Neil Milbert

Redshirt freshman Brad Bower will be the starting quarterback against Western Michigan on Saturday. Jon Beutjer, the sixth-year senior who suffered sternum and rib injuries in last weekend's loss to...

Illinois quarterback Jon Beutjer, who is recovering from back and sternum injuries suffered in Saturday's 35-17 loss to UCLA, resumed limited practice Wednesday. According to coach Ron Turner, Beutjer isn't...

Injured quarterback Jon Beutjer attended practice Tuesday but didn't participate in any drills. Coach Ron Turner hasn't ruled out Beutjer starting Saturday's game against Western Michigan if his back and...

Illinois coach Ron Turner received an encouraging report on quarterback Jon Beutjer's back and sternum injury Monday. "He feels a lot better," Turner said. "We'll have to see how he...

Illinois quarterback Jon Beutjer was limited to riding an exercise bike Sunday after bruising his ribs and sternum when he was tackled late in the first half of Saturday's 35-17...

TV/radio: 11 a.m., Saturday, WLS-Ch. 7; WSCR-AM 670. Line: UCLA by 1 1/2. Records: UCLA 0-1; Illinois 1-0. Series: Tied 5-5. Last meeting: UCLA won 6-3 on Sept. 13, 2003,...

With senior Bryan Koch sidelined for the season with torn anterior cruciate and medial collateral ligaments in his right knee, redshirt freshman Martin O'Donnell has taken over at offensive right...

Second-year running backs E.B. Halsey and Pierre Thomas will continue their 1 and 1A alternating roles in Saturday's game against UCLA. "They complement each other," coach Ron Turner said. In...

Judging from the way Morris Virgil and James Cooper played in the rout of Florida A&M, it appears they are making successful transitions from the offensive to the defensive backfield....

Illinois coach Ron Turner was elated Saturday after watching his team destroy Florida A&M 52-13. After reviewing the game films, he was even more exhilarated Monday. "We didn't make a...