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No. 5 Illini Hold Day 1 Lead at Hal Williams Collegiate

MOBILE, Ala. – The No. 5-ranked Fighting Illini men's golf team opened its spring schedule on Monday with a strong showing at the Hal Williams Collegiate at Magnolia Grove Golf Club's Crossings Course. The Orange and Blue staked to a two-stroke lead atop the team leaderboard as play was halted due to darkness with just a few holes remaining in Round 2.

The tournament is set to resume early Tuesday morning with the conclusion of Round 2, followed immediately by the final 18 holes.

All five members of the Illini scoring lineup posted top-16 scores through at least 17 holes in Round 2, led by Adrien Dumont de Chassart. The fifth-year senior carded a 68 (-3) in Round 1, and is -3 with one hole remaining in his second round to sit in a tie for fifth, four strokes off the pace of Texas State's Kasper Nyland.

Piercen Hunt and Matthis Besard are just behind Dumont de Chassart in a tie for eighth at 5-under, followed by Tommy Kuhl at -4 in a tie for 12th. Sophomore Jackson Buchanan also sits under par at -3 in a tie for 16th.

Three Illini also teed off as individual competitors Monday. Nico Lang, whose day was highlighted by an eagle on the Par-5 sixth hole in Round 2, opened with a 70 (-1) and is 2-under through 17. Jerry Ji opened with a 68 in Round 1 and is -1 overall with one hole remaining in Round 2, while freshman Ryan Voois – making his collegiate debut – sits in a tie for 37th with at 1-over. Voois carded a 74 (+3) in Round 1, but found his rhythm in Round 2 with four birdies to offset a pair of bogeys and is -2 with three holes remaining in Round 2.

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CHAMPAIGN, Ill. -- The Illinois football program added defensive back Mac Resetich from Spring Valley, Illinois (Spring Valley Hall HS) on National Signing Day. Resetich is the 23rd member of the Illini's class, joining WR Malik Elzy and 21 student-athletes that signed National Letter of Intents during the December Signing Day.

Mac Resetich
6-0 / 205 / DB
Spring Valley, Ill. / Spring Valley Hall

High School
• Played for head coach Randy Tieman at Spring Valley Hall
• 2022 IHSFCA 4A All-State
• Three-time All-Three Rivers Conference
• Two-time all-area
• Set Spring Valley Hall's single season rushing record as a senior
• One of the biggest games in Hall history with 429 rushing yards and seven touchdowns in a win over Mendota
• Originally committed to Black Hawk Community College to play baseball
• All-conference outfielder in baseball
• Top 500 baseball recruit in the nation, according to Perfect Game
• 2022 area player of the year in baseball
• Ran a 6.33 60-yard dash, one of the top times in the state for a baseball recruit
• .412 batting average as a junior, and led all area players with 40 runs scored, 31 steals, four triples and seven home runs
• Also played basketball in high school
• 12th played in Hall history to score 1,000 career points in basketball
• Two-time All-Three Rivers Conference in basketball and baseball

Personal
• Born December 20, 2004
• Son of Kim Resetich and Betsy Sobin
• Two brothers, Grant and Chance
• Brother, Chance, plays baseball at Southeast Missouri
• Chose Illinois because, "It was the best fit for me."

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Maryland 58 Purdue 41. 6:39 2H

Purdue 2-13 from three.

Jo-Raquel Tejada was born in Chicago on Sept. 5, 1940, the oldest of three children of Armando Carlos Tejada, a Bolivian-born aeronautical engineer, and Josephine Sarah (Hall) Tejada, an American of English descent. They had met as students at the University of Illinois.

So in a way, the sexiest woman of the second half of the 20th Century was created at the University of Illinois; Oskee Wow Wow

Purdue @ Northwestern about to tip off.

Iowa 34 Minnesota 32 early in the second half.

Michigan St. 32 Ohio St. 21 also early in 2H.

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So what is everyone's confidence levels for wins against the final 7 B1G opponents?


Mine ate:
1.) Minnesota
2.) at Ohio State
3.) at Penn State
4.) Michigan
5.) Northwestern
6.) at Indiana
7.) at Purdue

I think Penn State is not the same team as when we played them in December and I haven't been impressed with them lately.

Michigan is a weird team to figure out. But I am more worried about dropping a home contest to the NUrds.

I just can't see beating either of the Indiana based teams in their home arenas.

If we can get a double bye at the BTT, I would be happy with that. I would feel better about our NCAA chances if we finish with a 12-8 B1G record.

My offseason vision for this team was an NBA-style team that would struggle early but come together in February/March for a deep NCAA Tournament run. This was supposed to be the most talented team at Illinois in ages and be built specifically to overcome the second-round losses that thwarted us the last two seasons.

If I was right, this team would have been physically dominating lesser teams and essentially running the Penn States of the world off the court by February. I'd even believed that the way the schedule was backloaded that we could win the Big Ten outright even if we weren't clicking on all cylinders in December and January.

That's not what this team is. After the early wins over UCLA and Texas and then the flameouts vs. Penn State and Missouri, this team has been labeled "inconsistent" in many circles. What we've actually seen though is a team that is very consistent in the last month or so. It's just not consistently meeting our expectations.

In reality, this team is between the 25th and 30th best team in the country. Their KenPom rating has been very stable in that regard and the other metrics and ratings tell a very similar story. We win virtually all of our Quad 2 and below games and struggle in Quad 1 games. We do have two signature wins courtesy of hot shooting games from Shannon and Mayer, respectively. Those will probably bump us up from a 7 seed to a 6. You never know exactly how the matchups will fall in the NCAA Tournament. Maybe Kentucky or UNC get an 11 seed and decide to put it all together right before they play us or we get the play-in winner which is always a nasty matchup. Maybe we get a good draw. Maybe we catch a 3 seed that can't guard Dainja or we get a 14 seed that pulled off a crazy one-off upset. It's a roll of the dice. However, the mostly likely outcome in the NCAA Tournament is the same one it has been the last two years. Win one game and lose the second game. That's what you'd expect from a team in the 25-30 range. If and when it does, this fanbase will lose its collective mind.

Maybe we should relax a little bit and realize that this is a rebuilding year. Failure to reach the Sweet 16 this year does not necessarily indicate an inability to get there next year or in future years. There is reason to stay the course. Here's my argument:

• This team lost its core group of players (Trent, Da'Monte, Grandison, Kofi) and had to rebuild. The holdovers (Hawkins, RJ, Goode) were not leaders and have not shaped this team. The new core of the team is the freshmen (Rodgers, Epps, Harris, and Dainja) and they are all developing. I'd expect all four of them back next year and they are better equipped to lay a winning foundation.
• We've gotten burned on repeated gambles on "diva" freshman guards. Mark Smith, Adam Miller, Skyy Clark (and in some ways Andre Curbelo) were all attempts to build teams around a hyped up talented freshman guard. These guys all thought they were pros and when success didn't come instantly they folded. What we're seeing with teams like Maryland, Penn State, and others is that you can build a team around a bulldog transfer upperclassman guard from a mid-major. I think Underwood will learn that lesson and make the adjustment with how he works the transfer portal.
• You can have success with "hired guns" in the transfer portal. I'd say the Shannon/Mayer experiment has been largely successful. We should be able to replicate that and inject talent into the program every season. We will lose more than our share of guys because of Underwood's demanding style but this churn won't really harm us. This is especially true because we have three guys on the team (Shannon, Mayer, and Hawkins) that may get drafted and that will help us show that we can put guys in the NBA after not doing much of that before now.
• The downfall of this team is that the shooters can't shoot. We thought we had good shooters in RJ, Hawkins, and Goode. RJ has been a total bust this year. Goode has been hurt (maybe he can help us in March.) Hawkins is a bit of a coach-killer in that he tries to do too much and doesn't do it efficiently. We also have the aforementioned hole at guard and are relying on wing players at the 2 who also can't shoot. You can't win in modern basketball without making 3-pointers. We've had better shooters in the past so I can imagine an iteration of this team next year that has a better mix of shooters. Maybe we get one of those NBA-style "3-and-D" guys in the portal.

Long story short: build around the freshman core, add a veteran PG and other talent in the portal, lose the non-everyday guys to the portal, and get more shooting in the mix. Roll it back next year with a better chance to win big. Keep the success going and stay the course. No need for an offseason meltdown.

Or we can have infinite arguing about how Underwood has only won 2 or 3 NCAA Tournament games in 6 years and how he's too mean and stubborn and blah blah blah. I just don't think there's any real permanent roadblock to success with this coaching regime.

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A question no one believed could be a thing in 2023.

UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa.– Illinois freshman forward Zacharie Perrin (Grandfontaine, France) has departed the Illini program and is returning to France. Perrin joined the team in December and made his collegiate debut Jan. 19 vs. Indiana.

One of 15 finalists for national coach of the year. One impressive turnaround.

”With two weeks of play remaining in the regular season, Green and the Fighting Illini own a 19-7 overall record and 9-6 mark in Big Ten play. The 12-win improvement from last season's 7-20 campaign marks the second-best turnaround in program history (14, 1980-81) and 12th-best in Big Ten history. In league play, Illinois has tallied eight more wins that last season's mark, the best turnaround in program history, which ranks tied for fourth all-time in the Big Ten.”

Indiana @ Northwestern. 8 pm

No. 1 Alabama @ No. 10 Tennessee. 6 pm

Xavier @ Marquette. 6 pm

Minnesota @ Michigan St was postponed

CHAMPAIGN, Ill. — Terrance Jamison has been promoted to co-defensive coordinator/defensive line coach, Illinois head coach Bret Bielema announced. Jamison has spent the last two seasons leading one of the best defensive line units in the nation for the Fighting Illini.

"To see the impact Terrance has had on our defense and our entire program has been very rewarding for everyone," said Bielema. "His ability to coach our defensive front in combination with his abilities in player development and recruiting are at a very high level. He will work closely with Aaron Henry and our defensive staff to put us in position to have success daily."

"I'm extremely thankful for this opportunity and eager to continue stacking days," said Jamison. "I would not be in this position without the leadership of Coach Bielema. I knew before joining the Illini football family that this would be the best place to develop players and develop as a coach. This place is special because of the people; our players, our staff, and our coaches. It's FamILLy."

Jamison's defensive linemen anchored Illinois' defense that led the nation in scoring defense (12.8) and takeaways (32). With the d-line led by All-Big Ten defensive tackles Jer'Zhan Newton and Keith Randolph and nose tackle Calvin Avery, the Fighting Illini also ranked in the top 10 in the nation in total defense (3rd, 273.5), rushing defense (10th, 99.8), fewest first downs allowed (7th, 199), and third down defense (9th, 30.1%). The defensive line room helped Illinois to its best season in 15 years, as the Illini won eight games for the first time since 2007 and earned a berth in the ReliaQuest Bowl, the Illini's first January bowl game since the 2008 Rose Bowl.

Newton had an All-American season in 2022, tying for the national lead in QB hits (19), ranking seventh in the nation in pressures (59), and together with Randolph the duo led the nation in quarterback pressures among defensive line partners with 81. Newton tied for the nation lead in TFLs among interior defensive linemen with 14.0, while Randolph ranked third in the country among interior d-line players with 13.0 TFLs. Newton and Randolph ranked first and second in the Big Ten in TFLs among interior defensive linemen, more than 3.0 better than the next closest Big Ten player at their position. When adding nose tackle Avery, Illinois' three interior defensive lineman totaled more tackles and TFLs than any other interior defensive line trio in the nation.

Jamison was a part of one of the best defensive turnarounds in the nation in 2021, helping Illinois to a 5-7 record and ranked wins over #7 Penn State and #20 Minnesota. Illinois' scoring defense (31st from 97th), third down defense (31st from 89th), and total defense (52nd from 114th) all improved more than 50 spots in the national rankings from 2020. The Illini made massive gains in the Big Ten defensive rankings, as well, jumping nine or more spots in scoring defense (4th from 14th), touchdowns allowed (t-3rd from 14th), yards allowed per game (5th from 14th), and passing yards allowed per game (1st from 10th). He led Newton and Randolph to All-Big Ten honorable mention honors.

Prior to making the move to Purdue in 2020, Jamison spent the 2019 season at Air Force in a similar role, where he helped the Falcons to an 11-2 record that included a 31-21 victory over Washington State in the Cheez-It Bowl. That Air Force defensive unit finished in the top 20 nationally in a number of categories, including rushing defense (7th, 100.5), defensive touchdowns (12th, 3), total defense (17th, 319.6) and scoring defense (20th, 19.8).

Jamison also coached defensive line units for two seasons at Texas Tech (2017-18) and three seasons at Florida Atlantic (2014-16), prior to his stop at Air Force. He spent the 2013 season in a quality control role at California before earning his first full-time position at FAU.

Jamison has coached several outstanding players in his career, including 2015 C-USA Defensive Player of the Year Trey Hendrickson, multiple-Pro Bowler J.J. Watt at Wisconsin, fifth-round NFL Draft pick Broderick Washington at Texas Tech, and George Karlaftis at Purdue, who was an All-Big Ten second team lineman in 2020.

A native of Riverdale, Illinois, who graduated from Thornton Township High School, Jamison has two degrees from Wisconsin, a bachelor's in agricultural business management (2009) and a master's in educational leadership and policy analysis (2011). He and his wife, Ashley, have two daughters, Ava and Mackenzie, and one son, Jayce.