The News-Gazette: Event was important, Illini fans
The air flowing around the UI athletic department had grown murky and overcast. It needed to be cleared.
Josh Whitman stepped in Thursday with giant rotator blades fanning. The new athletic director provided a second vote of confidence for basketball coach John Groce, adding that it won’t change regardless of how April court hearings turn out for suspended regulars Leron Black, Kendrick Nunn and Jaylon Tate.WAND: Illini Baseball Readies for Conference Opener After Inconsistent First Month
For the first time since losing to Vanderbilt in the super regionals last June, the Illini baseball team will play a home game when they welcome in Penn State Friday night for the Big Ten opener.