Illini Softball 2026

[Dan]

https://twitter.com/x/status/2061799069148705044

Fighting Illini Great Jenna Hall Hired as Head Softball Coach - University of Illinois Athletics

University of Illinois Director of Athletics Josh Whitman announced on Tuesday the hiring of Jenna Hall as the third head coach in Illinois Softball history....

fightingillini.com

 

[fuddrules]

Nothing wrong with the hire, I was just getting my hopes up for a "homerun" hire.

 

[ironhand]

Nothing wrong with the hire, I was just getting my hopes up for a "homerun" hire.

Now we need to look for hitters and pitchers. I would love to see us compete with those SEC teams in a few years.

 

[band camp]

To compete, will need money.

 

[Pikeillinifan]

To compete, will need money.

And the odds are money goes to football, basketball, women's basketball, baseball, volleyball, then maybe softball.

 

[JKR]

Think it was 808IlliniFan who mentioned Hall in an earlier thread. Spot on. Best of luck to her because she has her work cut out to build this into an acceptable program. The current team was not competitive, and I'd expect some of the players to leave after the coaching change. It seems late in the game to find new players to recruit but I admit I don't know the timelines for softball portal and other recruiting avenues.

 

[Illiniguy74]

And the odds are money goes to football, basketball, women's basketball, baseball, volleyball, then maybe softball.

Need a sugar daddy or momma to infuse some significant cash into the program. Don't think the facilities matter all that much. Financial backing to attract good players, followed by eventual decent success on the field and subsequent fan attendance will take us where we want to go. Onward and upward Illini!!

 

[3 point girl]

Need a sugar daddy or momma to infuse some significant cash into the program. Don't think the facilities matter all that much. Financial backing to attract good players, followed by eventual decent success on the field and subsequent fan attendance will take us where we want to go. Onward and upward Illini!!

Texas Tech just spent 3.6 million in NIL money to get to the finals again in softball.

 

[ptgrd23]

2025 22-28 (6-15) in B10 10th out of 14
2024 21-31 (7-15) B10 12th out of 14
2023 29-27 (6-16) B10 12th out of 14

Glad Josh made the change. Go Jenna