The Illinois basketball team has to improve this upcoming season. There are many reasons this season has to be a postseason year.
Illinois needs a boost in recruiting and winning will help with that, maybe not for the class of 2017, but down the road. There are other factors as well.
Mark Tupper from the Journal Gazette & Times-Courier has more.
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The Illinois football wide receiver core is going to be just fine this season. They have experience returning and they have a great quarterback throwing them the ball.