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Illini hosts open Bball practice
The Men’s Illini basketball team officially started this season on Friday night, and had an open practice to celebrate the occasion. Oh yeah — Evan Turner stopped by. Yes, that Evan Turner.
UHS coach John Gremer passes away
He nearly ripped my head off once, during a contentious football practice. Good guy though. Boisterous sense of humor, two fake hips and a chronic lip balm addiction. If you own stock in Carmex, now …
Media Day 2011 Part 2; or Apocalypse later
A little more French, and a little more to cover, from The McColley, on Media Day 2011.
Media Day 2011 Part 1
With basketball officially starting this weekend, the McColley gets moving on what very well might be a good season.
“Stripe the Stadium” actually a good idea
With a Six-and-Oh record and a bowl berth waiting to blossom, the marketing team at U of I has developed a helluvan idea for this week’s showdown versus Bucky and the Cheaters.
One giant leap for a man…
The heroics that Nathan Scheelhaase delivered in the final minute of the Illini’s fifth win in as many tries just might have been inspired from something beyond the field.
Former Illini coach fired by New Mexico
Former Illini offensive coordinator Mike Locksley was fired by the University of New Mexico Sunday. Locksley had been the Lobos head football coach for the last three years. His teams won twice. The firing was …
Basketball recruits present at the WMU game
The McColley spoke with new commit Mike LaTulip at the Western Michigan game, where loads of potential Illini came to see the football team pull out a squeaker.
Mike La Tulip commits to Illinois
2012 combo guard Mike La Tulip accepted a preferred walk-on offer to join the Illini basketball team next fall. La Tulip plays point for Prospect High (Mount Prospect) but is known as a sharpshooter. Check …