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2019 ALL-BIG TEN THIRD TEAM (COACHES): OT Alex Palczewski, Illinois,...Illinois senior running back Reggie Corbin and junior Alex Palczewski both earned All-Big Ten honors, the conference announced Wednesday on Big Ten Network. Corbin was voted to the third-team by both media and coaches, while Palczewski was a third-team honoree by the coaches. - Illinois Football

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OT Alex Palczewski, Illinois
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12/05/19 - Reggie Corbin, Sr/2020, Illinois, 5-08, 205 (DS#32 RB) + More +

2019 ALL-BIG TEN THIRD TEAM (COACHES): RB Reggie Corbin, Illinois,...634 rushing yards, 6 TD, 4.9 ypc in 2019...2,320 career rushing yards...6.4 career ypc is fifth-most among any active backs with 2,000+ yards. - Illinois Football

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RB Reggie Corbin, Illinois
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12/05/19 - Dre Brown, rSr/2020, Illinois, 5-11, 208 (DS#91 RB) + More +

2019 ALL-BIG TEN THIRD TEAM (COACHES): KR Dre Brown, Illinois,...One of Illinois' main running backs and primary kick returner...Campbell Trophy semifinalist...Ranks fourth on Illinois’ career kickoff return average list (25.1 ypr) entering the Northwestern game. - Illinois Football

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RB Dre Brown, Illinois
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12/03/19 - Blake Hayes, rSr/2022, Illinois, 6-5, 226 (DS#5 P) + More +

2019 BIG TEN EDDLEMAN-FIELDS PUNTER OF THE YEAR (COACHES/MEDIA): Blake Hayes, Illinois,...Hayes had one of the best seasons in Illinois history...44.8 yards/punt this season, #2 in Illini history (45.4 by Steve Weatherford in 2004)...#2 in the Big Ten and #18 in the nation in punting average...28 punts inside the 20, most in a season in Illini history...Only two touchbacks on the season, tied for the fewest in a season in Illini history...20 50+-yard punts, tied for most in a season in Illini history...13 punts inside the 10, including six downed on the 1- or 2-yard lines...Hayes becomes the second Illini to win one of the 11 Big Ten position awards, which were created in 2011 to coincide with the first Big Ten Championship game...Hayes is first Illini punter to earn First-Team All-Big Ten honors since Anthony Santella was a first-team honoree by the coaches in 2010. - Illinois Football

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P Blake Hayes, Illinois
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12/03/19 - Artur Sitkowski, rSr/2024, Illinois, 6-4, 225 (DS#999 QB) + More +

After an on-again, off-again courtship, Greg Schiano is back as Rutgers football coach. Of course, it didn't go off without a Rutgers-like hitch. There was a glitch with microphones at a public hearing before the deal became official. The university's Board of Governors on Tuesday approved an eight-year, $32 million contract to bring back the former Scarlet Knights coach to lead the downtrodden program that has lost 21 straight Big Ten Conference games and won seven others over the last three seasons. The 53-year-old Schiano will be introduced at a news conference on Wednesday.

The agreement, which was signed by Schiano and athletic director Pat Hobbs on Saturday and announced on Sunday, will give the coach a $4 million annual salary and $7.7 million annually to hire a staff, with the amount increasing 3% annually. The incentive-laden contract runs through February 2028. The board's vote on telephone conference call took less than 10-to-15 seconds. The 20 minutes before the vote were mostly procedure measures and a chance for some to vent about problems at the university not related to football. Five people addressed the board on issues ranging from a new contract for more than 1,100 physicians associated with the university, spending money on an athletic department that annually loses money and a failure of the board to release terms of Schiano's deal before approving it. - AP College Football

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QB Artur Sitkowski, Illinois
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12/01/19 - Artur Sitkowski, rSr/2024, Illinois, 6-4, 225 (DS#999 QB) + More +

Greg Schiano and Rutgers have agreed to a deal that will bring the former Scarlet Knights coach back to lead the program, a person familiar with the negotiations told The Associated Press. The person spoke on condition of anonymity early Sunday morning because contract details were still being finalized. Yahoo! Sports first reported Schiano and Rutgers had agreed in principle to a deal. The move comes a week after both sides walked away from negotiations and declared the possibility of a reunion dead. Rutgers had offered Schiano an eight-year contract worth $32 million, but the two sides could not agree on other financial commitments by the school toward improved facilities and infrastructure. - AP College Football

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QB Artur Sitkowski, Illinois
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11/29/19 - Blake Jeresaty, rSr/2022, Illinois, 6-1, 305 (DS#999 OG) + More +

2019 ALL-SOUTHERN CONFERENCE FIRST TEAM (COACHES): OL Blake Jeresaty, Wofford,...Blake Jeresaty, a junior center from Charleston, South Carolina, becomes the fifth Terrier to earn the Jacob Blocking Trophy and the first since 2011. He is part of an offensive line that is ranked first in the nation in fewest sacks allowed, with only one (0.09 spg). The line paves the way for the nation's second-ranked rushing attack at 323.5 yards per game. He leads the team in knockdown blocks with 117 on the season. He was named All-Southern Conference second team last season. He was also named CoSIDA Academic All-District the past two years. - Wofford Football

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OG Blake Jeresaty, Illinois
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11/26/19 - Blake Jeresaty, rSr/2022, Illinois, 6-1, 305 (DS#999 OG) + More +

2019 SOUTHERN CONFERENCE JACOBS BLOCKING AWARD WINNER (COACHES): Blake Jeresaty, Jr., OL, Wofford,...Jeresaty, a junior center from Charleston, South Carolina, becomes the fifth Terrier to earn the Jacob Blocking Trophy and the first since 2011. He is part of an offensive line that is ranked first in the nation in fewest sacks allowed, with only one (0.09 spg). The line paves the way for the nation's second-ranked rushing attack at 323.5 yards per game. He leads the team in knockdown blocks with 117 on the season. He was named All-Southern Conference second team last season. He was also named CoSIDA Academic All-District the past two years. - Wofford Football

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OG Blake Jeresaty, Illinois
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11/20/19 - Isaac Darkangelo, rSr/2023, Illinois, 6-0, 227 (DS#23 ILB) + More +

2019 ALL-GLIAC FOOTBALL SECOND TEAM (COACHES): Isaac Darkangelo, Northern Mich., So, LB, Brighton, Mich.,...Darkangelo was named to the Second Team as a linebacker and finished second in the league with 10.5 tackles per game and was just one of two players in the league to average double figure tackles. He finished his season with 105 tackles and also added two sacks and 8.5 tackles for loss.

The linebacker reached double digits in six games and posted a career high 17 tackles at Northwood. He added 14 tackles with Wayne State University and had 13 tackles at the University of Texas of the Permian Basin and Ferris State University. At FSU, he also recovered a fumble. - Northern Michigan Football

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ILB Isaac Darkangelo, Illinois
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11/11/19 - Josh Imatorbhebhe, rSr/2021, Illinois, 6-1, 218 (DS#49 WR) + More +

NOV 11 BIG TEN CO-OFFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE WEEK: Josh Imatorbhebhe, Illinois, Jr., WR, Suwanee, Ga./North Gwinnett,...Tallied four receptions for a career-high 178 yards and two touchdowns at Michigan State, the most receiving yards by an opponent at Spartan Stadium since at least 2000 and the most by an Illinois player ever in the 47-game series history against Michigan State...Had a 46-yard touchdown reception as time expired in the first half and an 83-yard touchdown to start the fourth quarter...Added a key 37-yard reception on 4th and 17 on the Illini's game-winning touchdown drive in the final minutes...Claims his first career Offensive Player of the Week award...Last Illinois Offensive Player of the Week: Reggie Corbin (Nov. 5, 2018). - Big Ten Football

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WR Josh Imatorbhebhe, Illinois
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11/11/19 - Sydney Brown, rSr/2023, Illinois, 5-10, 211 (DS#2 SS) + More +

NOV 11 BIG TEN CO-DEFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE WEEK: Sydney Brown, Illinois, So., DB, London, Ontario/St. Stephens Episcopal,...Had 13 tackles, including a game-high eight solo stops, and a career-high two interceptions in Illinois' victory at Michigan State...Recorded an interception late in the first half to set up an Illini offensive touchdown on the last play of the first half...Returned his second interception 76 yards for his first career touchdown during the Illini's 27-point fourth quarter...Claims his first career Defensive Player of the Week honor...Last Illinois Defensive Player of the Week: Dele Harding (Nov. 4, 2019). - Big Ten Football

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SS Sydney Brown, Illinois
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11/09/19 - Brandon Peters, rSr/2022, Illinois, 6-5, 228 (DS#15 QB) + More +

Brandon Peters threw a 5-yard touchdown pass to Daniel Barker with five seconds left, completing an incredible Illinois comeback and giving the Illini a 37-34 victory over Michigan State on Saturday night. Illinois (6-4, 4-3 Big Ten) trailed 28-3 in the second quarter and 31-10 entering the fourth. Down 34-30, they converted fourth-and-17, then drew a pass interference flag in the end zone on another fourth-down pass. It was second-and-goal when Peters patiently rolled out to his right and found Barker open in the back of the end zone. Peters threw for 369 yards and three touchdowns.

The Illini are now bowl eligible for the first time since 2014. They've done it by forcing turnovers all season long, including four Saturday. "So much has gone into us being in this position," Illinois coach Lovie Smith said. "We always talk about starting fast but it's about the finish." Down 28-3, Illinois began its comeback when Peters threw a 46-yard touchdown pass to Josh Imatorbhebhe on the final play of the first half. It wasn't so much a Hail Mary as it was just a long pass to a single-covered receiver deep down the field -- the first of several puzzling mistakes by Michigan State. Down 31-10, Imatorbhebhe scored on an 83-yard catch and run with 14:48 left in the fourth. Then Reggie Corbin scored on a 6-yard run to make it 31-24. - Illinois/AP College Football

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QB Brandon Peters, Illinois
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11/04/19 - Dele Harding, Sr/2020, Illinois, 6-1, 229 (DS#16 ILB) + More +

NOV 4 BIG TEN DEFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE WEEK: Dele Harding, Illinois, Sr., LB, Elkton, Md./Eastern Christian,...Returned an interception 54 yards for touchdown and forced a fumble that led to another touchdown...Recorded 12 tackles and 2.0 tackles for loss, making him the second player in the nation in the last 20 years to have at least 12 tackles, 2.0 tackles for loss, one forced fumble, and interception and a touchdown in a single game...Leads the Big Ten with 11.7 tackles per game, nearly two full tackles more than the next highest person on the list...Receives his first career Defensive Player of the Week honor...Last Illinois Defensive Player of the Week: Jake Hansen (Oct. 21, 2019). - Big Ten football

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ILB Dele Harding, Illinois
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11/02/19 - Dele Harding, Sr/2020, Illinois, 6-1, 229 (DS#16 ILB) + More +

Three defensive takeaways, including a pick-6, and timely offense carried red-hot Illinois past Rutgers 38-10 on Saturday. Dele Harding had 12 tackles and an interception return for a touchdown late in the game to lead Illinois (5-4, 3-3 Big Ten Conference). Brandon Peters was 6-of-11 passing for 120 yards and one touchdown. Dre Brown carried eight times for 31 yards and two touchdowns. Josh Imatorbhebhe had three receptions for 56 yards and a score. Johnny Langan was 5-of-10 passing for 86 yards and a touchdown for Rutgers (2-7, 0-6). He also threw one interception. Aaron Young carried the ball 12 times for 67 yards to lead the Scarlet Knights.

Mohamed Jabbie had three receptions for 64 yards and Rutgers' only touchdown, The Illinois defense was a force all afternoon, The Illini led the nation in fumble recoveries, was second in forced fumbles and second in turnovers gained coming into the game and did nothing but pad those numbers. The game was tied 10-10 at the half, but Peters unleashed a 54-yard scamper midway through the third quarter to the Rutgers' 2-yard line to set up a 2-yard touchdown run by Brown. On the next Rutgers possession, Nate Hobbs recovered a Langan fumble and ran it 32 yards for a touchdown to put Illinois up 24-10. Harding forced a fumble with 4:48 left in the third quarter and Illinois scored on the next play, a 52-yard touchdown pass to Imatorbhebhe. Early in the fourth quarter, Harding picked off a Langan pass and ran it back 54 yards for a touchdown. - Illinois/AP College Football

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ILB Dele Harding, Illinois
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10/26/19 - Dre Brown, rSr/2020, Illinois, 5-11, 208 (DS#91 RB) + More +

Dre Brown ran for a career high 131 yards and Tony Adams returned an interception for a touchdown to help Illinois slosh through the rain Saturday for a 24-6 victory at Purdue. The Fighting Illini (4-4, 2/3 Big Ten) won their second straight game and claimed the Cannon Trophy for the first time since 2015. Purdue (2-6, 1-4) has lost two in a row and five of its last six, putting their postseason hopes in peril. It sure wasn't easy for the offenses in a steady storm with puddles forming around the end zones and sidelines. The Boilermakers gained only 271 total yards -- 99 coming on a fourth-quarter drive for their only points.

Illinois quarterback Brandon Peters scored on a 1-yard TD run late in the first half but was just 3 of 6 with 26 yards through the air. "Part of being a good football team is being able to put something behind you and move on," Illini coach Lovie Smith said. "Today it was about running the football." They made just enough plays to take control and never allowed the Boilermakers to challenge. Brown's 44-yard run set up James McCourt for a 38-yard field goal in the first quarter and Adams' 13-yard interception return made it 10-0 early in the second. - AP College Football

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RB Dre Brown, Illinois
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