I think in the past couple of years Cofi and/or Ayo went thru senior day in anticipation of leaving early. If my memory is correct on this is this a basketball only thing or might we see some underclassmen go thru senior day this Saturday? I suspect the answer is no, but curious if there is any precedent on this?

Looks like King Kofi was back in Champaign with the coaches/team. Great to see him return. Wonder if he will be at the game tomorrow?

Posting this offer update because I believe this is of note to watch. I'm supposed to talk with Simmons later today, hopefully I will have more details on this growing relationship for the board.

Player profile: Login to view embedded media

Anyone going?

The Illinois football game on Saturday, Nov. 12 at Memorial Stadium against Purdue will kick at 11 a.m. CT on ESPN2.

5-9 guard Jasmine Brown from Example Academy in Joliet.

Login to view embedded media

Login to view embedded media
Login to view embedded media

These are the ones I know about so far




Maverick Gracio official visit. If all goes well, he'll flip to Illinois.

Ohio State can't stop the mighty Northwestern running game. Tied at 7 early 3rd quarter.

Penn State @ Indiana. 2:30

#1 Tennessee @ #3 Georgia. 2:30. Georgia is an 8-point favorite.

Michigan @ Rutgers 6:30

Clemson @ Notre Dame 6:30

Nebraska 10 Minnesota 3. 6:38 3Q

Iowa 24 Purdue 3. early 3Q

Wisconsin 17 Maryland 3. &;29 3Q

Betting lines aren't something I put a lot of stock in. My memory isn't iron-clad either but MSU is one of those teams where my recollection is that more than once in the past we went into a game against them we were "supposed" to win and left with an "L" (and vice-versa). Just like Minnesota. I think it would be a dog fight even in perfect weather but it seems like mother nature will probably compress the score today making it even a little more competitive.

Would be a perfect day for Chase to go off, and to get a solid contribution from his backups. I'm thinking 300 yards on the ground total would be a good number to see. That's probably a stretch, but I think it's the only way to a lopsided win score-wise.

Borrowing a cheesy slogan from too many bad commercials, I hope with a smidgen of optimism that this will be episode 1 of a "November to remember." Go Illini!!!

Do we know the contractual dollars due the Football Staff ?

Bowl Games, Coach of the year anywhere, End of season rankings ?

Keeping BB, Walters and Lum happy is a priority, IMO

Illini favorite giving 14 1/2 points and 44 1/2 on the Over/Under.

Will suspensions , if any, mean anything ?

Illinois vs. Quincy in an exhibition game. I'll post periodic updates.

I don't really know this team yet, so bare with me.

I haven’t watched a lot of Illini womens bb in the past - maybe3-4 games per year - but thought I would watch Coach Greene’s first game - an exhibition-
At the half they are up by 24. It’s against Quincy so you can’t make too much of the score.

What is apparent is that they are quicker, bigger and more athletic than past teams.
How will they fare against Big10 teams? Who knows, but I think they will be more competitive and fun to watch.
Good luck to them!!

IRVING, Texas (Nov. 3, 2022) – The University of Illinois and The National Football Foundation (NFF) & College Hall of Fame announced today that they will jointly honor 2022 College Football Hall of Fame electee Moe Gardner with an NFF Hall of Fame On-Campus Salute, presented by Fidelity Investments®. The Salute will take place this Saturday, Nov. 5, during the Fighting Illini’s home football game against Michigan State, which will kick off at 2:30 pm CT on Big Ten Network.

“My induction to the College Football Hall of Fame represents far more than my individual athletic ability or achievement,” Gardner said in an Illinois press release. “As such, I'm at a loss for words after being given such an honor. At the core of my induction, is a communal journey that leaves me indebted to countless people throughout my life who have shown a loving grace that laid the foundation for my success on and off the field.”

The NFF Hall of Fame On-Campus Salute program, which began with the inaugural College Football Hall of Fame Class in 1951, has become a hallowed tradition, and to this day the singular events remain the first of numerous activities in the Hall of Fame experience.

During the NFF Hall of Fame On-Campus Salutes, each electee returns to his respective school to accept a Hall of Fame plaque that will stay on permanent display at the institution. The events take place on the field during a home game, and many Hall of Famers cite the experience as the ultimate capstone to their careers, providing them one more chance to take the field and be recognized in front of their home crowd.

The 2022 College Football Hall of Fame Class will be officially inducted during the 64th NFF Annual Awards Dinner Presented by Las Vegas on Dec. 6 at Bellagio Resort & Casino in Las Vegas. Click here for more information on the Awards Dinner, including options to purchase tickets online, special travel rates to the event from Delta Air Lines and Bellagio and a concierge service provided by the Las Vegas Convention and Visitors Authority.

“Moe Gardner was an imposing force in the late 1980s, and he is arguably the best defensive tackle in Illinois history,” said NFF President & CEO Steve Hatchell. “We are thrilled to honor him at Memorial Stadium for his upcoming College Football Hall of Fame induction.”

A two-time First Team All-American, Gardner earned unanimous honors in 1989 before earning consensus laurels as a senior in 1990. In 1989, he was named the Big Ten Lineman of the Year and an Outland Trophy finalist after leading the Illini to a No. 10 final ranking and a win in the 1990 Citrus Bowl – the program's first bowl victory since 1964.

The following season, Gardner was a Rotary Lombardi Award finalist and earned Big Ten Defensive Player of the Year honors after guiding Illinois to a share of the 1990 conference title and a No. 25 final ranking.

A four-time All-Big Ten selection, Gardner earned first team honors from 1988-90 after second team recognition as a freshman. The two-year team captain finished his career with a school-record 57 tackles for loss, which currently rank second, and he led the Illini in the category during his final three seasons.

Chosen as the 1989 team MVP, Gardner is tied for fifth all-time at Illinois with 18 career sacks. A 2020 Illinois Athletics Hall of Fame inductee, he was named to the school's all-century team as an active player in 1990.

A fourth-round pick by in the 1991 NFL Draft, Gardner played six seasons for the Atlanta Falcons from 1991-96.

After earning a master's degree in library information sciences from Clark Atlanta University, Gardner currently works as a public services librarian principal at the Auburn Avenue Research Library on African American Culture and History in Atlanta, serving in the reference, research and programs division. His responsibilities include assisting scholars and PhD candidates who study the African diaspora on a global scale.

Gardner becomes the 13th Fighting Illini player in the College Football Hall of Fame, joining Alex Agase (1941-43, 1946), Al Brosky (1950-52), Dick Butkus (1962-64), Chuck Carney (1918-21), J.C. Caroline (1953-54), Jim Grabowski (1963-65), Red Grange (1923-25), Dana Howard (1991-94), Bart Macomber (1914-16), Bernie Shively (1924-26), David Williams (1983-85) and Buddy Young (1944, 1946).

Four former Illinois coaches are also in the Hall: Bob Blackman (1971-76), Ed Hall (1892-93), George Woodruff (1903) and Bob Zuppke (1913-41).

The 2022 College Football Hall of Fame Class includes LaVar Arrington (Penn State), Champ Bailey (Georgia), Michael Crabtree (Texas Tech), Sylvester Croom (Alabama), Mike Doss (Ohio State), Chuck Ealey (Toledo), Kevin Faulk (LSU), Moe Gardner (Illinois), Boomer Grigsby (Illinois State), Mike Hass (Oregon State), Marvin Jones (Florida State), Andrew Luck (Stanford), Mark Messner (Michigan), Terry Miller (Oklahoma State), Rashaan Salaam (Colorado), Dennis Thomas (Alcorn State), Zach Wiegert (Nebraska), Roy Williams (Oklahoma) and coaches John Luckhardt (Washington & Jefferson [PA], California [PA]), Billy Jack Murphy (Memphis) and Gary Pinkel (Toledo, Missouri).

The accomplishments of the 2022 Class will be forever immortalized at the Chick-fil-A College Football Hall of Fame in Atlanta, and each inductee will receive a custom ring created by Jostens, the official and exclusive supplier of NFF rings.

Including the 2022 Hall of Fame Class, only 1,056 players and 226 coaches have been inducted into the College Football Hall of Fame from the nearly 5.62 million who have played or coached the game during the past 153 years. In other words, less than two one-hundredths of a percent (.02%) of the individuals who have played the game have earned this distinction.