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Illinois football has just lost our starting running back to the transfer portal. The offseason is upon us, and the transfer portal is already hot, if not on fire. Coming into Thursday, the Illini hadn’t taken too much of a hit in regards to transfers. We had a lineman enter the transfer portal about a […] Illinois Football: Illini running back Reggie Love III enters transfer portal - Writing Illini - Writing Illini - An Illinois Fighting Illini Fan Site - News, Blogs, Opinion and more.

The women’s Illinois basketball team continued to roll on Wednesday night with an easy win over Central Connecticut. This wasn’t much of a game from the start, as the Illini gave up just five points in the first quarter. Makira Cook made her presence felt early and often, and this helped spark Illinois to a […] Illinois Basketball: 5 observations from the Illini win over Central Connecticut - Writing Illini - Writing Illini - An Illinois Fighting Illini Fan Site - News, Blogs, Opinion and more.

Now that the Illinois football season is over, it is time to take a look at the holes in the roster. With the transfer portal heating up, the Illini need to be on top of some of the players who have already entered their names into the transfer portal. There are already plenty of talented […] Illinois football offensive line transfer portal wish list 1.0 - Writing Illini - Writing Illini - An Illinois Fighting Illini Fan Site - News, Blogs, Opinion and more.

The last few games of the 2023 season were a wild ride for the Illinois football program. Early on in the 2023 campaign, the Illini were struggling. We knocked off Toledo with a last-second field goal. That game now looks like a pretty good win, as the Rockets finished 11-1 this season. Illinois then dropped […] Illinois Football: Illini entering 2024 with a talented quarterback room - Writing Illini - Writing Illini - An Illinois Fighting Illini Fan Site - News, Blogs, Opinion and more.

Illinois football continued to have players rack up accolades on Wednesday afternoon. Just days ago, the Illini had defensive lineman Jer’Zhan Newton take home multiple awards. He won the Smith-Brown Defensive Lineman of the Year award, Nagurski-Woodson Defensive Player of the Year, and made the first-team All-Big Ten. Newton’s accomplishments are incredible, but Illinois also […] Illinois Football: Isaiah Williams gets his flowers with All-Big Ten selection - Writing Illini - Writing Illini - An Illinois Fighting Illini Fan Site - News, Blogs, Opinion and more.

Jer’Zhan Newton can add more hardware to his illustrious Illinois football career. Newton finished up his Illini career this past Saturday and is now on to the NFL process of developing and working on getting drafted as high as he can possibly go. While he focuses on improving for the NFL, Newton continues to rack […] Illinois Football: Jer’Zhan Newton earns multiple Big Ten awards - Writing Illini - Writing Illini - An Illinois Fighting Illini Fan Site - News, Blogs, Opinion and more.

In what is now a shocking move, the Illinois football team just landed a four-star for the future. Illinois needed some work on the offensive line. This season was rough to watch, as the Illini struggled to pass block. But help is now on the way. On Monday afternoon, Andrew Dennis took to social media […] Illinois Football: 2024 4-star offensive lineman commits to Illini - Writing Illini - Writing Illini - An Illinois Fighting Illini Fan Site - News, Blogs, Opinion and more.

After a week that featured one game, the men’s Illinois basketball team is back in the rankings. It was a relatively quiet week, as the Illini played on Black Friday and dominated Western Illinois. This wasn’t much of a game from the jump. Illinois took control and never wavered. An 84-52 victory over the Leathernecks […] Illinois Basketball: Illini back in AP Top 25 after Western Illinois win - Writing Illini - Writing Illini - An Illinois Fighting Illini Fan Site - News, Blogs, Opinion and more.

Don’t look now, but the Illinois football team continues to pick up steam in the recruiting game. On Sunday night, the big news of Daniel Brown committing to Illinois went down. The JUCO EDGE is one of the best JUCO players in the country and totaled 17.5 sacks this season. He is going to be […] Illinois Football: Crystal Ball in favor of Illini for 4-star offensive lineman - Writing Illini - Writing Illini - An Illinois Fighting Illini Fan Site - News, Blogs, Opinion and more.

Illinois football just secured one of the best junior college defensive players in the country. Over the past couple of seasons, the Illini have displayed some great defensive talent. Devon Witherspoon was an incredible cornerback who went No. 5 overall in the 2023 NFL Draft. Illinois also had Jartavius Martin selected in the second round. […] Illinois Football: Illini land top JUCO EDGE for class of 2024 - Writing Illini - Writing Illini - An Illinois Fighting Illini Fan Site - News, Blogs, Opinion and more.

Illinois basketball continued to roll with another double-digit victory over Western Illinois on Friday night. For the first time this season, the Illini didn’t start the game slowly. We jumped on the Leathernecks early and didn’t let up. Illinois shot the ball well for the most part, but free throws were still a bugaboo for […] Illinois Basketball: 5 observations from the Illini win over Western Illinois - Writing Illini - Writing Illini - An Illinois Fighting Illini Fan Site - News, Blogs, Opinion and more.

In less than 24 hours, Illinois football fans will have experienced the final game of a legendary career. I thought I was spoiled when, as an Illini fan, I got to see Devon Witherspoon dominate for the Orange and Blue last season. The superstar cornerback was sensational for Illinois and would ultimately become the 21st […] Illinois Football: A thank you letter to Jer’Zhan Newton - Writing Illini - Writing Illini - An Illinois Fighting Illini Fan Site - News, Blogs, Opinion and more.

Illinois basketball has started the 2023-24 season off well, with our record currently standing at 4-1. The only loss for the Illini this season was to No. 4 Marquette by seven points. That is the same Golden Eagles program that just took down No.1 Kansas by 14 points on Tuesday night. Through the first five […] Illinois Basketball: 5 surprises to start the 2023-24 Illini season - Writing Illini - Writing Illini - An Illinois Fighting Illini Fan Site - News, Blogs, Opinion and more.

Two big pieces of the Illinois football team announced that they would not return to the program in 2024. This season has been one of the craziest ones that I can remember for the Illini. The ups and downs have been quite the ride. Illinois started the 2023 campaign 2-4 with tough back-to-back losses to […] One last ride for Illinois football greats Jer’Zhan Newton and Keith Randolph Jr. - Writing Illini - Writing Illini - An Illinois Fighting Illini Fan Site - News, Blogs, Opinion and more.

The new men’s AP Top 25 has been released, and the Illinois basketball team is on the outside looking in. This hasn’t been a bad start to the 2023-24 campaign by any means. The Illini are 4-1 with the only loss coming to the No. 4 team in the nation Marquette Golden Eagles. Being the […] Illinois Basketball: Latest AP Top 25 makes zero sense as Illini drop out - Writing Illini - Writing Illini - An Illinois Fighting Illini Fan Site - News, Blogs, Opinion and more.