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2008-2009 Illini Football Schedule

Date	Opponent	Time	Stations
Aug.30	vs. Missouri* L: 52-42	7:30 pm	ESPN, WDWS, WHMS
Sep.06	vs. Eastern Illinois W: 47-21	11 am	Big Ten Network, WDWS, WHMS
Sep.13	vs. Louisiana-Lafayette W: 20-17	11 am	Big Ten Network, WDWS, WHMS
Sep.27	at Penn State L: 38-24	7 pm	ABC, WDWS, WHMS
Oct.04	at Michigan W: 45-20	2:30 pm	ABC, WDWS, WHMS
Oct.11	vs. Minnesota L: 27-20	11 am	ESPN, WDWS, WHMS
Oct.18	vs. Indiana W: 55-13	7 pm	Big Ten Network, WDWS, WHMS
Oct.25	at Wisconsin L: 27-17	11 am	ESPN2, WDWS, WHMS
Nov.01	vs. Iowa W: 27-24	2:30 pm	ABC, WDWS, WHMS
Nov.08	vs. Western Michigan# L: 23-17	11 am	WDWS, WHMS
Nov.15	vs. Ohio State L: 30-20	11 a.m.	WDWS, WHMS, ESPN
Nov.22	at Northwestern L: 27-10	2:30 p.m.	WDWS, WHMS, BTN

* = at St. Louis; # = at Detroit

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Big Ten hits new low (Tuesday, January 6, 2009)

League matters
We asked college football beat writer Bob Asmussen for some thoughts on this season's conference-by-conference bowl results:

Wolford leaving, Schultz official (Tuesday, January 6, 2009)

The Illinois athletic department confirmed today that offensive line coach Eric Wolford is leaving for South Carolina, where he will be offensive line coach and run game coordinator.

Rivals.com reported about the close friendship between Wolford and South Carolina assistant Steve Spurrier Jr. The two worked together at Arizona.

Schultz likes Illinois setup (Tuesday, January 6, 2009)

CHAMPAIGN — For seven years at TCU, Mike Schultz served as the offensive coordinator to a defensive-minded head coach (Gary Patterson). It’s the same situation at his new place.

“That’s very familiar to me,” Schultz said. “I’m very comfortable in that situation. Ron (Zook) will have his hand entrenched in every aspect of our football program. I do think Ron will give me some guidance on things that he would like. Our philosophies are very much the same. I think it’s going to be a great working situation for both of us.”

Lemming cool with UI hire (Saturday, January 3, 2009)

The first review is in for Illinois' hiring of Mike Schultz as offensive coordinator. National recruiting expert Tom Lemming thinks the Illini made a smart choice.

"A good move because (TCU) has done a great job," Lemming said. "The guy's an outstanding coach."

5 O'Clock Shadow (Friday, January 2, 2009)

News you can't leave work without:

East St. Louis' Terry Hawthorne knows where he is going to college. Don't ask him about the the plans of teammate Kraig Appleton, the subject of multiple Internet rumors.

Former Illini announcer injured in crash (Friday, January 2, 2009)

SAVOY — Former University of Illinois sports announcer Jim Sheppard sustained minor injuries when his car left a road south of Champaign and rolled over Friday afternoon.

Illinois picks offensive coordinator (Friday, January 2, 2009)

FORT WORTH, Texas — Illinois will name TCU offensive coordinator Mike Schultz to the same position early next week, a source close to the Illinois program told The News-Gazette. Schultz will coach the Illini quarterbacks.

Schultz replaces Mike Locksley, who left Illinois to become head coach at New Mexico.

Sims out as defensive line coach (Friday, January 2, 2009)

CHAMPAIGN — The contract of defensive line coach Tom Sims is not being renewed, Illinois coach Ron Zook said.

"It's hard," Zook said. "Tom's a good guy and he's done a good job. It's just a lot of things that go into decisions like that. I want to do everything I can do to help Tom."