The Big Ten announced its all-conference teams tonight and depending on who you believe, Illinois had either one player worthy of first-team honors or three. That’s because the Big Ten has a coaches’ vote and a media vote.

The media named receiver…

If you have been following Illinois all season, take a minute to think back, game by game, and try to recall the last time the Illini intercepted a pass. The answer is shocking.

Opponents have thrown 174 consecutive passes without Illinois…

How bad was the Illinois defense in the first quarter against Michigan on Saturday?

The Illini surrendered 146 yards to a team that entered the game ranked last in the Big Ten, averaging only 285 per game. The Wolverines had the…

Coach Ron Zook said this morning that he plans to use more players on defense this week against Michigan to provide more rest and hopefully shore up some holes that have developed.

He specifically mentioned reserve linebackers Sam Carson, who backs…

The new leader of the Illinois defense evaluated the damage and didn’t wait long to be held accountable for the 52 points Missouri scored (actually 38 against the defense).

Brit Miller is being held to high standards this season as the…

Linebacker Brit Miller typically played about 40 snaps per game as a junior. In 2008 he expects to be on the field about twice as much as he moves to middle linebacker for J Leman.

So Miller went about dropping some weight…