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CHAMPAIGN — Illinois cornerback Jaylen Dunlap will not play on Saturday against Ball State, coach Lovie Smith said Friday at the Illini Quarterback Club. Dunlap has missed most of training camp with an unspecified leg injury. He was a returning starter and was one of three players Illinois took as a Continue to Article

September 01, 2017 12:57:pm EST

Lovie Smith and the Illini are hoping his second year as the head coach goes a lot better than the first. The Illini went 3-9, won only two Big Ten games and finished 0-6 against division foes. To turn things around, they will need a lot out of a young team led by Chayce Crouch, a dual-threat quarterback Continue to Article

September 01, 2017 3:02:am EST

Here are some matchups to watch out for when Illinois welcomes Ball State to Champaign to open the season this Saturday. Chayce Crouch is known as a runner. He frankly has not had the opportunity to pass much through two seasons at Illinois. Crouch passed the ball just 32 times in four games last year Continue to Article

August 31, 2017 1:00:am EST

Dan Murphy Close Dan Murphy ESPN Staff Writer Covers the Big Ten Joined ESPN.com in 2014 Graduate of the University of Notre Dame Follow on Twitter Tom VanHaaren Close Tom VanHaaren ESPN Staff Writer Big Ten recruiting reporter Joined ESPN in 2011 Graduated from Central Michigan Follow on Twitter The Continue to Article

August 30, 2017 9:00:am EST

We can't even begin to tell all of you how exciting it is to be examining an Illini opponent again. This season, TCR will be previewing all of Illinois' opponents on the gridiron. If there is something else you would like to know ahead of Saturday (or Friday in some cases), please let us know Continue to Article

August 29, 2017 1:00:am EST