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Bob Asmussen is a college football reporter and columnist for The News-Gazette. He can be reached at 217-393-8248 or asmussen@news-gazette.com.
The Illinois football team continues to stack up recruiting wins this week, landing its fifth in five days. Four-star defensive back Nick Hankins of Belleville West committed to the Fighting ...
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Bob Williams, a tight end on Penn State's 1982 national championship team who played for three NFL teams, died July 2 in South Carolina. He was 61.
The Illinois football program on Monday was spurned by a recruit who instead picked Alabama. If you’re reading this and experiencing a weird feeling of deja vu, you’re not alone. In the span ...
ST. LOUIS, Ill. (WCIA) – Illinois football added to its impressive 2026 class on Saturday. The Illini picked up a commitment from composite four star athlete Jacob Eberhart. Eberhart, listed ...
Kurt Kittner left Illinois as the school’s all-time winningest quarterback and holder of four school records. Now, he is going into the Illinois Athletics Hall of Fame this upcoming October ...
For more than five decades, Papa Del’s Pizza has been a beloved restaurant for University students, alumni and Champaign-Urbana residents — a tradition that continues today. On Saturday, founder Bob ...
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The Trump administration revoked US visas for members of the rap-punk duo Bob Vylan after they led concertgoers in chants of “death to the IDF” at the Glastonbury Festival.