After the No. 18 Illini (14-7, 6-5 Big Ten) shot blanks (26-for-73 from the field, 35.6 percent) and banana-peeled their way to 17 turnovers in an 80-74 overtime loss at Nebraska, the bar has been ...

But in that period, Cockburn, a native of Kingston, Jamaica, has somehow seen his 7-foot, 285-pound profile only grow in and around Champaign – from fan favorite to Illini legend who will never ...

The Spartans rank second in the Big Ten in total rebounds per game at 40.9 per game, right behind the No. 18 Illinois Fighting Illini at 45 per game. They are also the number two team in the ...

Bob Asmussen, The News-Gazette, Champaign-Urbana, Ill. The games are done. The 2024-25 college football season is over. And yet ... But ... Perhaps ... the stories ...

The games are done. The 2024-25 college football season is over. And yet ... But ... Perhaps ... the stories continue. I plan to fill this space every day with ...

Illinois Fighting Illini (15-5, 5-4 Big Ten) at Rutgers Scarlet Knights (9-12, 1-9 Big Ten) Piscataway, New Jersey; Thursday, 7 p.m. EST BOTTOM LINE: Illinois takes on Rutgers in Big Ten action ...

Rutgers is 6-12 against opponents over .500. The Fighting Illini have gone 5-4 against Big Ten opponents. Illinois scores 72.5 points and has outscored opponents by 13.0 points per game.

BETMGM SPORTSBOOK LINE: Fighting Illini -4; over/under is 154.5 BOTTOM LINE: Nebraska aims to break its six-game losing streak when the Cornhuskers play No. 18 Illinois. The Cornhuskers are 8-2 on ...

Kasparas Jakucionis led the Illini with 18 points, Wes Riley made four 3-pointers while scoring 16 points and Dra Gibbs-Lawhorn added 15. Williams made three straight shots and a pair of free ...