Well, the long wait for meaningful basketball in Champaign has ended.
With the initial regular season contest out of the way, the Illinois coaching staff seemingly encounters the tough task using 200 minutes a night on game days.
Most of the readers of this column don’t live under rocks. Insert obvious jokes to the contrary here.
By now, the news of sophomore guard Sencire Harris independently deciding to redshirt this year is water further down the stream.
A shock to most. One person on the planet gains respite, or at least breathing room, in making the decision on how to split up minutes on game night to at least 10 capable players.