Good Morning, Illini Nation: Bring your best five‎

Sep. 5—Worlds collide this morning in honor of Illinois football opening the 2026 season with a Thursday night win against UAB. My brain is wired for basketball — constantly — so it got me thinking. Which Illini football players could make for a strong starting five to run the court at the ARC? I've attacked this thought problem previously, building a hoops five around Danville's Julian Pearl ...