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The Big Ten Network will carry the Minnesota-Illinois game at 3 p.m. Feb. 27

Tampa (Fla.) Robinson football coach Mike DePue thought the worst when Illinois sent home 6-foot-4, 225-pound senior defensive end DJ Woods on an earlier-than-scheduled flight from his official visit to the UI campus

Wisconsin 70, Illinois 66

After Wisconsin upset Duke in the ACC/Big Ten Challenge, the Grateful Red and its fellow students rushed the court to celebrate the Challenge-clinching triumph. "Our student section is very important to your program because it represents the student body," Ryan said Monday. After Illinois upset Michigan State on Saturday, the Orange Krush hosted a delirious mosh pit at center court. "I was just amazed at how they arrived at 7:30 in the morning and kept the hype until the (game) closed," Weber said. We disagree with Dick Vitale on this one. Given the stage – ESPN College GameDay, a top-five opponent, close game, etc. – the victory was plenty court storming-worthy.