Select Illinois Football defensive assistants/players weighed in on the following Wednesday: 🏈 Coach Parker on secondary depth 🏈 Trent Harris on the power of Gabriel Jacas 🏈 Miles Scott on handling expectations More from #Illini beat writer Scott Richey: news-gazette.com/sports/illini-…

Thursday's N-G sports cover features Scott Richey on #Illini football training camp impressions, five newcomers to watch during the 2025-26 school year and new Illinois Men's Basketball assistant coach Camryn Crocker. Plus, Matt Daniels's latest Daily Pitch. APSE News-Gazette Photo

Friday's N-G sports cover features Matt Daniels on Westville Tigers football as the No. 4 team in our preseason area rankings, plus his latest version of the Daily Pitch. Also, Scott Richey on #Illini football linebacker Dylan Rosiek. APSE News-Gazette Photo

Another round of Illinois Football notes from #Illini beat writer Scott Richey: 🏈 James Thompson on how he wants to go out in his final season 🏈 juice 🧃 on how his role has changed in the secondary 🏈 Aaron Henry on creating more mayhem (aka takeaways) news-gazette.com/sports/illini-…

Saturday's N-G sports cover features Matt Daniels on Unity Rockets quarterback Dane Eisenmenger, plus our sports editor's latest version of the Daily Pitch. APSE News-Gazette Photo

Went to Robinson last night for Meyers Leonard's debut concert. Really good conversation with the former Illinois Men's Basketball standout (and longtime NBA pro) about his new music career after his 3-hour set. Look for the story soon in the The News-Gazette. #Illini

Tuesday's N-G sports cover features Matt Daniels on area high school football roster sizes, plus his latest version of the Daily Pitch. Also, Scott Richey and Loren Tate on #Illini football and ranking in preseason AP Top 25 poll. APSE News-Gazette Photo

Wednesday's N-G sports cover features Scott Richey on #Illini football, plus Matt Daniels on DHS Vikings Athletics football and our Sports Editor's latest version of the Daily Pitch. APSE News-Gazette Photo

The next Loren Tate? Maybe. ⁦SJO Football⁩ and Class of 2027 four-star recruit Cameron Wagner (⁦Cameron Wagner⁩) will write monthly for The ⁦The News-Gazette⁩ as his recruiting journey that already has 16 D-I offers unfolds. Look for his first entry in late August

Beat writer Scott Richey spent a couple hours at Memorial Stadium on Wednesday for the first fully open Illinois Football training camp practice and had plenty of observations. #Illini news-gazette.com/sports/illini-…

Thursday's N-G sports cover features Scott Richey on #Illini football locker room setup and training camp practice observations, plus Matt Daniels on Tyler McClure entering year 3 with Bret Bielema's program and more in the Daily Pitch. APSE News-Gazette Photo

Former Centennial Athletics standout Tyler McClure took an unusual path to Illinois Football but is enjoying every moment of his time with the #Illini. Story from Matt Daniels: news-gazette.com/sports/mcclure…

The locker room layout at Illinois Football's Smith Center is unique. A mix of offensive, defensive and special teams players throughout helping foster a closer team bond. #Illini Story from Scott Richey: news-gazette.com/sports/lockerm…

Friday's N-G sports cover features Joey Wright on M-S Bulldog Football as the No. 3 team in our area preseason Top 10 rankings, plus Matt Daniels on #Illini tight end Trey Peters and with his latest version of the Daily Pitch. APSE News-Gazette Photo

Former Mahomet-Seymour HS standout Trey Peters is enjoying his first moments with Illinois Football. #Illini Story from Matt Daniels: news-gazette.com/sports/peters-…

A lifetime as an Illinois Football fan had Cole Rusk growing up dreaming of game days at Memorial Stadium. After a season-ending injury last fall, the #Illini tight end will get the full experience this year. Story from Scott Richey: news-gazette.com/sports/rusk-i-…

Leading Saturday's print edition: Scott Richey on Meyers Leonard. #Illini

Saturday's N-G sports cover features Scott Richey on how former Illinois Men's Basketball center Meyers Leonard has country music his next passion. Plus, Matt Daniels's latest version of the Daily Pitch. APSE News-Gazette Photo

Did Meyers Leonard ever expect his post-basketball future would include country music? No chance. But the former Illinois Men's Basketball standout and 10-year NBA pro has found a new calling behind a mic with a guitar in his hands. #Illini Story from Scott Richey: news-gazette.com/sports/finding…

A pair of News-Gazette Preps area stars area stars are expected to lead the Illinois Football backfield this season, and Aidan Laughery and Kaden Feagin are proud of their small town connection. #Illini Story from Matt Daniels: news-gazette.com/sports/local-c…