juice Williams has struggled to get...
Blog | September 05, 2009What to watch in the Big Ten in Week 1
Adam Rittenberg, Big Ten...in the Edward Jones Dome, where he set a total offense record (461 yards) last year against Mizzou. This is a pivotal game for Williams and the Illini, who have the more experienced team and...
Blog | September 03, 2009Illinois' Williams puts together the pieces
Adam Rittenberg, Big TenPosted by ESPN.com's Adam Rittenberg A sense of pride splashed over Ron Zook Monday as the Illinois head coach stood in the back of the offensive ...
Blog | September 02, 2009A quick look at Week 1 in the Big Ten
Adam Rittenberg, Big TenPosted by ESPN.com's Adam Rittenberg Big Ten football is here! If you could see me right now, I'd be doing my happy dance. On second thought, ...
Blog | August 31, 2009Best case-worst case: Illinois
Adam Rittenberg, Big Ten...Edward Jones Dome and makes pulp out of Tigers linebacker Sean Weatherspoon. The Illini hang 50 on Mizzou and enter Big Ten play riding high. Can't see the Illini winning in Columbus again...
Blog | August 21, 2009Big Ten villains, past and present
Adam Rittenberg, Big Ten...only regular-season loss in 1983. Illinois began its 2007 Rose Bowl run with a loss to Mizzou and has dropped 10 of the last 13 meetings. INDIANA HOOSIERS Current villain: Purdue. The hate for...
Blog | August 17, 2009Bowl victory the next step for Northwestern
Adam Rittenberg, Big TenPosted by ESPN.com's Adam Rittenberg EVANSTON, Ill. -- When it comes to perception and reality, Northwestern seems to have a much tougher time wit...
Blog | August 12, 2009A pained state: Big Ten needs a big boost in 2009
Adam Rittenberg, Big TenPosted by ESPN.com's Adam Rittenberg The state of the Big Ten entering the 2009 season hasn't changed much, and that's not a good thing. L...
Blog | August 10, 2009Big Ten mailblog
Adam Rittenberg, Big TenPosted by ESPN.com's Adam Rittenberg I'll be off most of Friday, so your regularly scheduled mailblog comes to you a little bit early. A...
Blog | July 23, 2009Big Ten lunch links
Adam Rittenberg, Big TenPosted by ESPN.com's Adam Rittenberg Given our theme this week, I've got quite a spread for you today. Get it? Get it? I'll be here all ni...
Blog | July 21, 2009Preseason predictions: Illinois
Adam Rittenberg, Big TenPosted by ESPN.com's Adam Rittenberg Three predictions for each Big Ten team in 2009, starting with Illinois. 1. Arrelious Benn will double his c...
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