Ben Miller was diagnosed with stage four colon cancer in 2022 followed by nearly 20 rounds of chemotherapy, three surgeries and, of late, great news. "Sometimes you don't know how you got through." The #illini analyst shared his story: https://t.co/EkuB2EiYNy

David Mirkovic is a trash talker on the court, but off the court he's got a lighter demeanor. He's also likely to be a big part of the #illini rotation. "He's the one guy I wouldn't want to get in a fight with." https://t.co/KykHKH94Ft

David Mirkovic is a trash talker on the court, but off the court he's got a lighter demeanor. He's also likely to be a big part of the #illini rotation. "He's the one guy I wouldn't want to get in a fight with." https://t.co/KykHKH94Ft

MVP.

The #illini hosted four-star SJO offensive lineman Cameron Wagner (@CameronW2027) for the Ohio State game. “I know the coaches really well and I really enjoy my relationship with them." https://t.co/8fbqbeK1fS

PFF grades and snap counts from the #illini loss to Ohio State: https://t.co/KR4kKkIsqn

The #illini had an opportunity to make a moment on Saturday against top-ranked Ohio State. Instead, Illinois got in its own way with miscues and mistakes that don't fly vs. No. 1. "Not a lot of things went our way, but we've got to create those moments." https://t.co/SmL9EUDaSQ

The #illini had an opportunity to make a moment on Saturday against top-ranked Ohio State. Instead, Illinois got in its own way with miscues and mistakes that don't fly vs. No. 1. "Not a lot of things went our way, but we've got to create those moments." https://t.co/SmL9EUDaSQ

Penn State's James Franklin: "Drew [Allar] will be done for the year."

College football freaking rocks.

🎙️ #Illini Inquirer Podcast Ep. 1053 | Hits & misses from Illini's 34-16 loss to No. 1 Ohio State @mrwagner25 and I react to Illinois' missed opportunity, the issues and some silver linings. Then we look ahead to the off week and five remaining games https://t.co/dZBFnjU3Pg

LIVE POSTGAME POD: @mrwagner25 and I break down the hits and misses from #illini football's 34-16 loss to No. 1 Ohio State and look ahead to off week ahead and the final five-game stretch of the season Join us and weigh in ⤵️ https://t.co/OnPNHCow3u

WATCH: #illini QB Luke Altmyer discusses the loss to Ohio State. https://t.co/rc1iDPTCpi

#illini Bret Bielema: I wanted to go tempo the whole freaking game because they couldn't do shit with it. ...We could have done that a little bit sooner because our quarterback is really good with it.

#illini Bret Bielema: These moments don't come around very often. You've got to take advantage of them when you can.

#illini Bret Bielema: We probably should have gone to tempo a little sooner, in my opinion.

#illini Bret Bielema: We lost that game. There were too many things we gave them. A good football team like that, you can't spot them opportunities.

#illini Bret Bielema on his postgame radio show: It's a bye week on paper, but it's a really big week of growth for us.

#illini Bret Bielema on his postgame radio show: That first half was about as bad as bad can get. We started off with a turnover and defensively couldn't get off the field on third down. "We put ourselves in too many bad positions you can't overcome."

Ohio State 34 #illini 16 Final. Off week next week before a trip to Washington.

Thoughts on the #illini game in exactly four words ...go.