ILLINI Preview of Pitt & Chattanooga

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THE LAST CHATANOOGA DUAL


The ILLINI are 4-0 against the Mocs all time. That fourth win for ILLINOIS was less than a year ago with a surprise hero emerging for the Orange and Blue. Because of an injury to Matt Wroblewski, the ILLINI needed someone to step...

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WHAT: Triangular with Pitt & Chattanooga
WHEN: Saturday, December 3, 2022 (starting at 1pm Central)
WHERE: State Farm Center
WHY: Hone Skills
TV/STREAMING: BTN+ (subscription service)
TICKETS: FREE ADMISSION
PROMOTIONS: Dementia...

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LUCAS BYRD


ILLINI history was made last night.

At the NWCA All-Star Classic, Lucas Byrd came away with a 3-2 victory over #4 Michael McGee. The highlight of the night for ILLINI fans was an exquisite cross-body ankle pick by Byrd that constituted the only takedown between...

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Gregor Gillespie is an NCAA wrestling and UFC legend. He won the championship at 149 during the 2007 NCAA tournament, beating former champ Dustin Schlatter, future champ Jordan Leen and three-time AA Josh Churella along the way. Gillespie won 152 matches for Edinboro and...

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WHAT: NWCA All-Star Classic
WHEN: Tuesday, November 22 at 7:00 pm (Central)
WHERE: Austin, Texas
WHO: Lucas Byrd vs. Michael McGee
TV/STREAMING: FloWrestling (subscription service)
WHY: Because the Best Love to Compete


From Michael...

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The ILLINI have a recruiting class that is insane.

We at the ILLINI Wrestling Blog & Forum & Beyond covered five of them in our last post here. Now, we need to shout out to another three. They had to wait a day so they get the special graphic above. They...

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ZANE RICHARDS TO REPRESENT THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

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Even from my seat in South Carolina, I can tell that Zane Richards works his *** off and that he wears his heart and his loyalty on his sleeve. Before, he has wrestled for Carbondale Community High School,...