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The Illinois Fighting Illini finally ended their Big Ten losing streak yesterday, defeating the Purdue Boilermakers in West Lafayette 20-16. Now that the monkey is off the back of the Illini, the question is, where does Illinois go from here? [...]

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The University of Illinois Fighting Illini haven’t won a Big Ten game in their last 20 tries. Tomorrow, they will have their best shot to end that streak in nearly three seasons when they travel to West Lafayette, IN to [...]

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Explosiveness of Ohio State’s Carlos Hyde, Braxton Miller Too Difficult for Illinois to Contain

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Ohio State Buckeyes Look to Keep 2 Streaks Alive Tomorrow

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It looks like the Ohio State Buckeyes might never lose again — okay, maybe that’s a bit of an exaggeration. The Buckeyes have won 21 straight games and it will look to continue for the rest of the regular season [...]

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Can the Illinois Fighting Illini Finally Break Their Streak?




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Michigan State Shakes Off Slow Start, Dominates Illinois

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The Wisconsin Badgers are fresh off a thrashing of a ranked Northwestern Wildcats team and will be traveling to Champaign this weekend to take on the always-solid Illinois Fighting Illini. The Illini lost by 20 points to Nebraska in their last game, but they contended with the Washington [...]

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Wisconsin vs. Illinois: Game Preview With TV Schedule

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Illinois linebacker Jonathan Brown is playing the final season of a very successful career. He is following in the footsteps of Illini linebacking greats like Dick Butkus, Ray Nitchske, Kevin Hardy and Simeon Rice. The question that looms larger with [...]

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Illinois Makes Negative Statement in Lincoln, Getting Blow Out

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Can Illinois QB Nathan Scheelhaase Shine with Taylor Martinez Sidelined?

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Big Ten play is ready to begin for the Nebraska Cornhuskers, but are they ready for Big Ten play? That question is about to be answered as the Illinois Fighting Illini travel to Lincoln on Saturday.  The Huskers entered the [...]

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Josh Ferguson Helps Illinois Find Balance Against Miami (Ohio)

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The University of Illinois Fighting Illini have one more game to gear up for before they begin conference play with a trip to Lincoln to face the Nebraska Cornhuskers. They first need to concentrate on the task at hand: the University [...]

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Illinois Looking To Tune Up for Big Ten Season

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Illinois Defense Lacks Fight

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On Saturday, the Washington Huskies and Steve Sarkisian will have the privilege of facing the Illinois Fighting Illini on hallowed ground at Soldier Field. This will be the only game that the Illini will be playing at Soldier Field this [...]

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Illinois Fighting Illini Football: Will QB Nathan Scheelhaase Finally Reach Full Potential in 2013?

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By no means did Illinois HC Tim Beckman have a successful first year in Champaign. The former Toledo headman led Illinois to a depressing 2-10 campaign in 2012. On top of that, Beckman was winless in Big Ten conference, which was considered to be on a [...]

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University of Illinois Football: Will the Illini Bounce Back From Dismal 2012 Season?

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Jonathan Brown Must Stay Healthy for Illinois Fighting Illini Defense

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Former Oklahoma State Cowboys QB West Lunt‘s journey to becoming a member of the Illinois Fighting Illini wasn’t exactly traveled on a smoothly paved road. The speed bumps were frequent. The most formidable of these were the transfer restrictions that [...]

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Illinois Fighting Illini Pick Up Wes Lunt

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College Football Recruiting: Illinois Fighting Illini Secure Three-Star Tackling Machine

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Justin Hardee Must Step Up in Passing Game for Illinois Fighting Illini