The first fall workout in the Big Ten conference went off without a hitch this afternoon. Now, it's back to basics, as Ron Zook campaigns to knead and shape his star power into a unified front.

The Best Wide Receivers in the Big 10 come to you from...Champaign-Urbana

Good coaches think ahead, three, four, five steps in advance. To deliver the Illini, Zook needs to keep up.

Putting Juice Williams under the microscope.

2009 Spring Preview Series - Illinois Fighting Illini

I've often noted that college football is a sport of waiting.  Waiting for signing day, waiting for spring practice, waiting for fall camp...season openings, conference play, marquis opponents,...