May 9—➜ . On ‘The Pat McAfee Show,’ on ESPN, no less.
➜ . The 6-foot-7, 300-pound Wagner was a First Team All-Area selection by The News-Gazette and a Class 3A First Team All-State choice by the Illinois High School Football Coaches Association during the 2025 season.
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➜ and reach the Class 3A state semifinals last season.
Friday night football games and his Illinois football team will play during the 2026 season. The Illini will host Nebraska at 7 p.m. on Nov. 6 at Gies Memorial Stadium and play UCLA at the Rose Bowl in Pasadena, Calif., the following Friday at 8 p.m. on Nov. 13. Both those games will take place on Fox, two of eight Big Ten games set to air on Friday nights on Fox this upcoming season.
➜ . The Big Ten in-state rivals continue their series at 5:30 p.m. on Saturday before it concludes at 1 p.m. on Sunday at Illinois Field in Champaign for the last homestand this season for the Illini.
➜ . Central (20-6, 13-1 Big 12) looks to keep its hopes of a Big 12 championship intact at 4:30 p.m. Monday when they play the host Purple Raiders (10-14, 6-8) to start a two-game series.
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➜ . Unity (22-7) aims to finish off an undefeated slate in Illini Prairie Conference play when the Rockets welcome in Pontiac (14-10) at 4:30 p.m. on Tuesday in Tolono.
➜ Caitlin Clark, Paige Bueckers and Shaquille O’Neal.
➜ “Wednesday.”
➜ when someone has a big ego.
