D.J. Richardson

Richardson, considered by Weber as the Illini's defensive stopper, isn't a football player in a basketball uniform.

"I don't know how coach Weber really defines a tough guy," said Richardson, with a can of Gatorade in his hand and a smile on his face. "He defines a tough guy as a kid who will go out there and beats the nose off somebody. He wants to see blood coming off me every time I'm coming to the bench. I feel aggressive, but I really don't know if I'm his tough yet. I'm kind of scared to find out what that toughness is."

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