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Illini Guys · 1h ago Bielema Trolls SEC at Big Ten Football Media Day: “They want to live in 2005 forever” 2

Illinois Football · 1h ago Representing the Block I. https://t.co/uYfDVe8mb3 3

Yahoo Sports CFB · 2h ago Illinois' Bret Bielema illustrates how transfers, NIL have leveled competition after taking shot at SEC: 'They kind of want to live in 2005 forever' 4

Yahoo Sports CFB · 3h ago Illinois coach Bret Bielema accuses SEC of living in the past

Schedule

SEP 3

vs UAB 9:00 PM ET

SEP 12

vs Duke 3:30 PM ET

SEP 19 vs Southern Illinois 2:00 PM ET

SEP 26

@ Ohio State TBD

OCT 3

vs Purdue TBD

OCT 10

@ Michigan State TBD

OCT 24

vs Oregon TBD

OCT 31

@ Maryland TBD

NOV 6

vs Nebraska 8:00 PM ET

NOV 13

@ UCLA 9:00 PM ET

NOV 21

vs Iowa TBD

NOV 28

@ Northwestern TBD

Players to Watch

QB · #4 · SR Katin Houser #97 · steady 22K followers · 2 mentions / wk

CB · #6 · JR Juice Clarke #97 · steady 7,919 followers · 2 mentions / wk

S · #7 · SR Matthew Bailey #97 · steady 5,632 followers · 2 mentions / wk

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QB · #4 · SR Katin Houser #97 · steady 22K followers · 2 mentions / wk

CB · #6 · JR Juice Clarke #97 · steady 7,919 followers · 2 mentions / wk

S · #7 · SR Matthew Bailey #97 · steady 5,632 followers · 2 mentions / wk

#PlayerPosClass · Size Attention rankFollowersMentions / wk

Katin Houser QB SR · 6'3" 201 #97 — 22K 2 6

Juice Clarke CB JR · 6'1" 166 #97 — 7,919 2 7

Matthew Bailey S SR · 6'2" 190 #97 — 5,632 2 — Nasir Rankin PG 5'11.5" 167 — 51K 0 26

Ismael Kante EDGE SR · 6'2" 225 — 31K 0 1

Jayshon Platt WR SR · 6'0" 180 — 21K 0 13

Hudson Clement WR SR · 6'1" 190 — 12K 0 2

Carson Boyd QB FR · 5'10.5" 180 — 12K 0 7

Michael Clayton QB FR · 6'3.5" 200 — 9,712 0 32

Tywan Cox S FR · 5'9.5" 165 — 8,484 0 19

Jacob Eberhart S FR · 6'2" 210 — 8,138 0 14

Andre Lovett CB FR · 6'1.5" 160 — 7,748 0 20

John Forster RB FR · 5'10" 185 — 7,403 0 3

Kaden Feagin TE JR · 6'2" 217 — 7,204 0 52

Micah Smith IOL FR · 6'5.5" 320 — 7,154 0 83

Eddie Kasper WR SR · 5'10" 160 — 7,112 0 1

Xavier Scott CB SR · 6'0" 180 — 6,890 0 8

Cam Thomas LB FR · 6'0" 200 — 6,819 0 30

Tony Williams LB FR · 5'10.5" 215 — 6,319 0 59

Jake Renfro IOL SR · 6'2" 310 — 5,768 0 21

Aidan Laughery RB SR · 5'11" 183 — 5,321 0 0

Kenyon Alston WR FR · 6'2" 172 — 5,179 0 33

Grant Beerman LB FR · 6'3.5" 210 — 5,169 0 38

Jack Paris LB FR · 6'3" 210 — 4,976 0 11

Brayden Trimble WR FR · 6'0" 170 — 4,963 0 24

Javari Barnett RB FR · 6'0" 215 — 4,749 0 55

TJ McMillen IOL JR · 6'4" 235 — 4,612 0 23

Jordan Anderson TE SR · 6'3" 240 — 4,598 0 78

Eddie Tuerk DL SO · 6'3.5" 260 — 4,445 0 5

Jakwon Morris CB SO · 6'1" 175 — 4,379 0 99

King Liggins DL FR · 6'3" 255 — 4,306 0 2

RJ Jones CB FR · 6'1" 165 — 4,272 0 17

Collin Dixon WR JR · 6'1" 200 — 4,216 0 10

Ty Robinson WR SR · 6'4" 190 — 4,178 0 53

Kai Pritchard IOL FR · 6'4.5" 280 — 4,026 0 25

Nelsyn Wheeler RB FR · 5'9" 200 — 3,997 0 52

Pat Farrell LB JR · 6'5" 220 — 3,975 0 3

Nick Hankins Jr. CB FR · 6'0" 195 — 3,882 0 37

Ethan Moczulski K SR · 5'11" 180 — 3,879 0 75

Brandon Henderson IOL JR · 6'4.5" 305 — 3,856 0 27

Lucas Osada K SO · 6'1" 190 — 3,765 0 16

Logan Farrell TE FR · 6'3" 235 — 3,749 0 27 Corey Rashad RB JR — 3,736 0 11

Jacob Alexander EDGE FR · 6'4" 226 — 3,719 0 23

Jaylen Stewart EDGE FR · 6'3" 230 — 3,708 0 15

Jershaun Newton QB FR · 6'0" 205 — 3,652 0 74

Zafir Stewart IOL SO · 6'4" 345 — 3,605 0 25

Desmond Straughton S FR · 5'11" 180 — 3,578 0 21

Ben Clawson S SR · 6'0" 190 — 3,506 0 15

Kingston Shaw EDGE FR · 6'3" 235 — 3,504 0 18

Mason Muragin EDGE JR · 6'4" 235 — 3,361 0 22

Deuce Fillmore CB JR · 5'11" 185 — 3,286 0 31

Murphy Clement RB SO · 5'11" 175 — 3,231 0 76

Dylan Frechette OT FR · 6'5" 340 — 3,148 0 91

Cameron Brooks DL FR · 6'3" 240 — 3,140 0 20

Almirian Thomas CB FR · 6'1" 165 — 3,054 0 43

Joe Barna DL SO · 6'4" 245 — 3,037 0 89

Tanner Hollinger TE SO · 6'5" 220 — 3,022 0 37

Caden Considine S FR · 6'0" 205 — 3,011 0 22

Cedric Wyche RB FR · 5'10" 195 — 2,945 0 86

Christian Abney TE JR · 6'4" 205 — 2,881 0 44 Patrick Mahoney III LS JR — 2,822 0 10

James Kreutz LB SR · 6'1" 210 — 2,796 0 0

Mac Resetich S JR · 6'1" 210 — 2,736 0 81

Leslie Mosley Jr. WR FR · 5'10" 155 — 2,717 0 85

Will Vala TE FR · 6'3" 225 — 2,621 0 9

Lavon Williams CB SR · 5'11" 195 — 2,601 0 54

Demetrius John DL SO · 6'3.5" 255 — 2,552 0 54

Griffin Rousseau OT FR · 6'6" 280 — 2,542 0 4

Daniel Brown EDGE SR · 6'1" 240 — 2,538 0 55

Tony Balanganayi DL FR · 6'4" 260 — 2,510 0 62

Casey Thomann OT FR · 6'7" 300 — 2,502 0 66

Brandon Hansen OT SO · 6'6" 290 — 2,491 0 51

Parker Crim EDGE FR · 6'2.5" 240 — 2,477 0 — Dane Eisenmenger QB FR — 2,445 0 —

James Finley S FR · 6'0.5" 183 — 2,396 0 45

Robert Edmonson Jr. LB JR · 6'3" 222 — 2,379 0 12

Isaiah Williams S FR · 6'1" 180 — 2,361 0 16

Tanner Heckel S SO · 5'11" 175 — 2,308 0 14

Maurice Smith TE SR · 6'3" 220 — 2,304 0 35

Kaedyn Cobbs S FR · 6'1" 190 — 2,284 0 58

Landen Von Seggern IOL FR · 6'3" 290 — 2,268 0 94

Connor Sullivan DL FR · 6'4" 260 — 2,213 0 28

Kayden Bennett EDGE FR · 6'1" 245 — 2,167 0 90

Carter Janki DL SR · 6'5" 290 — 2,158 0 79

TJ Taylor OT SO · 6'6" 300 — 2,151 0 81 Lars Rau P SO — 2,122 0 5

Ca'lil Valentine RB SO · 5'11" 175 — 2,065 0 9

Alex Perry WR SR · 6'6" 200 — 2,061 0 17

Isaiah Thomison DL JR · 6'3" 230 — 2,056 0 95

Isaiah White DL FR · 6'3" 320 — 2,046 0 49

Zach Haber LS JR · 5'10" 226 — 2,028 0 70

Maika Matelau IOL SR · 6'4" 341 — 1,992 0 57 Zach Barrett OL SO — 1,940 0 13

Xanai Scott S FR · 6'0" 170 — 1,857 0 96

Darrell Prater DL SR · 6'3" 300 — 1,845 0 8

Davon Grant WR FR · 6'3" 210 — 1,820 0 71

Nathan Knapik OT SO · 6'7" 260 — 1,796 0 — BJ Thurman TE SO — 1,746 0 84

Grant Smith TE FR · 6'5" 225 — 1,620 0 88

Davin Stoffel TE JR · 6'6" 250 — 1,615 0 28

Karson Kaiser WR SR · 6'3" 210 — 1,582 0 82

Jacob Harvey WR FR · 6'2" 190 — 1,581 0 68

Michael McDonough IOL FR · 6'3" 270 — 1,520 0 34

Erik Gayle EDGE FR · 6'3" 215 — 1,305 0 51

Alfred Washington OT SO · 6'5" 295 — 1,061 0 24

William Holmes EDGE JR · 6'4" 240 — 743 0 — Joshua Davis DL SO — 720 0 48 Carter Smith LB SO — 562 0 56

JJ Hirdes OT FR · 6'5" 275 — 551 0 72

Christian Martin OT JR · 6'5" 265 — 542 0 56 Guillermo Gallardo DL SR — 361 0 18

Jack Gray P FR · 6'0" 180 — — 0

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