Illinois Defense A Concern Vs Baylor
Illinois' defense wasn't a problem at the start of the year, but seemed to fall apart at the season's end. This needs to be fixed before facing Baylor on Wednesday.
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Illinois' defense wasn't a problem at the start of the year, but seemed to fall apart at the season's end. This needs to be fixed before facing Baylor on Wednesday.
It's been a streaky season for the Illini. And as much as the Illini would like to cap their up and down season, the dynamic Baylor offense could stand in their way.
Illinois football coach Ron Zook says he's talked with junior tailback Mikel Leshoure about the possibility of leaving for the NFL a year early.
The happiest man in Chicago this past Saturday had to be The University of Illinois Head Football Coach Ron Zook. Could you blame him?
Most Illini fans were pleasantly surprised by the team's 5-3 start. But with back-to-back loses, Ron Zook is beginning to hear the criticism.
Despite safety concerns, there's way more good that will come from Saturday's football game at Wrigley Field than bad.
Two weeks ago there was talk of Illinois winning as many as nine games and playing in a Post New Years' bowl game. Loses to Michigan and Minnesota in consecutive weeks have instead dampened those dreams and now the best the Illini can hope for is a 7-5 finish.
The Fighting Illini will take another shot at securing bowl eligibility on Saturday when they host the Golden Gophers, but they'll need to shore up their defense while they're at it.
With the Fighting Illini football program having some success this year excitement still remains low. The fans are not coming to the games, and this speaks to the whole program's fan base. What will get these fans to support their team like they say they do?
Indiana is scoring 34 points a game this season but Illinois coach Ron Zook says he hopes to find a way to avoid getting into a shootout with the Hoosiers on Saturday.
Illinois looks for their second straight road win and travel to Spartan Stadium. The last Illinois trip to East Lansing it resulted in an Illini win and some bad blood. Will there be a repeat of both this year?
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Meteorologist Laura Bannon has the extended forecast.
An Arlington Heights school canceled classes on Monday after a police officer lost his gun on the school campus.
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