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Illinois coach Bard Underwood talks to members of the team during the second half against Iowa on Jan. 29, 2021.

4 Big Ten basketball takeaways, including if the conference tournament should be played and what Trent Frazier means to Illinois now

February 1, 2021 at 4:47 p.m.

February is usually the time to take conference races seriously. But this season? Too much remains unknown to start using Sharpies for any team. From where the conference tournament will...

Valparaiso's Nick Robinson passes the ball in front of Loyola's Cameron Krutwig during the first half Febr. 9, 2020.

Valparaiso’s Nick Robinson says he was told to play or opt out — something coach Matt Lottich says wasn’t the case. But with COVID-19 concerns and a newborn son, the guard stepped away this season.

January 31, 2021 at 9:29 a.m.

Days are no longer filled with basketball practices and games for Nick Robinson. He replaced those with changing diapers and cradling. "It's a blessing," he said of the Jan. 9...

Illinois guard Trent Frazier puts in a layup during the first half against Iowa on Friday at the State Farm Center in Champaign. Frazier scored 24 points in the Illini's 80-75 win.

Column: No. 19 Illinois makes a statement with an 80-75 victory against No. 7 Iowa, displaying what could be in March. ‘We found a way to win it.’

January 30, 2021 at 3:33 p.m.

Illinois coach Brad Underwood's first postgame comment was wishing 15,500 fans had been at the State Farm Center in Champaign on Friday night. Last season, the arena shook as Illinois...

Loyola's Cameron Krutwig looks to pass with Wisconsin's Micah Potter defending Dec. 15, 2020, in Madison, Wis.

Oscar Robertson, Larry Bird, Hersey Hawkins … and Cameron Krutwig. The Loyola senior is in elite company and looking to go out the way he started as a freshman — on a Final Four team.

March 22, 2021 at 12:44 p.m.

After a victory earlier this month at Indiana State, Loyola coach Porter Moser told Cameron Krutwig he had something for the senior center on the team bus before the Ramblers...

Illinois football coach Bret Bielema and his family were introduced to the media outside the Smith Center in Champaign on Sunday, Dec. 20, 2020.

Meet Bret Bielema’s 1st Illinois football coaching staff, which has an emphasis on assistants with Big Ten and in-state connections

January 26, 2021 at 5:17 p.m.

Illinois football coach Bret Bielema has completed his coaching staff, which will be tasked with rebuilding the program. It's a mix of experienced veterans, young up-and-comers and a holdover from...

Iowa's Joe Wieskamp (10) drives the ball pressured by Illinois' Ayo Dosunmu (11) in the second half on March 8, 2020.

4 Big Ten basketball takeaways, including Michigan’s COVID-19 pause and anticipation rising for an Illinois-Iowa rematch

January 25, 2021 at 7:49 p.m.

Nothing is guaranteed — or even logical — in this Big Ten basketball season. Indiana beat Iowa last week but then tripped against Rutgers. Ohio State stumbled against Purdue before...

Illinois center Kofi Cockburn dunks against Penn State during the first half Jan. 19, 2021, in Champaign.

4 takeaways from Illinois’ 79-65 rout of Penn State, including a lineup shake-up and Kofi Cockburn even making his free throws

January 20, 2021 at 7:41 a.m.

After consecutive losses, coach Brad Underwood vowed Illinois would figure out its issues. In a 79-65 victory against Penn State on Tuesday night in Champaign, the No. 22 Illini played...

South Carolina quarterback Ryan Hilinski (3) warms up before a game against Vanderbilt on Nov. 2, 2019, in Columbia, S.C.

QB Ryan Hilinski says he’s transferring to Northwestern from South Carolina, where he started as a freshman in 2019

January 19, 2021 at 7:56 p.m.

Former South Carolina quarterback Ryan Hilinski announced Tuesday he is transferring to Northwestern. He is expected to become the Wildcats starter after Peyton Ramsey, who transferred in last season from...

Northwestern coach Pat Fitzgerald yells to his team during the Big Ten championship game Dec. 19, 2020, at Lucas Oil Stadium in Indianapolis.

Northwestern will hire Jim O’Neil, the Las Vegas Raiders defensive backs coach, to succeed defensive coordinator Mike Hankwitz, report says

January 19, 2021 at 5:57 p.m.

Northwestern will hire Las Vegas Raiders defensive backs coach Jim O'Neil as its new defensive coordinator, ESPN reported Tuesday. Coach Pat Fitzgerald has been seeking a replacement for Mike Hankwitz,...

Inside the locker room at the renovated Welsh-Ryan Arena, home of Northwestern basketball, on Oct. 29, 2018.

Jim Phillips begins his new job as ACC commissioner in February. But he leaves Northwestern in better shape than when he took the AD job in 2008.

January 19, 2021 at 3:15 p.m.

Northwestern athletic director Jim Phillips is about halfway done with the goodbyes he insists aren't really goodbyes. Those who know Phillips didn't expect a formal mass email or carefully crafted...

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