Today is a great day to shout I-L-L at someone! #Illini

Let’s try something different this week.

For Illinois’ game against Purdue, let’s give out the first KellDawg “They Got That DAWG In Em” Award!

Who do you think will have that DAWG in them for the #Illini in Champaign today? ⤵️

Preview & Picks: Illinois vs. Purdue

The storyline, #Boilers to know, #illini in the spotlight, three keys to the game & Illini Inquirer staff score predictions ⤵️

Happy Homecoming from SIB! 🧡💙🎉 Wishing our students, alumni, faculty, and friends a fun-filled weekend celebrating the Illini community! #UIUC #ILLINOIS #ILLINI

#illini volleyball keeps rolling with third straight ranked win in sweep of No. 22 Washington

Why it matters & what it means ⤵️

🏈Big Game - Illinois vs Purdue - 3:15 pm Saturday

↗️Time for the Defense to Step Up

🎙️Enjoy the IlliniGuys Gameday Experience

#Illini #Illinois #CollegeFootball #B1GFootball #B1G

WATCH: #illini coach Brad Underwood previews the 2026-27 season a local media day

#illini Brad Underwood: The thing I'm most excited for Zvonimir Ivisic is he's healthy. Had a leg injury alst year that he was dragging around. Had spurts in the NCAAT last year that were "wow" moments. At 262 pounds, ran a 5:20 mile, shattering our big guy records

#illini Brad Underwood: We have a team of a lot of quarterbacks, a lot of guys who can do a lot of different things. Said they will probably play faster after slowing down for Keaton Wagler last year. They're more athletic and want to play faster to get some easier buckets.

WATCH: #illini women's basketball coach Shauna Green previews the 2026-27 season at media day

#illini Brad Underwood: I pray Lincoln Williams becomes a great story. He's allowing us to mold him. He has as good of athletic tools as any player I've had here. He's been receptive and coachable.

"Fletch doesn't like anybody. He likes him."

#illini Brad Underwood on Andrej Stojakovic: The second year has always been better for transfers. What's different is his confidence. His body has changed and there's a confidence that comes with knowing what you're doing and what to expect. His mental approach is terrific.

#illini Brad Underwood on defense: We're more athletic. We're bigger. We're longer. Our concepts are a bit different. We're trying to be more aggressive without giving up layups.

#illini Brad Underwood: David Mirkovic will be a guy who we will create mismatches for. Great shooter, great facilitator who elevates others. We challenged him this summer to watch Larry Bird and see the plays he made.

#illini Brad Underwood: Quentin Coleman's been great. Highly competitive, unbelievable motor and great, great desire to compete. Sometimes we have to tame that down. We need him to be on the floor and not foul out. There's an eager aggression he has that I'm excited about.

#illini Brad Underwood: Stef Vaaks is just a guy who fit. He's a basketball player. he's a processor. He can shoot the ball. He has positional size.

Underwood said his month with national team means he was behind a little bit but he's progressing every day fine-tuning things.

#illini Brad Underwood: We can play "jumbo" with Mirk and the Ivisic twins or play smaller and slide Mirk to the five some.

#illini Brad Underwood: We are different. We lost the No. 5 pick in the draft and two championship-level role players (Ben Humrichous and Kylan Boswell). We have six freshmen who will help us and have to help us. It will look different. We have more depth and versatility.

#illini Brad Underwood: I'm really excited for this team to move foreward and set its own path, see if we're tough enough, gritty enough to handle the expectations you all are going to put on us. We know they're there. We don't run from them.

#illini Brad Underwood: Zvonimir Ivisic is back "full bore" after injuring his hand in Croatia.