Eye on the Illini http://www.stltoday.com/blogzone/eye-on-the-illini Blogging on sports from the Orange and Blue from Champaign, Ill. Thu, 29 Oct 2009 19:09:42 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.5 en 1 Eye on the Illini http://images.stltoday.com/stltoday/images/yahoo/stl_pd_logo.jpg http://www.stltoday.com/blogzone/eye-on-the-illini 143 50 STLtoday.com Weber says Bertrand struggling with knee http://www.stltoday.com/blogzone/eye-on-the-illini/eye-on-the-illini/2009/10/weber-says-bertrand-struggling-with-knee/ http://www.stltoday.com/blogzone/eye-on-the-illini/eye-on-the-illini/2009/10/weber-says-bertrand-struggling-with-knee/#comments Thu, 29 Oct 2009 19:09:42 +0000 Stu Durando http://www.stltoday.com/blogzone/eye-on-the-illini/?p=1158 Illinois freshman guard Joseph Bertrand continues to battle the effects of a knee injury that required surgery in September, and coach Bruce Weber said Thursday that red shirting is not out of the question.

Weber said he had a meeting with the…

]]> http://www.stltoday.com/blogzone/eye-on-the-illini/eye-on-the-illini/2009/10/weber-says-bertrand-struggling-with-knee/feed/ Zook: Leshoure ‘beginning to separate himself’ http://www.stltoday.com/blogzone/eye-on-the-illini/eye-on-the-illini/2009/10/zook-leshoure-beginning-to-separate-himself/ http://www.stltoday.com/blogzone/eye-on-the-illini/eye-on-the-illini/2009/10/zook-leshoure-beginning-to-separate-himself/#comments Tue, 27 Oct 2009 19:11:31 +0000 Stu Durando http://www.stltoday.com/blogzone/eye-on-the-illini/?p=1149 Illinois finally has a running back listed among the Big Ten leaders, an achievement that took seven games to accomplish. That’s telling for a program that led the conference in rushing for two consecutive years in 2006 and ‘07 but has…

]]> http://www.stltoday.com/blogzone/eye-on-the-illini/eye-on-the-illini/2009/10/zook-leshoure-beginning-to-separate-himself/feed/ Schultz tops Illinois assistants in salary http://www.stltoday.com/blogzone/eye-on-the-illini/eye-on-the-illini/2009/10/illini-assistant-coaches-earn-more-than-zook/ http://www.stltoday.com/blogzone/eye-on-the-illini/eye-on-the-illini/2009/10/illini-assistant-coaches-earn-more-than-zook/#comments Sun, 25 Oct 2009 13:46:01 +0000 Stu Durando http://www.stltoday.com/blogzone/eye-on-the-illini/?p=1111 Ron Guenther’s comment Saturday that he will make changes in the Illinois football program other than head coach Ron Zook places the spotlight on the assistant coaching staff, which makes more money this season than Ron Zook’s salary of slightly…

]]> http://www.stltoday.com/blogzone/eye-on-the-illini/eye-on-the-illini/2009/10/illini-assistant-coaches-earn-more-than-zook/feed/ Guenther says he will retain Zook http://www.stltoday.com/blogzone/eye-on-the-illini/uncategorized/2009/10/illinois-expected-to-retain-zook/ http://www.stltoday.com/blogzone/eye-on-the-illini/uncategorized/2009/10/illinois-expected-to-retain-zook/#comments Sat, 24 Oct 2009 14:58:58 +0000 Stu Durando http://www.stltoday.com/blogzone/eye-on-the-illini/?p=1121 Illinois athletics director Ron Guenther said at halftime of the Illinois-Purdue game that he plans to retain coach Ron Zook for the 2010 season but make other changes within the football program.

“There will be changes but there won’t be a…

]]> http://www.stltoday.com/blogzone/eye-on-the-illini/uncategorized/2009/10/illinois-expected-to-retain-zook/feed/ Zook, Guenther talk but not about the future http://www.stltoday.com/blogzone/eye-on-the-illini/eye-on-the-illini/2009/10/zook-guenther-talk-but-not-about-the-future/ http://www.stltoday.com/blogzone/eye-on-the-illini/eye-on-the-illini/2009/10/zook-guenther-talk-but-not-about-the-future/#comments Sun, 18 Oct 2009 22:31:40 +0000 Stu Durando http://www.stltoday.com/blogzone/eye-on-the-illini/?p=1106 A lot of Illinois fans are curious these days about what Ron Guenther is thinking in regard to the football program now that the Illini are firmly entrenched in last place in the Big Ten.

The reclusive athletic director has not been…

]]> http://www.stltoday.com/blogzone/eye-on-the-illini/eye-on-the-illini/2009/10/zook-guenther-talk-but-not-about-the-future/feed/ Jeff Jordan rejoins Illini, but what’s his role? http://www.stltoday.com/blogzone/eye-on-the-illini/eye-on-the-illini/2009/10/jeff-jordan-rejoins-illini-but-whats-his-role/ http://www.stltoday.com/blogzone/eye-on-the-illini/eye-on-the-illini/2009/10/jeff-jordan-rejoins-illini-but-whats-his-role/#comments Sat, 17 Oct 2009 01:53:17 +0000 Stu Durando http://www.stltoday.com/blogzone/eye-on-the-illini/?p=1102 The last we heard from Illinois coach Bruce Weber, he was waiting for proof from Jeff Jordan that he was committed to play for the Illini after quitting basketball in the spring to focus on academics. Apparently he was convinced…

]]> http://www.stltoday.com/blogzone/eye-on-the-illini/eye-on-the-illini/2009/10/jeff-jordan-rejoins-illini-but-whats-his-role/feed/ Illini hold competition for time on O-line http://www.stltoday.com/blogzone/eye-on-the-illini/eye-on-the-illini/2009/10/illini-hold-competition-for-time-on-o-line/ http://www.stltoday.com/blogzone/eye-on-the-illini/eye-on-the-illini/2009/10/illini-hold-competition-for-time-on-o-line/#comments Thu, 15 Oct 2009 17:08:34 +0000 Stu Durando http://www.stltoday.com/blogzone/eye-on-the-illini/?p=1093 The Illini offensive line had been spared much of the criticism heaped upon most of the team until last week’s loss to Michigan State. Not that the line had been great but it wasn’t as dreadful as, say, the passing…

]]> http://www.stltoday.com/blogzone/eye-on-the-illini/eye-on-the-illini/2009/10/illini-hold-competition-for-time-on-o-line/feed/ No decision yet by Illini on Jeff Jordan http://www.stltoday.com/blogzone/eye-on-the-illini/eye-on-the-illini/2009/10/no-decision-yet-by-illini-on-jeff-jordan/ http://www.stltoday.com/blogzone/eye-on-the-illini/eye-on-the-illini/2009/10/no-decision-yet-by-illini-on-jeff-jordan/#comments Tue, 13 Oct 2009 19:16:10 +0000 Stu Durando http://www.stltoday.com/blogzone/eye-on-the-illini/?p=1088 Illinois coach Bruce Weber said this afternoon that he hasn’t made a decision about whether to accept Jeff Jordan’s request to return to the Illini for the 2009-10 season.

Weber and other coaches have met with Jordan in recent days but…

]]> http://www.stltoday.com/blogzone/eye-on-the-illini/eye-on-the-illini/2009/10/no-decision-yet-by-illini-on-jeff-jordan/feed/ Benn’s TD drought has impacted Illini offense http://www.stltoday.com/blogzone/eye-on-the-illini/eye-on-the-illini/2009/10/benns-td-drought-has-impacted-illini-offense/ http://www.stltoday.com/blogzone/eye-on-the-illini/eye-on-the-illini/2009/10/benns-td-drought-has-impacted-illini-offense/#comments Tue, 06 Oct 2009 15:16:42 +0000 Stu Durando http://www.stltoday.com/blogzone/eye-on-the-illini/?p=1073 Arrelious Benn never has been a touchdown-scoring machine for Illinois, but his consistency in reaching the end zone was on the rise during the first half of the 2008 season.

Benn scored his fifth touchdown last year in the Illini’s seventh game against Indiana. That…

]]> http://www.stltoday.com/blogzone/eye-on-the-illini/eye-on-the-illini/2009/10/benns-td-drought-has-impacted-illini-offense/feed/ McGee to replace Williams against Michigan State http://www.stltoday.com/blogzone/eye-on-the-illini/eye-on-the-illini/2009/10/mcgee-to-replace-williams-against-michigan-state/ http://www.stltoday.com/blogzone/eye-on-the-illini/eye-on-the-illini/2009/10/mcgee-to-replace-williams-against-michigan-state/#comments Mon, 05 Oct 2009 15:44:41 +0000 Stu Durando http://www.stltoday.com/blogzone/eye-on-the-illini/?p=1066 Eddie McGee will start at quarterback in place of Juice Williams against Michigan State, Illinois coach Ron Zook announced on his radio show this morning.

“This is not all on Juice,” he said during an interview on WDWS in Champaign. “The…

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