Illinois football strikes a Chicago pipeline with 2 local commitments this week

The Illinois basketball pipeline from Chicago to Champaign has been well documented. Illinois football is reinforcing its own pipeline from Chicago to Champaign.

What adding Andrej Stojakovic, the 'Balkan Boys'  and more means for Illinois basketball

With a plethora of newcomers – both freshmen and from the transfer portal – head coach Brad Underwood has replaced the high-profile freshmen with experienced players.

Column: Illinois basketball's March Madness exit was as frustrating as its season

It's fair to look at both ends of spectrum. The players aren't shying away from it, like Tomislav Ivisic when he told me this was "A team that could, but didn't.”