University of Illinois NCAA News

The compliment was so foreign to his ears that Demetri McCamey at first thought Illinois coach Bruce Weber had intended the comment for one of his teammates.

Freshman guard Brandon Paul scored 22 points, and No. 23 Illinois rolled to a 96-69 victory over Southern Illinois-Edwardsville on Friday night.

A year after signing a class of recruits that helped pushed Illinois back into the Top 25 this season, Illini have signed three players considered to be among the country's 100 best.

If there was one character trait Illinois revealed about itself during its last exhibition, it was the Illini like to shoot 3-pointers -- a lot.

It's risky to put too much on the shoulders of a freshman. But D.J. Richardson, Illinois' 6-3 guard from Peoria Central by way of a Nevada prep school, keeps tempting us to do that.

Nobody had to tell him Illinois had trouble scoring a year ago. Brandon Paul could see that when he watched his future team struggle in games like its infamous 38-33 loss to Penn State.

ILLINOIS: The Fighting Illini have their first win streak of the season after holding off Minnesota in Minneapolis over the weekend, 35-32. Young QB Jacob Charest threw for a career-high 185 yards and a TD after replacing Juice Williams, who left in the first quarter with an ankle injury.

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Illinois quarterback Juice Williams left the game against Minnesota with an apparent left leg injury.

What's happened to the University of Illinois offense is more than just a passing fancy.

At the start of the season, Illinois' offense made a deal with the defense. They'd lend the defense Terry Hawthorne , but they didn't want to give the defense exclusive rights to the talented freshman.

Michigan takes a huge step backward. Think at least a few Wolverines fans who used to bash Lloyd Carr are missing him now? As bad as last season's 3-9 fiasco was for coach Rich Rodriguez and Michigan, rock bottom for the Wolverines came Saturday in Champaign, Ill.: a 38-13 loss to an Illinois team that had not beaten a major college football ...

Each week, AnnArbor.com will chat with a beat writer/radio personality from the team Michigan is facing.

Michigan football coach Rich Rodriguez all but admitted it. At some point this season, Illinois is going to put things together, even if just for one game.

To signify the rarity of Illinois' victory, rather than fans storming the field, players rushed the stands.

No one, not even Ron Zook , can explain what's happened to Illinois this year. Expected to contend for a Jan.

Illinois is 1-6 overall and 0-5 in Big Ten play - the only winless team in conference.

When we sat down with Juice Williams back in late July, it was with bright eyes and an optimistic smile that he spoke of the Illini football season to come.

Illinois coach Ron Zook has said all along he wouldn't be surprised if Donsay Hardeman makes a quick return to the field.

Mikel Leshoure will be the first option at running back when Illinois returns home against Michigan on Saturday , coach Ron Zook said.