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    11th Annual Steve Stricker Outing a Success

    By Ben Taylor on August 21, 2012 5:46 PM | No Comments | No TrackBacks
    Stricker and Small.jpgInterviews: Steve Stricker | Luke Guthrie

    The Fighting Illini men's golf program hosted the 11th annual Steve Stricker Illini Classic in Champaign-Urbana on Sunday and Monday with more than 300 golf program supporters attending the gala reception and auction at the iHotel and Conference Center on Sunday and over 100 people participated in morning and afternoon tournaments at Stone Creek Golf Club in Urbana on Monday.  Headliner Steve Stricker also hosted his annual clinic on the range at Stone Creek on Monday afternoon.
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    Illini Return to Practice Field After Off-Day

    By Ben Taylor on August 20, 2012 7:39 PM | No Comments | No TrackBacks
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    Training Camp Central

    Post Practice Interviews: Coach Beckman | QB Nathan Scheelhaase | RB Josh Ferguson

    After a day off on Sunday to allow players to move into their campus housing, the Illini returned to action on the grass fields to the east of Memorial Stadium for a practice in shoulder pads and shorts. Illinois continued to install its schemes and began to prepare for its season-opening opponent, Western Michigan.

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    BTN Bus Tour Stops By & De-Striper Update

    By Derek Neal on August 17, 2012 7:35 PM | 1 Comment | No TrackBacks
    photo 3a.JPGTraining Camp Central

    The Fighting Illini held practice No. 15 Friday afternoon on a beautiful day in Champaign-Urbana. The team went through drills for 40 minutes before scrimmaging for a little over an hour inside Memorial Stadium. Following the live scrimmage, the Coach Beckman had the field goal unit practice three kicks while the rest of the team stood around them making distractions. Snapper Zak Pedersen, holder Miles Osei and kicker Nick Immekus were unfazed, as all three kicks sailed through the uprights, ending the practice on a high note.


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    Newcomer "De-Striping" Update and Ticket Info

    By Derek Neal on August 15, 2012 6:48 PM | No Comments | No TrackBacks
    Practice 8.15-3.JPGTraining Camp Central

    After a week of practices open to the public at Camp Rantoul, the Illini have returned to campus this week for the remainder of training camp, where all practices are closed. On Monday, the Illini had their second two-a-day of Training Camp with morning and afternoon sessions inside Memorial Stadium. On Tuesday, the team held its first full-contact scrimmage inside the stadium. Then on Wednesday, the Illini practiced on the grass fields just east of the stadium for the first time this season.

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    Illini Make Rounds at Media Day & Fan Appreciation Day

    By Derek Neal on August 12, 2012 8:56 PM | No Comments | No TrackBacks
    2012_Team_Crop_2846.jpgHighlights | Photo Gallery | Training Camp Central

    The Illini had a busy Sunday, wrapping up Camp Rantoul with a morning practice before returning to Champaign for Media Day and Fan Appreciation Day. The team had a two-hour workout in helmets, shoulder pads and shorts during their final practice at Camp Rantoul, then returned to Memorial Stadium where they went through 90 minutes of photos and interviews before signing autographs for an hour in the Great West Hall.

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    Illini Go Through Lone Two-A-Day in Rantoul

    By Ben Taylor on August 11, 2012 9:06 PM | No Comments | No TrackBacks
    photo 4.JPGPractices 6 & 7: Saturday



    The Illini went through the only two-a-day practice of Camp Rantoul on Saturday and enjoyed an unseasonably cool day. 

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    Olympic Update: Zurrer Wins Bronze, Williams to Play for Gold

    By Derek Neal on August 11, 2012 4:15 PM | No Comments | No TrackBacks
    Canada-Bronze.jpgFormer Illini soccer star Emily Zurrer will return from London with a bronze medal after the Canadian women's soccer team defeated France 1-0 on Aug. 9 in the bronze medal match. Another former Illini will also return home with a medal, as Deron Williams and USA men's basketball will go for their second straight gold medal on Sunday, Aug. 12 (9 am CDT, live on NBC) in the Olympic final against Spain. 


    Illini Olympic Central | Illini Photos | London 2012 | NBC Olympics

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    Illini Put on Full Pads for Day 5 of Training Camp

    By Derek Neal on August 10, 2012 6:15 PM | No Comments | No TrackBacks
    Aug10-8.JPGPractice 5: Friday Morning

    Training Camp Central

    Interviews: Coach Beckman | Coach Beatty | Coach Salem

    The Fighting Illini were in full pads and did some hitting for the first time at Training Camp on Friday morning in Rantoul. Illinois held a two-and-a-half hour practice in cool, windy conditions at the former Chanute Air Force Base. During the Red Zone portion near the end of practice, the Illini were full contact, doing their first hitting at Camp Rantoul. Follow practice, head coach Tim Beckman joined Jonathan Brown in the cold tubs to help ease the pain of a busy five days in Rantoul.

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    Camp Rantoul: Day 4

    By Ben Taylor on August 9, 2012 2:15 PM | No Comments | No TrackBacks
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    Practice 4: Thursday Morning

    Training Camp Central

    Interviews: Coach Beckman | QB Nathan Scheelhaase

    After three days of split practices as the Orange and Blue squads, the Illini returned to working as a single unit on Thursday. That gave the team a better opportunity to work on some special teams units as well as special teams fundamentals, such as how to shed blockers as a kickoff coverage player or what technique to use as a lineman on a field goal.

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    Camp Rantoul: Day 3

    By Ben Taylor on August 8, 2012 12:25 PM | No Comments | No TrackBacks
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    Practice 3A: Wednesday Morning

    Training Camp Central

    AM Interviews: QB Nathan Scheelhaase | QB Miles Osei

    The team awoke Wednesday morning to news of a water main break that led to a boil order in the part of Rantoul around the former Chanute Air Force Base - the exact location where the Illini hold Camp Rantoul. But the team's support staff quickly mobilized, with director of football operations Tim Knox working with the athletic training staff to make sure practice could go on as normal. Assistant athletic trainer Chris Brown drove back to Champaign, filled up as many five-gallon coolers as the team would need for the morning practice and returned to Rantoul in time for the Blue team's session.

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