Ikenberry: Meeting didn't take place

UI President Stan Ikenberry denied published reports that he had met with Illinois athletic director Ron Guenther on Thursday to discuss the fate of the football program, and that Guenther had requested an extension of his contract to deal with the football program.

"That is not correct," Ikenberry said this morning. "that is based on false information."

Julie Wurth and Bob Asmussen