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Football
Football page ›- Young QBs in the spotlight as Illinois hosts Oregon, per The Champaign Room.
- A preview of Oregon vs. Illinois with Addicted to Quack, on the TCR Podcast.
- The challenges facing Andy Green are the subject of a piece on IlliniBoard.
Men's Basketball
Basketball page ›- Illinois opens the season at No. 3 in the AP men's basketball poll.
- Mike LaTulip's takeaways from the exhibition win at Cincinnati, on the Illini Inquirer Podcast.
- Brad Underwood and a message to his star, plus football optimism, on Locked On Illini.
Women's Basketball
Women’s basketball page ›- Illinois women's basketball checks in at No. 23 in the AP preseason poll.
Up Next
- Football: Oregon at Memorial Stadium (Champaign, IL), Saturday, October 24 at 2:00 PM CT, on BTN. Injury and availability updates: Big Ten availability report.
- Men's basketball: Baylor in an exhibition at home, Friday, October 23 at 7:00 PM CT, on B1G+.
- Women's basketball: UIS in an exhibition at State Farm Center, Champaign, Friday, October 30, time TBD, on B1G+.