Tag Archives: Illinois Fighting Illini
Great Moments in NCAA Tournament History: Illinois Fights All the Way Back
In the 2005 Midwest regional final, Illinois trailed by 15 with just four minutes to play. But in front of a partisan home-state crowd at the United Center in Chicago, the Illini managed to rally to tie the game late. Illinois went on to record the victory in overtime to… Read More »
Bill Frieder on Northwestern, Oklahoma State, New Mexico, Illinois and the Bubble
Congratulations to my former assistant Dr. Jim Phillips, who worked under me for 7 years at Arizona State. Jim is now the A. D. at Northwestern and even though they had a tough overtime loss to Michigan Tuesday, the Wildcats are on the verge of making history if they get into… Read More »
NCAA Football Radio Highlights and Recap: Wisconsin 28 – Illinois 17
CHAMPAIGN, IL (11/19/11) – Montee Ball scored three touchdowns and rushed for 221 yards on a career-high 38 carries as Wisconsin rallied past Illinois to win 28-17 on Saturday afternoon. Wisconsin improves to 9-2 on the season and will reach the Big 10 Championship Game with a win next week… Read More »
