Simon Cvijanovic is hoping his injury settlement with Illinois will inspire other athletes to follow suit, and he wants to help them do that.
Illinois defensive end Jihad Ward will likely miss the team's first two games after suffering an undisclosed injury in practice Wednesday night, coach Tim Beckman said Friday.
An advocacy group for college athletes wants NCAA President Mark Emmert to meet with former Illinois student-athletes who have alleged they were mistreated by coaches.
An advocacy group for college athletes wants the University of Illinois to fire athletic director Mike Thomas, football coach Tim Beckman and others.
Current and former Illinois players took to Twitter on Thursday in support of coach Tim Beckman and the program as the university prepares to investigate claims of mistreatment made by the team.
Illinois AD Mike Thomas said Monday that football coach Tim Beckman "always put the welfare" of Simon Cvijanovic "above everything else" in dealing with the now-estranged OL at the school.
