When I first joined The Champaign Room as a contributor almost two years ago, I thought I was starting an interesting, new hobby that bridged my passion for Illinois athletics with my fellow orange and blue die-hards.
What I didn’t see coming was the impact the site (and its editor, Stephen Cohn) would have on me after just 22 months. Fast forward a few semesters, one major change, and tens of thousands of words later, I’m writing one of my biggest stories yet — my own.
If you happened to catch our “Why I’m An Illini Fan” series of articles last season, you know my Illini roots run deep.