Illini Football 2026

[RabidDawgClassic]

What on Earth is going on with the U of I graphic design department and the new football poster?

BEHOLD! The Illini’s hybrid white athlete/black athlete! All the stereotypical attributes of two races in one dynamic player! Watch out, Big Ten!!!

 

[Fly Illini Fly!]

https://twitter.com/x/status/2087230068883939341

 

[Username]

https://twitter.com/x/status/2087230068883939341

I like the look of that...good ball too. Wish we could see who threw it.

 

[Mr. Tibbs]

https://twitter.com/x/status/2087230068883939341

what I've come to realize is that basically every G5 team , and many FCS teams, have at least one, if not 2-3 players that can play P4 football well enough to make the two deep, or maybe even start

 

[Scoregasm]

What on Earth is going on with the U of I graphic design department and the new football poster?

BEHOLD! The Illini’s hybrid white athlete/black athlete! All the stereotypical attributes of two races in one dynamic player! Watch out, Big Ten!!!

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[KingWolf11]

Javari Barnett will play a role this year

 

[GatorMcKlusky]

That is very bad.

Sounds like we’re going barge formation against UAB…..and quite possibly everyone else on the schedule.

 

[Fly Illini Fly!]

This is also ignoring that Platt has been hyped about as much as any other transfer this season, which helps soften the blow if Perry is a disappointment.

https://twitter.com/x/status/2087231348788383953

 

[WhereDoWeStandWithStorr?]

https://twitter.com/x/status/2087231348788383953

I don’t understand why people are concerned about WR. Has either Clement or Dixon regressed?

 

[Mr. Tibbs]

no
both were banged up last week and wearing green “no contact “ jerseys yesterday

 

[therealmiket86]

You're going to have a rotation of 4-5 once conference play begins. You then are going to have 4-5 guys get shipped off to the scout team. If they can't stay healthy through the end of summer and the first few days of helmet only practices, I would be generally concerned that some of these guys can't hold up through an entire fall season.

If you have 6 guys that can't practice in full, you're going to have scout team issues for the defense.

Overeacting, maybe.

Hopefully everyone is back.

100% it becomes an issue for the scout team. They need guys to go against.

 

[Fly Illini Fly!]

Javari Barnett will play a role this year

Wouldn't be shocked if he's the 3rd RB.

 

[Red77sng]

https://twitter.com/x/status/2087230068883939341

That was a great catch and actually pretty good coverage

 

[TheFlyingIllini1317]

That was a great catch and actually pretty good coverage

Yeah honestly that's a good sign for cb2 Morris

 

[HereSoIDontGetFined]

Platt seems.. what's the word? Fast

 

[Fly Illini Fly!]

https://twitter.com/x/status/2087298934095970773

 

[Joel Goodson]

https://twitter.com/x/status/2087301765234299326

 

[blackdog]

That was a great catch and actually pretty good coverage

Yea thats against X so even more impressive.

 

[PleaseMakeABowlGame]

Yeah honestly that's a good sign for cb2 Morris

That was xavier scott

 

[Joel Goodson]

https://twitter.com/x/status/2087301765234299326

Yeah honestly that's a good sign for cb2 Morris

unless they switched numbers, that was X (which makes it all the more impressive)

oy, guess I should have refreshed, lol

 

[Fly Illini Fly!]

https://twitter.com/x/status/2087313128656609766

 

[Fly Illini Fly!]

https://twitter.com/x/status/2087313128656609766

The commentator really called him Laughery.

 

[IlliniWu]

Yea thats against X so even more impressive.

For sure. Solid coverage and good recovery. Just better route and ball placement. Platt definitely looks the part to take over that "1".

They're going to be so good offensively.

 

[suburbanILLINI]

The commentator really called him Laughery.

It's ESPN, why would you expect they have any working knowledge of the B1G?

 

[TheFlyingIllini1317]

That was xavier scott

Thanks didn't know he changed #'s