University of Illinois NCAA News

Any bowl talk is irrelevant this week for the Illinois football team heading into the regular-season finale.

Though disappointed, Illinois is vowing to fight on for its bowl life Saturday at Northwestern .

For Mike Davis , it wasn't that Michael Jordan and Derrick Rose were in the audience Sunday.

COLUMBUS - What's brewing today with the 2008 Ohio State Buckeyes ... BUCKEYES BUZZ:It seems everybody is talking about where the Buckeyes will play in a bowl game.

Trent Meacham scored 18 points and Chester Frazier added 13 to help Illinois hold off Eastern Washington 66-50 in the season opener for both teams on Friday.

This real estate crisis is getting ridiculous. Just ask the Fighting Illini. They fell victim to an old adage Saturday at wind-blown Memorial Stadium.

Like any concerned mother, Decatur's Teresa Miller has lived on edge during her son's University of Illinois football career.

Herald & Review/Lisa Morrison Despite not getting the start, Demetri McCamey scored 11.

It turned out Illinois' shocking upset late last season did not push Ohio State out of the BCS title chase.

COLUMBUS, Ohio - What's brewing today with the 2008 Ohio State Buckeyes ... BUCKEYES BUZZ: Even though Jim Tressel built his coaching resume on playoff games, he is vehemently against major colleges going to a ...

Herald & Review/Stephen Haas Wide receiver Arrelious Benn and the passing game haven't been the problem this year for the Illini, but there have been plenty of others.

If I'm reading this week's Big Ten football statistics correctly, quarterbacks Terrelle Pryor and Juice Williams are not only dual threats, but two-faced as well.

Illinoisa TM long-awaited four-player mena TMs basketball recruiting class signed on the dotted line Wednesday, giving fans a measure of hope at a time when hope is badly needed.

The floppy braids Chester Frazier brought to Illinois were still dangling from his head the day he was offered a coaching dress rehearsal by Illinois coach Bruce Weber last summer.

If Illinois has any chance to upset Ohio State on Saturday, it will have to find a way to get more production out of the running game.

From here, it's about salvaging the season for an Illinois football team that began with such high hopes.

Mike Davis scored 18 points off the bench and Demetri McCamey added 16 to lead Illinois to a 62-56 victory over Lewis in exhibition play on Sunday.

Illinois defensive linemen Derek Walker, 91, Josh Brent, 92, and Will Davis, 81, celebrate after Derek Walker sacked Iowa's Ricky Stanzi at Memorial Stadium on Saturday.

Many fans might not think crispness of play in exhibition games is all that important.

Placekicker Derek Dimke committed to Illinois last winter as a Rockford Boylan senior and accepted a scholarship offer that would begin his sophomore year.