http://www.realfootball365.com Illinois Fighting Illini Football News, scores, analysis and discussion. College Football News. en-us info@realfootball365.com Copyright (C) 2005-2008 www.realfootball365.com http://www.realfootball365.com/articles/illinois/11412 http://www.realfootball365.com/articles/illinois/11412 Former University of Illinois football player Erique Robertson will spend 43 days in jail after pleading guilty to one count of unlawful use of a firearm. Commentary: Robertson's guilty plea serves as a contradiction to an earlier not guilty plea. Regardless, he was arrested in January outside a Champaign, Ill., bar after a police officer nearby heard gunshots. Witnesses indicated that they... rousseauwrites@aol.com (Robert Rousseau) Illinois Fighting Illini 2008-05-30T18:06:00-05:00 http://www.realfootball365.com/articles/illinois/9790 http://www.realfootball365.com/articles/illinois/9790 The University of Illinois' latest football recruiting class was so good, some rivals say, that it was bad. Not that anyone is offering any hard proof that coach Ron Zook and his posse of headhunters stepped over the line in attracting a top-15 class to a program that has been dead in the water for years. But ex-Michigan State coach John L. Smith, fired after a season not nearly as bad as... writersbridge@hotmail.com (Darrell Laurant) Illinois Fighting Illini 2007-03-02T04:00:21-05:00 http://www.realfootball365.com/articles/illinois/9136 http://www.realfootball365.com/articles/illinois/9136 Teams on the rebound: Fifth in a series The University of Illinois football team is definitely on the rebound, but the bounce may not be that high this time around. After all, the Big Ten is loaded. Still, after a 2-9 season in 2005, how hard could an improvement be? Ron Zook's Fighting Illini return their top quarterback, rusher and receiver, have lots of experience on the offensive line, and... writersbridge@hotmail.com (Darrell Laurant) Illinois Fighting Illini 2006-07-06T12:18:23-05:00 http://www.realfootball365.com/articles/illinois/8904 http://www.realfootball365.com/articles/illinois/8904 Ron Zook now knows what it must be like to be in the Witness Protection Program. Not so long ago, when he was the head football coach for the Florida Gators, the spotlight followed Zook everywhere he went. Every decision he made was second-guessed, every game he coached was massively critiqued. He felt harassed, and said so. Last season, he popped up at the University of Illinois, which turned... writersbridge@hotmail.com (Darrell Laurant) Illinois Fighting Illini 2006-03-29T15:58:08-05:00