In this week's Tatelines: Unedited, Illini beat writer Scott Richey fills in for Loren Tate with the latest on the volleyball players who transfered from Illinois, Brad Underwood's home visit with E.J. Liddell and the upcoming AAU evaluation period.

Bruce Weber, who has his Kansas State Wildcats in the Sweet 16, once had Illinois basketball in the limelight. What went wrong? And will Illinois fans forgive him? Loren Tate, who was on press row for all of Weber's years…

Mr. Basketball has decided to transfer. Who's next? In this week's 'Tatelines: Unedited,' columnist Loren Tate studies what might be a turbulent offseason for Brad Underwood. Priority No. 1: Retain Leron Black. A close second: Add a guard and a…

This week's announcement that Dana Howard made the College Football Hall of Fame got us thinking about the days when Illinois was referred to as Linebacker U (ask your parents about it). Where does Howard rank among the greatest Illini…

How to fix Illinois football? That's the question posed in this week's Tatelines: Unedited. And Loren Tate has answers, from improved quarterback play to an easier schedule to a more experienced roster to another late recruiting push. 

In his 51 years on the beat, Loren Tate has covered some awfully good Illinois basketball teams. In today's 'Tatelines: Unedited,' we asked him to tell of the five teams he enjoyed covering the most. Surprisingly, not one Bill Self-coached…

Last week's recruiting fiasco involving the Illini and Talen Horton-Tucker didn't do the UI-Simeon relationship much good. What are the long-term ramifications? Recruiting expert Joe Henricksen weighs in with Loren Tate in this week's 'Tatelines: Unedited.'

Chief Illiniwek was retired in 2007. But the music the Chief danced to at halftime of Illinois games — ‘Three In One’ — continues. For now. “It’s a magical confluence of music,” Loren Tate says in this week’s podcast, ‘Tatelines:…

The face of the Big Ten Network, Dave Revsine, is confident Lovie Smith will get the UI football program turned around. Eventually. 'Patience is hard to come by when you have had five straight losing seasons,' Revsine tells Loren Tate…