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…

Ron Zook said today he is completely behind the idea of Illinois playing Northwestern at Wrigley Field next year, a football game that would be the first at the storied stadium since 1970, when the Bears made it their home.

Zook…

Mike Locksley spent the day making the rounds in Albuquerque, addressing his new players at New Mexico in the morning and the media in the afternoon at a press conference where he officially was announced as the Lobos head coach.

And…

Judging the Illini’s just completed 5-7 season is a tricky proposition.

If your judgment is completely based on the team’s 9-4/Rose Bowl season, you certainly expected better. If your judgment is based on where this program was upon Zook’s arrival and…

The Illinois football player who was involved in the incident that resulted in Mikel Leshoure suffering a broken jaw will be in uniform for Saturday’s game against Western Michigan in Detroit, coach Ron Zook said this morning. He didn’t say…

A casual teleconference the day after an Illinois win turned heated when coach Ron Zook took exception to a question about the anticipated low turnout for the Illini’s game against Western Michigan on Saturday.

Asked how a small crowd at a…

The Illinois coaching staff is faced with an interesting dilemma this week in regard to the use of the team’s running backs in light of Jason Ford’s 172-yard, three-touchdown performance against Indiana.

Based on one great game against a questionable defense,…

Running back Ronnie Wingo will make his first campus visit to Illinois the weekend of Friday, Dec. 5 and head to Missouri the following weekend, according to information provided by St. Louis University High coach Gary Kornfeld today.

Wingo will schedule visits to…

It’s starting to sound as if a lot of folks around the Illinois athletic department aren’t satisfied with the atmosphere at Memorial Stadium these days. The week leading to Saturday’s Big Ten game against Minnesota has been filled with pleas…

Sleight of hand can go a long way toward making the Illinois offense effective, and quarterback Juice Williams pulled off an instance of illusion against Michigan that ranks as possibly his best to date.

Some of the glory should also go…