ILLINOIS FIGHTING ILLINI RUMORS & GOSSIP
2012 Illinois Football preview: schedule and predictions
Nathan Scheelhassse
2012 Quickview: Illinois Football
2011 Record: 7-6
Head Coach: Tim Beckman- 1st year
Returning Starters: 13 6-Offense 7-Defense
Nonconference Schedule Breakdown: The Illini nonconference slate is respectable…and by that I mean they play a legit D-1 school on the road…Arizona State (please don’t come at me about who is and who isn’t legit..)…but...
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Illinois Illini Buchanan Broken Jaw Wired Shut
Illinois’ 2011 second All-B1G Defensive End, Michael Buchanan, broke his jaw in a fight this weekend.
Illinois sports information director Kent Brown said Wednesday that Buchanan’s jaw is wired shut after a fight Saturday night somewhere in the Champaign area. Brown said the university was still trying to determine exactly what happened.
“It was just a mishap,” Illinois...
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June 15, 2012
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June 15, 2012
JAW JACKING
Illinois LB's jaw broken in fight
Illinois linebacker Michael Buchanan reportedly had his jaw broken in a fight last weekend and has to have it wired shut.
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June 13, 2012
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June 13, 2012
Illini DE Buchanan breaks jaw in fight
An Illinois spokesman says defensive end Michael Buchanan broke his jaw in a weekend fight.
Illinois sports information director Kent Brown said Wednesday that Buchanan's jaw is wired shut after a fight Saturday night somewhere in the Champaign area. Brown said the university was still trying to determine exactly what happened.
Brown said coach Tim Beckman hopes Buchanan will...
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June 13, 2012
Illinois linebacker Buchanan breaks jaw in fight
An Illinois spokesman says defensive end Michael Buchanan broke his jaw in a weekend fight.
Illinois sports information director Kent Brown said Wednesday that Buchanan's jaw is wired shut after a fight Saturday night somewhere in the Champaign area. Brown said the university was still trying to determine exactly what happened.
Brown said coach Tim Beckman hopes Buchanan will...
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June 13, 2012
Whitney Mercilus Goes To Houston In Round 1
The Fighting Illini continue to place football players in the first round of the NFL draft. Both defensive end Whitney Mercilus and wide receiver A.J. Jenkins were called with the good news Thursday evening. For Mercilus, it was a dream come true. He was not highly recruited out of high school, but his play on the field in 2011 got the attention of pro scouts.
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April 27, 2012
49ers Select Illinois WR A.J. Jenkins (Rd.1, No.30)
With the 30th overall pick in the 2012 NFL Draft, the San Francisco 49ers select Illinois WR A.J. Jenkins. Jenkins is quick off the ball and gets to top speed quickly. If he gets a free release, he can be tough for corners to stay with initially. He has ability to separate when necessary and is very fluid throughout his routes. His body is strikingly under control throughout, and...
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April 26, 2012
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April 26, 2012
Whitney Mercilus Could Add Valuable Pass-Rushing Dynamic to Patriots' Defense
Illinois defensive end Whitney Mercilus improved his draft stock last season as much as any player in the country. After serving as a role player for two years, Mercilus ripped the pages out of the Illinois record books and replaced them with photos of himself, figuratively speaking anyway. Mercilus also holds down a position the Patriots need to address, and he's projected to...
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April 05, 2012
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April 05, 2012
A.J. Jenkins scouting report
A.J. Jenkins WR Illinois #8
Ht: 6’0″
Wt: 190
Strengths:
Impressive straight-line speed; can stretch the field at the next level. Fairly reliable hands; does a nice job catching away from his body and bringing it in. Impressive leaping ability; much better going up in traffic than you’d expect considering his size and build. Shows excellent body control...
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March 10, 2012
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March 10, 2012
MUCH AT STEAK
Coach has unique punishment system
First year coach Tim Beckman is trying to change the culture at Illinois, and his first order of business was to install a unique food-oriented reward system.
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March 07, 2012
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March 07, 2012
2012 NFL draft: Whitney Mercilus DE Illinois
Someone has to put an end to an offensive explosion in the NFL and if defensive end Whitney Mercilus had his say he would be the one.
The 6'4, 265 defensive end led the nation with 16 sacks and forced fumbles with nine for Illinois and after his breakout season he continues to shoot up the 2012 NFL draft charts.
Expected to be a top-50 pick he should make a living frustrating...
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March 04, 2012
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March 04, 2012
So Where Does Ron Zook, a True Nice Guy, Go From Here?
A funny thing happened on the way to Illinois cleansing and ridding itself of the Ron Zook era.
Honestly, as someone who has written numerous pieces for The Sports Bank about how much Zook needed to be fired over the years, I just didn’t see it coming.
I felt bad.
I really did.
(guest post from Paul Schmidt)
There’s a fundamental problem with dancing on the grave of any...
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November 30, 2011
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November 30, 2011
Sources: Illinois Fires Ron Zook on Sunday
After watching his Illinois Fighting Illini collapse after an inspiring 6-0 start, it appears that head coach Ron Zook is on the way out.
According to sources, both Bob Asmussen of the Champaign News-Gazette and John Surpinie of GateHouse News Service are reporting via twitter that Illinois has fired Zook on Sunday morning.
The firing comes less than 24 hours after Zook's...
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November 27, 2011
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November 27, 2011
Illinois Linebacker Trulon Henry Suffers Gunshot to Wrist While Trying to Assist Teammates at Party
Trulon Henry admits he made a mistake when he was younger, when he committed an armed robbery in an attempt to keep his parents from losing their home in Washington, D.C. After serving a five-year prison sentence and entering college late, Henry, 27, has turned his life around as a linebacker at Illinois. Still, trouble found Henry on Sunday morning, according to a report in the...
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November 14, 2011
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November 14, 2011
GROIN PAINS
Illinois LB hits opponent with real low blow
There are cheap shots, and then there are plays like that above. Illinois linebacker Jonathan Brown kneed Northwestern lineman Patrick Ward in the groin in the first half of their game, prompting Ward to react just how you and I would’ve. I probably would’ve gotten up 25 or 30 minutes later (well, maybe more) and [...]
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October 01, 2011
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October 01, 2011
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