Illinois Football Quarterback Commit: “I Want to Bring Championships” Illinois Football commit Carson Boyd just raised his stock to another level. The future Illini recently put his dual-threat abilities to the test in Indianapolis while attending the Rivals Camp Series. A fantastic platform for Carson to compete amongst some of the top high school football prospects in the Midwest. Through a series of competitive 7-on-7 and skill drills, it was determined that Carson was one of the top 3 gunslingers at the event. Certainly, a fantastic start to the summer for the St. Louis native. “My summer ..read more

This Illinois Basketball Transfer Addition is the Most Underrated As the month of June approaches, Illinois basketball is still hoping to make one final addition to its roster. They have had quite an active offseason while trying to replace practically their entire roster. The pieces in the frontcourt are quite intriguing. Tomislav Ivišić and Carey Booth both have a well-rounded skillset that makes them exciting pro prospects. Kylan Boswell is a hometown kid who is a former five-star prospect. He also is the first true floor general on the Illini since Andre Curbelo. Additionally, Ben Humricho ..read more

Illini AD Josh Whitman Speaks on NCAA Settlement Earlier this month, Illini athletic director Josh Whitman became the chair of the NCAA Division One Council. This was a huge step for the Illinois athletic director as it portrays how involved he is in vouching for student-athletes and being at the forefront of change within the NCAA. Most recently, the NCAA and the five power conferences reached a settlement allows the schools involved to directly pay players. Per ESPN, the NCAA and its leagues reached a multi-billion dollar agreement on three federal antitrust cases. Additionally, an agreement ..read more

Illinois Football Announces Change to 2024 Schedule On Wednesday (5/22), the University of Illinois Athletic Department announced an adjustment to the 2024 Illinois Football schedule. According to a statement released by Illinois Athletics (Illinois Football on X), the Illinois Big Ten opener vs Matt Rhule’s Nebraska Cornhuskers has been moved up from Saturday, September 22nd, to Friday, September 21st. Additionally, the game is now scheduled for a 7 pm kickoff on FOX. The athletic department claims in its statement that the move was made to co-align with FOX’s efforts to provide “elite colleg ..read more

Sleepers Media With Bold Prediction on Illinois Basketball The Sleepers Podcast always does a great job with their work. Above all, they are professionals at riling up the Illinois Basketball fanbase with a bold prediction or subtle slight. In a recent episode, Greg Waddell and Carter Elliott made their bold predictions regarding each team in the Big Ten. When it came to Illinois, Elliott suggested that he thinks that Kylan Boswell will eventually come off the bench. Elliott is a known Dravyn Gibbs-Lawhorn (DGL) supporter and believes in a sophomore jump for the explosive combo guard. When Wad ..read more

Illinois Women’s Basketball Makes Top Six for Four-Star Prospect Illinois Women’s Basketball has made the top six for four-star prospect, Kamryn Kitchen. Kitchen is a native of Charlotte, North Carolina who named Illinois in a top six of Marquette, Louisville, Penn State, Virginia, and Virginia Tech. The Charlotte native is a 5 foot 9 sharpshooter who would bring a fantastic shooting stroke to Shauna Green’s crew. Per MaxPreps.com, Kitchen averaged 16.7 points on 54% field goal percentage and 42% from the 3-point line this past season. Above all, Kitchen would be another strong recruiting win ..read more

New Illinois Football Assistant Wants to Leave a Lasting Impact Recently hired Illinois Football coach Corey Parker brought the energy during his introductory press conference on Tuesday (5/21). The former Toledo assistant was hired by Bret Bielema to coach defensive backs, after a tough year in the Illini secondary. Of course, due to so much attrition to the NFL, and coaching transition after the 2022 season. Parker boasts his excitement to be apart of Bret Bielema’s program, as well as making the jump to the power five level. Giving detailed accounts of his past experiences, as well as discu ..read more

Former Illinois Basketball Guard Announces Transfer Destination Former Illinois Basketball guard, Niccolo Moretti, announced that he will be transferring to Florida Atlantic University. On April 30th, Moretti announced his intent to enter the transfer portal after a season and a half with Illinois Basketball. The Italian point guard did not play much during his time in Champaign, however, he did show flashes as a true floor general. His best game came in Champaign against the Iowa Hawkeyes. In that game, Moretti scored 9 points in 17 minutes, including two momentum-shifting three-pointers.&nbs ..read more

Illinois Basketball Stars May Land on NBA Playoff Teams Illinois Basketball Stars, Terrence Shannon Jr and Coleman Hawkins may both hear their names called in the 2024 NBA Draft. Per Jonathan Wasserman of Bleacher Report, The New Orleans Pelicans may select Shannon Jr. with the 21st overall pick. Additionally, the Los Angeles Lakers will select Coleman Hawkins with the 55th overall pick. If this plays out, that means that the Illinois Basketball stars would both land on playoff contenders. The New Orleans Pelicans showed that they were a formidable force in the Western Conference when Zion Wil ..read more

Illinois Football Lands Commitment of Top In-State WR Illinois Football just picked up a massive in-state commitment. On Monday afternoon (5/20), Mt. Zion (Ill) wide receiver Brayden Trimble announced his commitment to the University of Illinois.  Trimble is a 3-star recruit and ranked as the 17th-best player in the state according to 24/7 Sports. Standing in at 6’2 and 170 pounds, the athletic pass catcher is a great pickup for coach Justin Stepp in the receiver room. Furthermore, a big-time in-state recruiting win for Bret Bielema. On Sunday, Brayden competed alongside Illini commits Ca ..read more