Illinois junior Whitney Mercilus has won the 2011 Hendricks Defensive End of the Year Award. Mercilus led the nation in sacks, sacks per game and forced fumbles while ranking sixth nationally in tackles for loss per game. He becomes the first Illini national award winner since Dana Howard (1994) and Kevin Hardy (1995) won the Butkus Award (best linebacker in college football) … [Read more...] about Illini Defensive End Whitney Mercilus Wins Top National DE Award
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Illini Legend Red Grange is Big Ten Icon #1!!!
Just announced today, the #1 overall sports icon in Big Ten history is.....Red Grange of the Illinois Fighting Illini! The man who was the Babe Ruth of college football and the NFL. He even had a candy bar named after him; just like Ruth. Grange was named the greatest college football player of all time on New Year's Day 2008, and he pretty much put the Chicago Bears on the … [Read more...] about Illini Legend Red Grange is Big Ten Icon #1!!!