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Illini Look to Run Over Golden Gophers
Posted on 11 Nov 2010 by Gregg Pluta.
At 11 a.m. Saturday, the Illinois Fighting Illini take on the Minnesota Golden Gophers at Memorial Stadium in Champaign, IL. Minnesota is horrible this year with a record consisting of just 1 win and 9 losses. The one win that the Golden Gophers has is over Middle Tennessee, please don’t make me name who all of their losses came against. The Golden Gophers are quarterbacked by senior Ad...
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Illini Fall in Triple Overtime Thriller
Posted on 7 Nov 2010 by Gregg Pluta.
The Fighting Illini lost to Michigan yesterday by only two points. The Illini made it into triple overtime against the Wolverines in a game where the score ended at 67-65. The overtimes were played exactly as the rest of the game was played, scoring back and forth. It seemed that throughout the game whoever had the ball last was going to win. It was absolutely insane that the game came ...
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Illini Look to Tie Up ‘Shoelace’
Posted on 3 Nov 2010 by Gregg Pluta.
On Saturday, at 11 a.m. Central time, the Illinois Fighting Illini will take on the Michigan Wolverines in Ann Arbor, MI. The Illini defense, which is ranked 12th in points scored against them, will aim to slow down Denard “Shoelace” Robinson. Denard Robinson was at one point this season a candidate to win the Heisman Trophy because of his explosiveness and the amount of yards a...
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Illini Roll Over Boilermakers
Posted on 31 Oct 2010 by Gregg Pluta.
The Illinois Fighting Illini beat the Purdue Boilermakers 44-10 on Saturday in Champaign. The game was a battle of two freshman standing quarterbacks, with Nathan Scheelhaase absolutely dominating the Purdue defense. Scheelhaase had a total of 195 yards throwing and 118 rushing, with 4 touchdowns throwing the ball. The Boilermakers quarterback, Sean Robinson, only threw for 52 yards on th...
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Illini Look to Keep Their Train Rollin’
Posted on 28 Oct 2010 by Gregg Pluta.
On Saturday at 11 a.m. Central time, the Illinois Fighting Illini will take on the Purdue Boilermakers at Memorial Stadium in Champaign, IL. The Illini come into the contest matching Purdue with a record of 4 wins and 3 losses. The Illini are coming off a big win against Big Ten rival Indiana, winning 43-13. The Boilermakers are coming off of a horrid loss against Ohio State, losing 49-0....
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Illini take on the Hoosiers for Homecoming
Posted on 21 Oct 2010 by Gregg Pluta.
The University of Illinois Fighting Illini will take on Big Ten rival Indiana University Hoosiers at 11 a.m. on Saturday morning at Memorial Stadium. The Illini are coming off of a loss against Michigan State in which the Illini were actually winning by 3 at halftime. Unfortunately for the Illinois fans the Illini didn't put another point on the board the rest of the game and lost 26-6. I...
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Illini on the Road Against Nittany Lions
Posted on 7 Oct 2010 by Gregg Pluta.
The Illinois Fighting Illini will be up against the Nittany Lions of Penn State at 11 a.m. Saturday morning in University Park, Pennsylvania. The Illini come into the contest with 2 wins and 2 losses and the Nittany Lions come in with a record of 3 wins and 2 losses. Both teams have lost to very respectable teams; #2 Ohio State and Missouri for the Illini, #1 Alabama and #17 Iowa. Also, b...
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Surprisingly Close Game for Buckeyes
Posted on 3 Oct 2010 by Gregg Pluta.
The Illinois Fighting Illini put up a fight on Saturday at Memorial Stadium against the 2nd ranked team in the nation, the Ohio State Buckeyes. Even though the Illini only lead the game for about 3 minutes, the game was within one possession until 2 minutes left in the game. Terrelle Pryor was hampered slightly with a leg injury that he sustained during the game, but the Illini's defense pl...
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A Tall Task for the Fighting Illini
Posted on 30 Sep 2010 by Gregg Pluta.
The University of Illinois Fighting Illini are facing one of the toughest college football powerhouses, the Ohio State University Buckeyes this Saturday at 11 a.m. Central time. The Buckeyes are undefeated on the season with 4 wins and 0 losses while the Fighting Illini are coming off a bye with 2 wins and 1 loss, that loss coming from the hand of Missouri. The two offenses are lead by fairly...
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Key Time for a Bye
Posted on 23 Sep 2010 by Gregg Pluta.
The Fighting Illini are coming off a fairly close victory against in-state rival Northern Illinois University. The University of Illinois beat the Huskies 28-22 last Saturday at Memorial Stadium in Champaign, IL. After playing Missouri and two in-state teams in Southern Illinois University and NIU, the Illini are facing college football powerhouse Ohio State. Ohio State is currently ranke...









