Doug Altenberger just finished his second year as the radio analyst for the Fighting Illini Sports Network (after a previous 16-year stint calling games on TV). That given the former Illini guard has a front-row seat to Brad Underwood's rebuild in Champaign:
What was your main takeaway from the 2018-19 season?
I thought it was a rough start. The scheduling was probably as difficult for a young team that you could have. They were sort of thrown into the fire going out to Maui. But I thought as the season passed, I really enjoyed watching Giorgi (Bezhanishvili) and Ayo (Dosunmu) grow up.