Neil Milbert

Illinois' 1-4 overall record and 0-1 mark in the Big Ten is identical to last season. Last year's team lost its sixth game at Minnesota before upsetting Purdue and going...

Coach Ron Turner doesn't attribute his team's disappointing 1-4 record to lack of effort by his players. "This team has tremendous drive, character and want-to," Turner said. "We analyzed the...

Fullback Carey Davis is convinced he has the remedy that will enable Illinois to recover from its 1-4 start. "We've got to get the lead," Davis said. "We spotted Wisconsin...

When Illinois quarterback Jon Beutjer threw for 207 yards in Saturday's 38-20 loss to Wisconsin, it marked the seventh consecutive game he had produced 200 or more passing yards. ......

Freshman running back E.B. Halsey, who went into Saturday's Wisconsin game leading the Big Ten in all-purpose yardage, put on another stellar performance for the Illini. In four non-conference games,...

Coach Ron Turner believes fullback Carey Davis will provide an enormous lift--physically and psychologically--when he returns to the lineup Saturday against Wisconsin after missing the last three games because of...

The belated start of Illinois freshman running back Marcus Mason's college career is expected to come Saturday against Wisconsin. Mason was impressive at training camp before his career was put...

Illinois' 1-3 non-conference record is identical to last year's. The Illini finished 4-4 in the Big Ten and wound up 5-7 overall. . . . The 496 yards they amassed...

Illinois quarterback Jon Beutjer was named one of four Big Ten players of the week after the finest performance of his career in Saturday's 31-24 loss to California. The senior,...

Illinois has failed to achieve its first two goals--winning all its non-conference games and winning all its home games. Saturday's 31-24 loss to California left the Illini 1-3 in non-conference...