Illini Headlines - April 29, 2020

In this daily piece, we give you a quick look at the headlines and storylines involving University of Illinois athletics including football, basketball, recruiting and Olympic sports.

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ILLINOIS FOOTBALL

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New York Giants Sign Illini DE Oluwole Betiku - Illini Now/Sports Illustrated
Working through a crisis: Tim Knox helps Illini navigate unknown - Champaign (Ill.) News-Gazette
Illini 2020 schedule analysis - Athlon Sports
Best & worst case scenarios for 2020 Illini football season - The Daily Illini
Ex-Illinois football player is new head football coach at East Peoria - The Peoria Journal-Star
Predicting Big Ten win totals - CBSSports.com
Fighting Illini football players finding creative ways to workout - WAND-TV
No Illini Players Taken In 2020 NFL Draft - Illini Now/Sports Illustrated

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ILLINOIS BASKETBALL

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Illini adapt to ever-changing transfer market amid uncertain times -Champaign (Ill.) News-Gazette
Dosunmu and Miller are key pieces in the upward trajectory of Illinois basketball - Decatur Herald-Review
Memory of Adam Miller's individual workout has stuck with Illinois coach Brad Underwood - Bloomington Pantagraph
How Illinois sophomore Giorgi Bezhanishvili did a virtual workout with Normal Community sophomore Jonah Kramer - Bloomington Pantagraph
The Major Stay-or-Go NBA Draft Decisions That Will Shape the College Season - Sports Illustrated

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ILLINOIS RECRUITING

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I’ve been in the dark but I promise you’ll see a brighter me... #Illini #LittyvILLe #B1G pic.twitter.com/OWfXoGPCrD
— Brian Hightower (@longlivee14) April 28, 2020

Miami Transfer WR Brian Hightower Verbally Commits To Illini - Illini Now/Sports Illustrated
Wake Forest Guard Chaundee Brown Part of Illini’s “Selective” Transfer Recruiting - Illini Now/Sports Illustrated
Illinois basketball hitting its stride on the recruiting front - Decatur Herald-Review
New Illini hoops offers run the gamut of classes - Champaign News-Gazette
Illinois basketball commit Luke Goode with all eyes on basketball - Decatur Herald-Review
No in-person recruiting forces Underwood's coaching staff to adapt to 'new norm' - Champaign News-Gazette

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BIG TEN/NATIONAL/COVID-19 NEWS

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NCAA was expected to release findings from NIL working group tonight but has instead scheduled a conference call for tomorrow morning. Should be a substantive call on a substantive issue. As we’ve been saying since this group was formed, change is coming.
— Pat Forde (@ByPatForde) April 28, 2020

Congress, the NCAA and Athlete Compensation Is a Battle Far From Over - Sports Illustrated

From a hoop on the family barn to Pinnacle Bank Arena, Trevor Lakes' path leads to Nebraska hoops - Lincoln (Neb.) Journal-Star

Iowa football adds another verbal commitment - Hawkeyes Maven/Sports Illustrated

California Governor Releases Stages for State Reopening and Sports Return - Sports Illustrated

"Way-Too-Early" Thoughts on Wisconsin Prospects for 2021 NFL Draft - All Badgers/Sports Illustrated

Purdue Adds 3 Graduate Transfers That Offer Instant Impact - Boilermakers Country/Sports Illustrated

Trayce Jackson-Davis Makes it Official; He's Back For Sophomore Season - Hoosiers Now/Sports Illustrated

On This Date🗓

Can you say 5-Peat? The Illini completed their 1st @bigten Championship 5-peat in 2013 behind a 1st-place performance by @Thomas_Pieters. And exactly 6 years later, did it again, behind medalist @adrienddc, for 10th league title in 11 years! ⛳️#Illini 🔶🔷 pic.twitter.com/Zp4UQL2g4F
— Illinois Men’s Golf (@IlliniMGolf) April 28, 2020