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Illini Spring Game Morning After: Fun, Buzz and Honoring the Basketball Team

Spring Games are great fun, and Monday night in Year 1 under Bret Bielema was no different. After last year’s COVID-induced hiatus, Illini Football (with fans!) is back.

Initially not the biggest fan of the Bret Bielema hire, I’ve come to believe in this: At the very least, Illinois Football will be competent. That’s a major step up from what we saw last season and throughout Lovie Smith’s tenure. Bielema’s mantra since the day he arrived at Illinois has been “tough, smart, dependable.” The entire coaching staff wants tough, smart and dependable players. We got a glimpse of that during the Orange vs.