Same for golf at Illinois, where a donor has stepped forward to construct an expensive addition for office space, lockers and more just north of the current building. No Midwestern school has better golf facilities than Illinois...
Think we can win it if our triple jumpers, 800m runner, and relay teams come thru. Star long jumper Sophia Beckmon needs to have a big day - she is in the 100m finals and the 4 x 100 relay. Big surprise is Grace Kombetto, who ran the fastest 800 meters in qualifying yesterday.
The peak in football participation coincided with the emergence of research of CTE in football players. Dr. Bennet Omalu identified the first case in former Pittsburgh Steelers player Mike Webster in 2002. Subsequent research by Boston University, particularly by Dr. Ann McKee starting around...
Why have some of us given up on our coach? His record has surpassed our wildest dreams. We're going to go bowling EVERY YEAR. It's a Christmas miracle!
"Eager Illinois donors were willing to go overboard for Wagler, but concerns of a debilitating injury required huge guarantees beyond a single season." https://www.news-gazette.com/sports/tate-sunny-outlook-for-underwood-and-illini/article_1cb5f0ce-98a5-4a41-9dab-589d137f4cfb.html
Can one of us be in charge of hanging Wagler's jersey in the SFC? I'm 66, out of shape with poor eye sight, but I have not or ever been an employee of the University or the SFC. So I gotta believe I'm overqualified.
Think this guy deserves some credit as well. Ganta molding GM job to best suit Illini. https://www.news-gazette.com/sports/ganta-molding-gm-job-to-best-suit-illini/article_56427460-36ac-4d22-ab30-d84a233ac07f.html