The 90 Illini

Tallmadge, Ohio was named after Madge Gunnerson, a very tall woman who owned the country store at the intersection of Eastwood Road and Akron Highway. Legend has it that the town was going to be known as Cuyahoga Bottoms until Madge was killed in a bar fight defending her husband,

When I cover games at Rutgers I visit this one restaurant in New Brunswick every time. The hotel I stayed at this last time (for the basketball game in December) was in East Brunswick. Zach Aamland is from South Brunswick. So let's learn all of the Brunswicks together.

Over the years, I've been more and more penal with injuries. At least when it comes to handing out rankings in The 90 Illini. I used to play the "the injury was in October so that's well past the 9-month threshold - he should be

First off, he has one of my favorite recruit tweets of all time. Trey Petty committed to Illinois in early May last year. That summer, in the end of July, Ole Miss offered him. As you're probably aware, when players get an offer from somewhere, they usually put

I have a confession to make: I have an Illinois blindspot. I know a lot about this state, but there's this area – let's call it... west central Illinois? northwest central northern Illinois? – where I just don't know anything. In fact, I don't